OF NEW ZEALAND. 873 



tubercles large, but rather obtuse and not tufted. Antenna slender, 

 third and fourth articulations long. 



This species should be placed near the preceding one. 



Length, 2| lines ; breadth, f . 



One sample in my own collection. Waitakerei Range. 



Group EROTYLID^E. 

 Gryptodacne (p. 640). 



J 554- C. yittata, n.s. Sub-oblong, convex, shining, rich dark- 

 brown ; the sides of the thorax and half the width of each elytron, 

 except a large lateral spot near the middle, fusco-ferruginous ; legs 

 ferruginous, antennae red ; sparsely-clothed with minute, semi-erect, 

 coarse yellowish hairs. 



Head trigonal, with a few moderately-coarse punctures at each 

 side, its middle part quite smooth. Antenna as long as head and 

 thorax, bearing fine yellow hairs, formed as in C. syntlietica. Pro- 

 thorax sub-quadrate, the sides very slightly curved, posterior angles 

 rectangular, base Insinuate, emarginated and depressed behind the 

 eyes, transversely impressed at the base, moderately distantly punc- 

 tured, the middle smooth. Scutellum smooth. Elytra with rectangular 

 shoulders, from thence gradually narrowed posteriorly, with nume- 

 rous rows of fine punctures. Legs stout ; tibia straight, gradually 

 dilated towards the extremity. Underside pitchy-brown, the sides 

 and apex rufescent ; the sides and prosternum with confluent punc- 

 tures ; process of prosternum quite truncate behind, with raised 

 margins ; metasternum with a few large punctures on the sides, its 

 middle part minutely punctated ; abdomen finely punctured, with 

 rather long, straight, yellowish hairs. 



Differs from C. synthetica in coloration ; the middle of the head 

 and thorax smooth, and the anterior tibiae not curved externally as 

 in that species. 



Length, 2j lines ; breadth, f. 



Wellington : Mr. P. Stewart-Sandager. 



Group -CRYPTOCEPHALID^E. 



Bryobates. 



Nov. gen. 



Body sub-conical, moderately convex. Head large, immersed 

 nearly to the eyes. Eyes large, not prominent, with distinct facets, 

 truncate inwardly. Palpi short, stout ; the terminal joint of the 

 maxillary minute, conical. Antenna inserted on the forehead rather 

 behind the front part of the eyes, filiform but robust, not so long 

 as the body ; basal articulation elongate and somewhat pyriform ; 

 second shortest, yet not much abbreviated ; joint 3-10 about equal, 

 the intermediate rather longer than the others, eleventh oviform. 

 Prothorax transverse, quadrangular, very slightly curvedly narrowed 

 behind, base rounded, posterior angles nearly obsolete, anterior 

 depressed, marginated. Scutellum broadly triangular. Elytra wider 

 than thorax at base, gradually but very considerably distended behind, 

 9 PT. iv. 



