OF NEW ZEALAND. 1393 



long as the tibiae, their basal joint more than half the length of the 

 tibiae. 



The genus is made for Nos. 1118 and 1119. These now become 

 Inopelonia testacca and I. fuliginosa respectively. 



Group-COCCINELLID^E. 



Veronicobius. 



Nov. gen. 



Body apterous, ovate-oblong, only moderately convex, pilose. 

 Head inserted so as to leave the eyes free. Forehead within well- 

 marked frontal suture. Maxillary palpi with almost securiform 

 terminal joints, penultimate joint short. Labial palpi short, the 

 last joint slender. Eyes free, prominent, rotundate, obviously 

 facetted. Antenna inserted near the front of the eyes, they attain 

 the middle of the pronotum, basal joint moderately elongate, 

 curved, thickened apically ; second more slender, evidently shorter 

 than third ; club triarticulate. Thorax transverse, truncate and 

 without distinct margins in front ; its sides strongly rounded, with 

 well-developed margins and channels ; the posterior angles just 

 about rectangular, not projecting, the anterior obtuse. Scutellum 

 triangular. Elytra oblong, rather broader than the thorax, their 

 sides a little curved. Legs stout and elongate. Femora protruding 

 beyond the sides of the body for about one- third of their length. 

 TibicB slightly arched, unarmed. Tarsi tetramerous, the second 

 joint prolonged halfway under the elongate terminal joint, third 

 minute ; claws thickened at base. Prosternum emarginate and a 

 little sinuate in front, its process rather wider behind than it is 

 between the coxae. Mesosternum somewhat raised in the middle, 

 but nearly flat above. Metasternum moderately elongate, with very 

 distinct, oblique, frontal sutures, it forms an obtuse projection 

 between the intermediate coxae. Abdomen elongate, basal segment 

 largest, the intermediate of nearly equal length. 



Numerous differences exist between this genus and Scymmis, as 

 indicated above ; all the coxae are less widely separated. 



2430. V. hirtus, n.s. Variegate, a little shining ; head, 

 thorax, and elytral disc nearly black ; front of the head, the 

 antennae, and legs more or less rufo-testaceous ; lateral margins of 

 thorax testaceous, the elytra with broad testaceous borders and two 

 large basal spots ; clothing consists of rather conspicuous, elongate, 

 yellowish hairs, these, however, are easily rubbed off. 



Head and thorax moderately finely, distinctly, but not closely 

 punctured. Elytra somewhat irregularly punctured, the sutural 

 region slightly raised posteriorly, sutural striae absent on the disc 

 and very narrow behind, apices individually rounded. 



Underside dusky, more or less punctate and pubescent, the 

 metasternum with fine, transversal, linear impressions. Antenna 



