OP NEW ZEALAND. 1167 



Coloration like that of C. proba ; shape and sculpture of hind- 

 body different. 



Distinguished from all the other species by the rather slender 

 antenna, the second joint of which is about one-half the length of 

 the third ; this joint has a basal articulation distinctly marked off 

 from the joint itself, and which, under ordinary conditions; ts 

 received into the apical cavity of the first joint ; if these two por- 

 tions be taken together the second joint would equal the third in 

 length. This character, I notice, obtains in other species, but in my 

 specimen of C. distincta it is remarkably developed. 



Length, 2J lines ; breadth, f line. 



OBS. When examining the different species of this genus in my 

 collection I found that the scutellum offers a good differentiating 

 character. In C. crispi it is triangular ; in C. punctata it is shorter 

 and broader ; C. optima has a broadly-triangular one, rounded 

 behind. 



2071. C. proxima, n.s. Nitid, testaceo-fuscous, slightly 

 bronzed, the head, thorax, and elytral suture rather more rufescent ; 

 femora testaceous ; tibiae, tarsi, antennae, and palpi rufo-testaceous ; 

 densely clothed with conspicuous fulvescent hairs. 



Closely allied to C. optima, only differing therefrom by the closer 

 punctuation of the head and thorax, the latter being quite densely, 

 but finely, punctured. 



Length, 3-| lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



Mokohinou Island. One example ; Mr. Sandager. 



2072. C. TTlfa, n.s. Shining, fusco-rufous, a broad space near 

 the middle of the elytra yellow ; pubescence yellow. 



The head is unusually narrow and not perceptibly punctured. Eyes 

 rather small. Thorax small, longer than broad, its frontal portion 

 two-thirds of the whole size and quite globose ; the constriction near 

 the base is continuous, so that there is a deep channel across the 

 dorsum, the basal portion is broader than the other, and the surface 

 appears quite smooth. Elytra long and broad, oblong, rounded 

 behind ; broadly impressed before the middle, and with an impres- 

 sion near each shoulder, so that there seem to be two rounded, 

 obtuse, basal elevations near the scutellum ; on these the punctures 

 are much finer than those on the depressed parts, they are not 

 arranged in regular rows, though, here and there, they seem to be 

 so, the sculpture becomes finer after the middle, the apical portion 

 being smooth. Legs rather slender. Antenna extending backwards 

 beyond the middle thighs. 



This species is remarkable on account of the small thorax, ample, 

 and not at all oviform, hind-body, and rather narrow head. 



Length, 2| lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



Described from an old damaged specimen sent by Mr. Sandager, 

 a/nd found by him most likely near Wellington. 

 13 PT. v. 



