COLEOPTERA 



Antenna reaching backwards just beyond the humeral angles, their 

 third joint quite half the length of the fourth. No sub-ocular 

 carina. 



Somewhat resembles (7. parviceps, but much more finely sculp- 

 tured ; at first sight the thorax seems quite smooth. 



Length, ij lines ; breadth, f. 



I found one near Whangarei Harbour. 



1382. C. plagiatus, n.s. Pubescent, somewhat oblong, broad, 

 subdepressed, glossy, m'gro-fuscous ; the legs, second and third an- 

 temial joints, a large spot and indistinct lateral stripe on each 

 elytron, testaceous. 



Head rather small, not narrow, so sculptured as to seem covered 

 with shallow punctures ; without sub-ocular line, the space between 

 the genal carina and the eye not broad. Pro thorax narrower than 

 the base of the elytra, its sides rounded, base sinuous, without 

 distinct angles ; sparsely punctulated. Scutellum punctulated. 

 Elytra ample, obsoletely impressed longitudinally on each side of the 

 suture, punctulated. Antennce moderate, infuscate, third joint rather 

 stout and more than half the length of the fourth. Underside 

 blackish, punctulated, and densely covered (like the upper surface) 

 with fine, pale-yellow hairs. 



Allied to C. latus, but the latter, as well as C. viridipenne, are 

 nearly hemispherical. 



Length, nearly 2 lines ; breadth, i-J. 



Professor Hutton forwarded two from Lindis Pass, Otago. 



- C. propinqmiS, n.s. Nitid, variegated-brown; the su- 

 tural and lateral regions of the elytra, legs, and three basal joints of 

 the antennae testaceous, the remaining joints infuscate. 



Head remotely and indistinctly granulated. Prothorax narrower 

 than base of elytra, base sinuated, sides almost straight, posterior 

 angles not acute ; its granules minute and distant from one another. 

 Scutellum minutely granulated. Elytra obsoletely impressed behind 

 the scutellum, closely punctated. Underside pale-brown, sculptured 

 and pubescent. Antenncs moderate, their third articulation one- 

 fourth less than the fourth in length. 



If it were not for differences in coloration this species might be 

 readily confounded, at first sight, with B. plagiatus ; the general 

 form is precisely similar ; its granules are minute and require a care- 

 ful examination ; the sub-ocular line is absent, and the genal carina 

 very nearly approaches the eye ; its clothing consists of fine pallid 

 hairs. 



Length, if lines ; breadth, i-J. 



The two examples before me came from Wellington, where they 

 were found by Mr. P. Stewart- Sandager. 



1384. C. acerbus, n.s. Testaceous, head and thorax reddish, 

 elytra with infuscate spots, antennae and legs testaceous, underside 

 of the predominant colour. 



