1466 COLEOPTEEA 



Underside nearly plane throughout, nearly nude, rufo-piceous, 

 densely and minutely sculptured, and with some shallow punctures 

 on the breast and basal segments of the abdomen ; the suture 

 between the first and second segments nearly straight, very fine on 

 the middle. 



Distinguished from the previously-described species by the 

 sharply-defined sides of the elytra. 



Length (rost. inch), f ; breadth, quite ^ line. 



Capleston. Six ; some not in good condition. Found by Mr. 

 Cavell on the ground amongst leaves. 



2541. G. marginatUS/^-5. Variegate, rufo-castaneous, a large 

 space along the side of each elytron piceous, antennae yellowish, 

 club fuscous ; sparingly clothed with yellowish or greyish setae, some 

 of which are erect. 



Hostrum short, contracted towards the eyes, reddish, indistinctly 

 ridged near the sides. Thorax much narrowed towards the front ; 

 distinctly, rather finely, but not closely punctured, the base sub- 

 truncate. Elytra gradually expanded to just beyond the hind 

 thighs, where they are widest, their sides almost regularly mar- 

 gined ; they are striate-punctate, the sculpture, however, not always 

 regular ; the two external interstices, at the widest part, somewhat 

 raised and nodose. Front tibice moderately prominent on the outside, 

 at the middle, nearly straight on the inside ; the prominences on the 

 intermediate pair placed lower down ; the posterior, near the ex- 

 tremity, outside, with specks of bright-yellow setae ; the legs bear 

 rather fine setae. 



Underside subopaque, the breast and basal segments piceous, the 

 others red and finely sculptured, the rest of the sculpture consists of 

 distant, shallow punctures ; there is very little pubescence. The 

 metasternum is raised across the middle. The suture between the 

 basal ventral segments is fine and a little curved. 



Differs from G. tibialis by the raised interstices near the sides of 

 the elytra. 



Length (rost. incl.), ; breadth, quite | line. 



Mount Pirongia. One pair, found amongst decaying leaves by 

 Mr. A. T. Urquhart. 



2542. G. frontalis, n-s. Subopaque, sparsely clothed with 

 very minute setae, placed chiefly on the thorax, which is pitchy - 

 red, elytra piceous, legs obscure infuscate-red, antennae and tarsi 

 yellowish. 



Rostrum nearly plane above, closely and finely sculptured. 

 Thorax widely curved at the base, the anterior half rather abruptly 

 contracted, depressed across the middle, minutely sculptured, and 

 with numerous distinct but shallow punctures. Elytra rather flat 

 above, rather wider before the middle than elsewhere, the base 

 widely incurved ; the sutural series of punctures are regular, the 

 others are not ; third and fifth interstices elevated at the base, the 

 second, third, fourth, and fifth raised behind, the nodosities on the 



