OF NEW ZEALAND. 



777 



moderately shining, head opaque and nearly black ; densely clothed 

 with pale brassy hairs ; oblong, rather narrow, slightly convex. 



Head so sculptured as to appear densely but finely granulated. 

 Prothorax rather glossy, finely but not closely granulated. Elytra 

 closely, distinctly, and somewhat rugosely punctulated, impressed 

 near the base, the suture elevated towards the apex. Underside 

 closely sculptured and pubescent. Antenna pubescent, basal joint 

 red, stout, second small, eleventh infuscate. 



Comes near C. parviceps, but the granules on the thorax are but 

 little elevated, and the interstices quite equal in size to the granules. 

 Sub-ocular line absent. 



Length, i^- lines ; breadth, -f. 



My two specimens are from the vicinity of Whangarei Harbour. 



I 379- C. nigropictus, n.s. Sub-oblong, somewhat depressed, 

 pubescent, rufo-testaceous ; elytra with two large sub-apical spots 

 blackish, legs and antennae paler than the body. 



Head large, distinctly but not densely granulated. Prothorax 

 narrower than elytra, sculptured in the same way as the head. 

 Elytra oblong, distinctly depressed transversely near the base, 

 densely punctulate. Underside pale reddish - chestnut, densely 

 pubescent. Genal line distinct and acutely elevated, the sub-ocular 

 invisible. 



Allied to C. graniger and C. pictulus, smaller than either, with a 

 distinct depression across the elytra. The clothing consists of 

 greyish hairs, which are easily rubbed off. 



Length, i^ lines ; breadth, f. 



Two examples in my own collection ; exact locality uncertain. 



1380. C. latlCOllis, n.s. Sub -oblong, moderately shining; 

 pubescence conspicuous and greyish, very dark rufo-fuscous ; antennae 

 somewhat rufescent, legs testaceous-brown. 



Head moderate, sub-opaque, finely and not closely granulated. 

 Prothortix as wide as the base of elytra, slightly rounded laterally, 

 front and hind angles almost rectangular, very finely and distantly 

 granulated ; shining, reddish. ScuteUum finely granulated. Elytra 

 oblong, slightly depressed transversely near the base, rather finely 

 punctulated. Antenna rather short, third articulation quite half as 

 long as fourth, The space between the genal line and eye broad 

 and unsculptured, sub-ocular line absent. 



Length, i J lines ; breadth, f . 



My specimen was transmitted from Queenstown (Otago) by Pro- 

 fessor F. W. Hutton. 



i3 Sl - C. rectangulus, n.s. Shining, quite black; legs and 

 antennae testaceous-yellow, covered with grey hairs. 



Head not broad, minutely granulated. ProtJiorax narrower than 

 elytra, not short, posterior angles straight and sub-acute, its granules 

 very fine and distant even on the sides. Elytra oblong, sub-parallel, 

 almost imperceptibly impressed longitudinally before the middle, 

 and, except near the base, very finely and distantly punctulated. 

 3 PT. in, 



