OF NEW ZEALAND. 1313 



2305. L. rugicoilis, n.s. Subdepressed, viridi- aeneous, glossy; 

 antennae blackish, femora and terminal joints of tarsi dark, tibiae 

 pale -brown. 



Thorax transverse, uneven, depressed behind the apex, with two 

 almost smooth raised spots near the middle, the rest of its surface 

 more or less rugose, especially between the middle and base, and 

 moderately coarsely punctured ; the sides but little rounded, and 

 distinctly margined ; anterior angles incrassate but not dentiform, 

 posterior rectangular, with a short oblique space between them and 

 the otherwise truncate base. Scutellum triangular, smooth. Elytra 

 somewhat dilated behind, depressed inside the humeral angles, 

 rounded apically ; rugosely punctate. Antenna, stout, basal joint 

 metallic-green, not much swollen. Tibia (posterior) arcuate. 



More coarsely sculptured than L. olearece ; more nearly re- 

 sembling L. viridis in that respect, but differing from it in the 

 thoracic depressions, coarse punctation, and in the hind angles not 

 being rounded off as in that species. 



Length, 2f ; breadth, 1-J lines. 



Mount Egmont, elevation 3,500ft. 



2306. L. brevicollis, n.s. Fusco-ceneous, glossy ; antennae, 

 thighs, and tarsi almost black. 



Head nearly smooth. Thorax about twice as broad as long, 

 apex truncate, sides nearly straight, front angles slightly thickened, 

 posterior nearly rectangular but obtuse, with a short obliquity in- 

 tervening between them and the base, which is slightly curved ; 

 depressed along the front, a little unlevel, with a pair of smooth 

 spots near the middle, moderately wrinkled and punctured. 



Much resembling L. rugicoilis, the pronotum shorter, less uneven, 

 more rugose, the punctures less evidently separated, lateral margins 

 finer, base less truncate ; elytra very similar as regards sculpture, 

 but rather longer ; pygidium more broadly triangular and more 

 punctate ; the hind tibiae less curved. 



Length, 2f ; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Mount Egmont. 



2307. L. Slllcifer, n.s. Violaceous, nitid; thighs and antennae 

 black, tibiae and tarsi fuscous. 



Thorax transverse, slightly convex, sides rounded ; anterior 

 angles thickened, posterior obtuse, almost quite rounded off; lateral 

 rims rather wide, somewhat reflexed, with a conspicuous channel 

 inside each; evidently, yet not very coarsely, punctate, the punc- 

 tures more remote on the middle, where, indeed, an almost smooth 

 space with two inconsiderable elevations may be seen. Elytra 

 rugose-punctate. Pygidium rather short, broad, rugosely punctured. 

 The posterior tibia arched. Antennas elongate, their joints nearly 

 four times longer than broad. 



Distinguished from its immediate allies (L. viridis, olearecs, 



