1032 COLEOPTEBA 



emargiuate, about half its length, setae fuscous, with a membranous 

 border in front. Antenna reaching base of thorax, their three basal 

 joints shining, reddish, the others quite opaque, of a smoky colour, 

 densely pubescent, each longer than broad, the terminal one un- 

 symmetrical at the tip, as is the case also in the two preceding 

 species. Thorax slightly transverse, a good deal depressed and 

 narrowed in front, the hind angles and base forming an almost con- 

 tinuous curve ; there are two punctures in front of the middle, but 

 the sides and base are without \vell-marked impressions. Scutellum 

 triangular. Elytra about as long as broad, widely incurved behind, 

 closely and finely punctate. Hind-body long, finely sculptured, 

 terminal styles rather short. 



Its nearest ally is No. 206 (Q. aneoceps), which has the labrum 

 and clypeus very similar, but the antennae are quite different, the 

 dense dull vestiture of the eight terminal joints being, I think, peculiar 

 to Q. ccllinus. 



Length, 4J lines ; breadth, f line. 



Waitakerei Eange. 



1847. Q. cavelli, n.s. Elongate, narrow, shining; head and 

 thorax glossy-black ; elytra and hind-body aeneo-fuscous, legs rufo- 

 fuscous, knees rather paler ; three basal joints of antennas reddish, 

 the others black. 



Head subrotundate, as large as thorax, with three punctures 

 along the inner margin of the eyes, and one behind them ; eyes 

 covering more than half of the sides ; clypeus short, its suture distinct, 

 dark in colour and submembranous ; labrum deeply notched in the 

 middle, bearing long black setae. Antenna moderate, joints 5-10 

 subquadrate. Thorax rather broader than long, depressed and 

 rounded in front, posterior angles broadly rounded ; with two 

 punctures in front of the middle, one at each side placed just 

 behind the middle, and a series of less distinct ones along the 

 basal margin. Scutellum finely punctate. Elytra quadrate, clothed 

 with depressed greyish-yellow hairs, with some ill-defined obscure 

 testaceous marks. Hind -body more finely punctured than the 

 elytra, slightly iridescent, bearing (for the most part) rather coarse 

 yellow hairs, most conspicuous near the sides. Tarsi but little 

 dilated. Palpi with slender acuminate terminal joint. 



About half the usual size of Q. variegatus, Fauvel, which is pro- 

 bably the species it most nearly resembles, but with differently- 

 formed antennae. 



Length, 2^ lines; breadth, Jline. 



Boatman's. One female, forwarded by Mr. A. T. Cavell, in whose 

 honour I have named it. 



OBS. I possess what I believe to be a specimen of Q. insolitus, 

 found on Mount Arthur. The sides of the head bear numerous fine 

 hairs, forming a sort of fringe behind the eyes. If this character is 

 absent in typical specimens, mine must represent a new species, 

 which may be designated Q. mystacinus. 



