1164 COLEOPTERA 



feebly impressed before the middle, their outline similar, but rather 

 narrower. 



Length, 1 ; breadth, f line. 



Paparoa, near Howick. One individual only. 



2064. X. COloratUS, M.S. Fuscous, head and thorax somewhat 

 rufescent, base of elytra testaceous ; legs pale, yellowish, the hind 

 femora dark, sometimes piceous ; antennae rufo-testaceous, the basal 

 and terminal joints infuscate or reddish ; the body moderately 

 shining, with slender greyish pubescence. 



Head very sparingly and finely punctured. Thorax about as 

 long as broad, distinctly but not closely punctured, with two more 

 or less confluent basal depressions, more feebly impressed near the 

 front. Scutellum subtriangular, its apex truncate. Elytra gradually 

 narrowed towards the front, about twice as broad as the thorax, 

 broadly, almost curvedly, impressed before the middle; they are 

 moderately closely punctured, the sculpture, however, becoming 

 finer and more distant behind. Eyes not distinctly emarginate. 



Length, 1 ; breadth, f line. 



Otago, Chalmer, one ; Mokohinou, Sandager, two ; and from 

 other localities in my own collection. The species is variable. 



2065. X. pictipes, n.s. Castaneo-fuscoits,thQ shoulders paler; 

 legs testaceous, the posterior femora and the apical half of the inter- 

 mediate and hind tibiae infuscate ; antennae fuscous, the third joint 

 and the extremity of the next seven paler, the two basal joints 

 piceous ; pubescence greyish. 



Head broad, indistinctly punctured, shining. Eyes very large. 

 Antenna stout, filiform, evidently longer than the head and thorax, 

 second and third joints short, 4-10 decrease in length, tenth obconi- 

 cal. Thorax quite as long as broad, narrowed near the front, uneven, 

 distinctly and moderately closely punctured, with three basal im- 

 pressions (one at the middle and one near each side). Scutellum 

 subtriangular/ truncate behind. Elytra nearly twice the breadth of 

 the thorax, curvedly impressed in front of the middle, distinctly 

 punctured, more closely near the base than behind. Tibia with a 

 short terminal process, the intermediate slightly curved. 



Length, 1^ lines ; breadth, f line. 



Howick. One example. 



2066. X. Obscurus, n.s. Fuscous, head and thorax blackish 

 and shining ; legs and antennas fusco-testaceous ; elytral clothing 

 ash-coloured, slender, but rather dense, causing the elytra to appear 

 subopaque. 



Head without distinct punctures. Thorax quite as long as it is 

 broad, with two large rounded impressions near the base ; it is 

 moderately closely punctured. Scutellum subtriangular, its apex 

 emarginate. Elytra oblong, but little narrowed in front, not twice 

 as broad as the thorax, broadly impressed before the middle, rather 



