OF NEW ZEALAND. 775 



slightly attenuated apically, finely yet distinctly striated, the outer 

 grooves and those before the middle only punctured; interstices 

 rugulose. 



If it were not for the slight attenuation towards the extremities 

 the body would be quite parallel-sided. The three basal joints of 

 the antennae taken together barely equal the fourth in length. The 

 sculpture of the elytral interstices is more obvious than the punctures 

 in the striae. The legs are long and slender. The species seems to be 

 allied to L. flavipes only. 



Length, almost 2 lines ; breadth, quite . 



Described from one example in my own collection, obtained, 

 most likely, near Whangarei Harbour. 



1374. L. vittatUS, n.s. Black, shining, with a short, broad, 

 oblique basal stripe on each elytron, testaceous; legs fuscous, tarsi 

 slightly rufescent ; rather broad and sub-parallel. 



Head closely punctured. Prothorax longer than broad, narrowed 

 in front, convex, posterior angles divergent ; moderately closely but 

 not coarsely punctured, slightly canaliculated behind ; covered with 

 short, erect, blackish hairs, and a few greyish ones near the hind 

 angles. Scutellum punctulate. Elytra nearly parallel-sided, finely 

 striated, the external striae punctured, interstices so punctulated as 

 to appear rugulose, densely clothed with fine, decumbent, griseous 

 hairs. Antenna as long as head and thorax, third joint a little 

 longer than second, these two together quite as long as fourth, 

 joints 4-10 serrate. Underside black, punctulated, closely covered 

 with yellowish-grey hairs. 



Easily recognized by the upright hairs on the thorax and the 

 oblique elytral vittae. 



Length, 4 lines ; breadth, ij. 



One example, in bad condition, taken by Mr. T. F. Cheeseman, 

 F.L.S., on Mount Arthur. 



Group D ASC YLLID^E . 



Cyprobius (p. 3 8 )- 



I 375- C. TindulatUS, n.s. Oviform, convex; slightly glossy, 

 dark-brown ; legs rufescent, tarsi and palpi yellowish, the first four 

 or five antennal joints yellowish, the others infuscate. 



Head broad, obliquely curved from the eyes, produced beyond 

 the base of the antennae, finely punctate, clothed with fulvous hairs. 

 Protliorax short, apex broadly rounded in the middle, anterior angles 

 obtuse, sides slightly curved, with sculpture and clothing similar to 

 those of the head. Scutellum large, triangular. Elytra punctulate, 

 with an irregularly- shaped fascia, dilated laterally, in line with the 

 posterior femora, and a more or less obvious sub-apical spot, com- 

 posed of white hairs ; the pubescence near the base and apex is 

 bright-yellow, the rest paler. Antenna longer than head and thorax, 

 basal joints robust, second short, third slender and about as long 

 as the fourth. Underside densely and finely sculptured and pubes- 



