OF NEW ZEALAND. 6ll 



towards the base. The dorsal thoracic tubercles are transversely placed 

 and not much elevated. The elytra have large, obtuse, centro-basal 

 tubercles ; they are variously spotted with ashy tomentum, which crm- 

 denses about the middle and forms a fascia; the scattered large punctures 

 or fovese about the disc and apex are a good distinguishing character. 

 The antenna in the males are one-third longer than the body, clothed with 

 long hairs beneath, dark pitchy in colour, with the third and fourth 

 joints much elongated. 



1072. H. wakefleldi, Bates; Ent. Mon. Mag., Aug., 1^6. 

 Oblongus, breviter setosus, atro-fuscus, elytris ante medium cinereo- 

 fasciatis, apicem versus fulvo-plagiatis ; thorace tuberculo conico laterali, 

 alterisque duobus disci transversis ; antennis articulis basi pallide 

 testaceis. 



Long. 3-3J lin. 



Canterbury (Mr. Wakefield). 



The thorax has a small and conical lateral tubercle, not terminating 

 in a spine, and on its disc two small, glossy, transverse tubercles ; the 

 sides are clothed with sparse cinereous pubescence. The elytra have 

 distinct compressed centro-basal tubercles crested with bristles ; they 

 are more densely clothed with pubescence than in H. pedator, so that 

 the punctation is not conspicuous ; behind the scutellar region is a 

 broad, cinereous fascia, followed by an interrupted black belt, behind 

 which is a large fulvous patch on the suture, and the disc behind has 

 two or three raised lines. The whole insect is clothed with long grey hairs, 

 especially conspicuous on the legs. The antenna are ringed with pale 

 testaceous, and their third and fourth joints are only moderately 

 elongated. The species has much the appearance of a Pogonocherus, to 

 which genus Hybolasius, as well as the Australian Hebesecis, is very 

 closely allied. 



1073. H. COncolor, n.s., Trans. N. Z. Inst., vol. ix., p. 374. This 

 species has a rather more elongate outline than H. crista. Head and 

 thorax with sparingly distributed pubescence. Thorax striate. Elytra 

 coarsely punctured ; suture distinct ; penicillated crests of dark bright 

 orange colour. The pubescence occurs in small patches of longish hairs 

 irregularly disposed. The femora are more distinctly clavate and the 

 tarsi more dilated than in H. crista. Colour, pitchy-red. 



Length, 3 lines. 



One specimen taken at Tairua. 



1074. H. viridescens, Bates / Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Aug., 1874. 

 H. subdepressus, hirsutus, fuscus ; elytris herbaceo-viridibus, medio dorsi 

 fulvescentibus, strigaque obliqua nigra ; thoracis tuberculis lateralibus 

 magnis obtusis, dorso hand striato, medio trituberculato ; elytris cristis 

 basalibus parvis vix penicillatis, costa marginali altera flexuosa dorsali 

 obtusis. 



Long., 2^-2^ lin. 

 Auckland (Mr. Lawson). 



