1346 COtEOPfERA 



Head distinctly but not closely punctate. Antenna with fine 

 outstanding hairs, second joint not so stout as the first ; third 

 longer than the following ones ; joints 4-8 small, bead-like ; club 

 more densely pubescent, its last joint much longer than the tenth. 

 Thorax broader than long, widest near the middle ; its sides a little 

 curved anteriorly, slightly narrowed yet nearly straight behind, 

 with simple margins ; posterior angles rectangular, the anterior a 

 little rounded ; base truncate, the punctuation moderately fine but 

 not close ; the surface is depressed towards the hind angles, and 

 there the pubescence is denser than it is elsewhere. Scutellum 

 strongly transverse, minutely punctured. Elytra oblong, a little 

 wider than the thorax, more narrowed behind than at the shoulders ; 

 its sculpture like that of the thorax ; just behind the middle thighs 

 there is a strongly-curved depression, which, however, is not con- 

 tinued across the suture ; it is of a dark colour. 



This prettily-marked species may be easily known by the 

 peculiar wing-cases. 



Length, f ; breadth, | (nearly) line. 



Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa. One example, found by Mr. 

 G. C. Munro. 



2361. C. distinctUS, n.s. Rufous, dark or pale, legs fulves- 

 cent, antennae reddish ; pubescence pale-yellow or greyish, irregu- 

 larly arranged. 



Head with moderately coarse, shallow punctures, impressed 

 along the middle. Antenna formed like those of C. discoideus, with 

 fine greyish hairs. Thorax but little broader than long, rather 

 more narrowed in front than it is behind, its sides nearly straight 

 throughout, basal angles rectangular, lateral margins, apparently, 

 with numerous extremely minute denticles ; there is a large de- 

 pression near the middle, the punctuation is moderately fine but 

 not close, the base is subtruncate and more or less depressed, its 

 pubescence is arranged transversely. Scutellum transverse, its 

 sides and apex rounded. Elytra oblong, broader than the thorax, 

 slightly depressed behind the scutellum, their sculpture similar to 

 that of the thorax ; the disposition of the pubescence is peculiar : 

 near the base it lies lengthways, it is curved near the middle, where 

 there is a more scantily clothed space which looks like a fascia, 

 behind this the hairs take a longitudinal direction, rapidly becoming 

 quite inconspicuous, beyond that point the pubescence is arranged 

 transversely, but near the apex it lies longitudinally ; near the 

 suture, behind the middle, the hairs are very short and transverse ; 

 there are two blackish marks behind. 



The straight-sided thorax, and the remarkable way in which the 

 elytral clothing is disposed, will at once lead to its recognition. 



Length, % ; breadth, f line. 



Moeraki. I have but one specimen, sent by Mr. Sandager. Two 

 others that I have seen are paler in colour. 



OBS. It is just possible that these two species, as well as 

 Nos. 394, 395, 396, 397, and 400, may ultimately be referred to 



