774 COLEOPTERA 



and divergent ; the surface rather closely and finely punctured, 

 obsoletely grooved on the middle. Scutellum oblong. Elytra slightly 

 rounded laterally, distinctly, but not coarsely, striated, the external 

 grooves more or less punctate, interstices nearly plane, coarsely 

 punctulated. Underside pubescent, dark-castaneous ; prosternum 

 closely punctulated ; abdomen finely and closely sculptured. An- 

 tenna shorter than head and thorax, stout, third and fourth joints 

 equal, second shorter but stouter than fifth. 



Besides the ridge on the thoracic angle, there is another ab- 

 breviated one between it and the middle ; the base is nearly truncate, 

 with a tooth-like projection on each side of the scutellum. 



? . Length, 5 lines ; breadth, if. 



One of Mr. T. F. Cheeseman's captures on Mount Arthur. 



I 37 2 ' C. sandageri, iis. Black, a little shining; antennae, 

 palpi, and labrum more or less rufescent, femora fuscous, tibiae and 

 trochanters reddish-castaneous, apical segment of abdomen of a 

 chestnut colour ; clothed with short greyish hairs. 



Head punctulated, otherwise unimpressed. Prothorax barely as 

 long as broad, sides obtusely rounded, incurved before the hind 

 angles ; these latter ridged, acute, slightly divergent, but little 

 produced beyond the base, with an inner carina; canaliculate, 

 finely and distantly punctured, more closely on the sides ; base 

 tri-sinuated, the median incurvature dentate at each side. Elytra 

 depressed, obviously striated, the grooves distantly punctured, inter- 

 stices rugulose. Underside rather dull, blackish-brown, densely but 

 finely sculptured and pubescent. Antenna longer than head and 

 thorax, pubescent ; second and -sixth joints about equal, the inter- 

 mediate differing but little from one another, except that the third 

 is the stoutest. 



The male has a rather longer thorax, with its posterior angles 

 just perceptibly prolonged, so as to be visibly elongated beyond the 

 basal line. 



Allied to Nos. 523 and 522, larger than either, differently coloured, 

 with punctures in the elytral striae. 



? . Length, 4^ lines ; breadth, if. 



The pair I possess are from Wellington, where they were taken 

 by Mr. Stewart- Sandager. 



Lomemus (P. 290). 



I373- L. rectUS, n.s. Elongate, parallel, sub - depressed ; 



t lossy -black, antennae fuscous, legs fusco-testaceous ; pubescence 

 ne, rather dense, obscure yellow. 



Head coarsely punctured, forehead obtusely rounded. Antenna 

 elongate, sub-serrate ; second and third articulations equal, short, 

 and, conjointly, half as long as the fourth, joints 4-10 longer than 

 broad. Prothorax elongate, nearly twice as long as broad, just 

 perceptibly narrowed anteriorly, posterior angles prominent, scarcely 

 divergent ; its punctation moderately coarse and close. Elytra 



