838 COLEOPTERA 



Head moderately large, nearly as broad as the thorax, finely and 

 distantly granulated, without sub-ocular line. Antenna stout, third 

 joint small, much narrower than, and half the length of, the fourth. 

 Pro thorax narrower than elytra, rounded laterally, finely and dis- 

 tantly granulated. Elytra elongate, four or five times longer than 

 thorax, almost parallel-sided, not impressed before the middle, 

 moderately closely punctured. 



Narrower and more parallel than C. rectangulus, the granulation 

 of the head much less distinct, the thorax more remotely and less 

 evidently sculptured. 



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



Otago. Collected by Messrs. Chalrner and Fulton. 



1491. C. waikatoensis, n.s. Shining, testaceous ; the suture 

 and four spots on the elytra (two basal and two apical), and the head 

 sometimes infuscate; densely clothed with short greyish-yellow hairs; 

 not narrow. 



Head as broad as apex of thorax, moderately finely granulated in 

 front. Antenna yellowish, the apical half fuscous, their third arti- 

 culation about one-third the bulk of the fourth. Prothorax about as 

 broad as elytra at base, remotely and obsoletely granulated, in some 

 lights appearing punctate. Elytra but little rounded laterally, with- 

 out distinct depressions, punctate. Underside fuscous, pale or dark, 

 densely pubescent, more or less punctate. 



Allied to No. 586. Sub-ocular line moderately developed, the 

 intervening space narrow. 



Length, i J lines ; breadth, nearly f . 



Taken by myself off Leptospermum at Ngaruawahia, Waikato. 



Group CISSID-dE . 



Cis (p. 34 6 )- 



1492. C. picturatUS, n.s. Elongate-oblong (sub-cylindric) , 

 moderately shining, variegate ; head rufo-fuscous, thorax brighter ; 

 elytra testaceous, with many irregular pitchy spots, sometimes indis- 

 tinct, the scutellar region slightly infuscate ; legs red or rufo-fulvous ; 

 tarsi, palpi, and antennae (save the fuscous club) yellowish. 



Head moderately coarsely punctured, bearing golden hair-like 

 setae ; edges of forehead carinated, leaving a wide median gap ; 

 eyes prominent, distinctly facetted. Antenna barely as long as 

 thorax, basal joint much swollen, second much smaller, third slender, 

 longer than fourth, joints 5-7 small, decreasing in length, club large ; 

 they bear greyish-yellow hairs. Terminal joint of maxillary palpi 

 thick, scarcely acuminate. Prothorax quite as long as broad, its 

 apex broadly rounded, the sides somewhat curved, with dark rims, 

 posterior angles rectangular, not acute; with an indistinct dorsal 

 line, moderately closely punctated, but not very coarsely ; clothed 

 with decumbent yellow setae. Scutellum distinct. Elytra almost as 

 broad as thorax, parallel- sided ; their punctation partially concealed 

 by their clothing of short, erect, grey setae. Legs stout, pubescent; 



