OF NEW ZEALAND. 1281 



much rounded behind. Palpi short, last joint of maxillary cultri- 

 form. Eyes moderately large, widely distant above, moderately 

 finely facetted, truncate behind, deeply notched in front near the 

 inner side, their greatest bulk below. Antenna inserted on obtuse 

 prominences in front of, and in line with, inner margin of eyes, 

 shorter than the body ; basal joint stout, elongate, not at all clavate, 

 only very gradually thickened ; second very short, joints 3-6 elon- 

 gate and slender, third longest ; 7-10 slightly expanded, a little pro- 

 duced at the outer extremity ; eleventh similar to tenth, but with a 

 distinct terminal appendage or false joint. Thorax longer than 

 broad, strongly angulated or tuberculate at the middle of each side, 

 with two dorsal prominences in line with the others, appearing as if 

 deeply and widely contracted and depressed before and behind. 

 Scutellum large. Elytra broader than thorax, parallel- sided ; apices 

 obliquely rounded, a little angulated at the suture. Legs slender, 

 femora not clavate ; tarsi moderately elongate. 



Drotus and Calliprason are its allies. The head is more like 

 that of the latter, but the eyes are quite different. 



2255. C. bifasci atUS, n.s. Body almost black ;" elytra each 

 with a pale somewhat testaceous, or greyish, oblique fascia extend- 

 ing from behind the shoulder to the suture, and another starting 

 from behind the posterior femora and directed forwards towards the 

 suture ; clothed with greyish hairs, and with some elongate slender 

 ones near the sides ; legs, antennae, and palpi, also the trochanters 

 and apex of prosternum, fulvescent. 



Head closely and rugosely punctured. Thorax much elevated 

 across the middle, the two nodosities smooth, superficial sculpture 

 very much like that of the head. Elytra moderately closely punc- 

 tured throughout. 



Length, 4J ; breadth, 1-| lines. 



Taieri, Otago. Mr. B. W. Fulton was kind enough to send me 

 the only specimen he could find : it is, unfortunately, much muti- 

 lated. 



Zorion. 



2256. Z. Castlim, n.s. Shining, greenish-blue ; a large median 

 spot near the side of each elytron, and the basal portion of joints 

 3 to 8 of the antennae fulvous ; base of femora pallid, nearly white ; 

 tarsi and palpi fuscous ; antennas, save the shining basal two joints, 

 dark smoky-brown. 



Body similar in form to Z. minutum, but much more slender, 

 bearing very few slender hairs. 



Head rather small. Eyes much smaller, not prominent. Thorax 

 longer. Scutellum raised above the usual level. Elytra widest be- 

 hind posterior femora, but more narrowed apically than in the 

 typical species, basal elevations well developed. Pygidium convex, 

 narrow. Legs slender, particularly the tibial portion ; tarsi elon- 

 gate, very slender, basal articulation filiform, as long as the follow- 

 ing three taken together. 



The tarsi alone are distinctive. 



