94-8 COLEOPTERA 



or less granulate, with four dorsal, two lateral, and a triangular 

 basal elevations ; sides explanate, trilobed, anterior lobe large, the 

 basal small and forming the posterior angle. Elytra oblong, the 

 sides not crenate ; each with three elongate basal and eight or ten 

 rounded elevations, besides some smaller ones on the sides ; there is 

 a row of punctures along the suture, and numerous small blackish 

 tubercles are dispersed over the surface. 



About as large as U. antarcticus, but abundantly distinct. 



OBS. The elevations on the thorax and the arrangement of the 

 elytral nodules are pretty much alike in all the described species : the 

 U. viridipictus of Wollaston may serve as the type. 



Length, 2f lines ; breadth, i J. 



I am indebted to Mr. T. Chalmer, of Dunedin, for a specimen of 

 this fine insect. He found it at Purakanui, some fifteen miles north 

 of his residence. 



1707. U. fuscatus, n.s. Oblong, pitchy-brown, clothed with 

 greyish and pale-brown hairs and setiform scales, tarsi and antennae 

 red. 



Head apparently granulate. Prothorax uneven, sides explanate, 

 frontal lobe large, median small, the hind angles formed by the 

 third. Elytra oblong, with the common superficial inequalities of 

 surface. 



The form and sculpture resemble those of the preceding species, 

 but the antennal club is more elongate and the thorax less uneven. 



Length, 2f lines; breadth, ij (nearly). 



Mount Egmont. 



1708. U. rufescens, n.s. Piceous, the raised parts obscure- 

 rufous, antennae and legs red, sparsely covered with pallid scale-like 

 setae ; claws blackish. 



Head distinctly granulate. Thorax transversely convex, disc 

 rather narrow, uneven, granulated ; sides explanate, frontal lobe 

 large, post-median small, basal forming the angle. Elytra oblong, 

 sutural region plane ; the sculpture indefinite, so that it may appear 

 either punctate or tuberculate ; beyond that space there are irregular 

 rows of rounded elevations, none, however, very prominent. 



Like U. viridipictus, but with less definite sculpture, with a deep 

 indentation between the first and second thoracic lobes. 



Length, 2 lines ; breadth, J. 



Purakanui, Otago : Mr. T. Chalmer. 



1709. U. pinereus, n.s. Oblong, obscure-piceous ; legs and 

 antennae "reddish, club blackish ; clothed with rather slender pale 

 setae, causing the insect to have an ashy-coloured appearance. 



Head somewhat prolongated anteriorly ; second joint of antennae 

 abruptly truncate at apex. Prothorax unlevel, without conspicuous 

 tubercles, more or less granulated ; anterior lobe large and promi- 

 nent, separated from the next one by a wide and deep indentation ; 

 bind angles rectangular. Elytra with two elongate basal and abou^ 



