276 On the Geodephngons Cohoptera of New Zealand. 



that no mention is made of the prominent eyes ; this omis- 

 sion, however, is supplied to some extent hy his figure. 



Auckland. Both from Mr. H. Edwards and Mr, Lawson. 



A well-preserved specimen, rather larger than usual, agrees 

 exactly with Redtenbacher's description. 



Scopodes elapliro'ides. 



Helaotrechus elaphro'ides, White, I. c. p. 5, t. i. f. 5. 



Larger than the preceding (2^ lines), and differing besides 

 in being " deep black," S. fossulatus being silky a3neous ; the 

 legs are " yellow, with middle of femora and the tips with a 

 brownish band." 



Scopodes aterrtmuSj n. sp. 



S. magis elougatus, gracilior, toto insecto sericeo-niger ; thorace 

 angustiore, ab angulo auteriore usque basin recta angustato, supra 

 subtihter strigoso sed nitido ; elytris striis latis paulo imdulatis, 

 impunctatis, foveis tribus magnis prope suturam alterisque irregu- 

 laribus versus apicem. Long. 2-2^ Kn. 



Distinguished from S. fossulatus and from all the Australian 

 species known to me (nine in number) by the form of the 

 thorax — rather narrow, with slightly prominent antero-lateral 

 angles, and without trace of posterior angle, the lateral margin 

 being rounded off to the base ; the surface is rather faintly 

 transversely strigose and shining. 



Two examples from Mr. H. Edwards (Auckland), and one 

 from Christchul-ch (Mr. Fereday). 



Subfamily Coptoderin.^. 



AgonocMla hinotata. 



Lebia binotata, Wliite, I. c. p. 2. 



Gotnelina binotata, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud, iv. p. 12 (1853). 



AgonocMla binotata, Chaud. Bull. Mosc. (1848). 



Coptodera (Agonochila) antipodum, Bates, Ent. Monthly Mag. iv. (1867), 



p. 78. 

 Sarothi-ocrepis binotata, Redtenb. Raise Novara, Coleop. p. 7. 



Christchurch. 



Subfamily Calleidin^. 



Demetrida Uneella, White, Zool. Ereb. & Terr., Ins. 

 p. 2, t. i. f. 3. 

 Port Nicholson. 



Demetrida nasuta, White, l. c. p. 2. 

 Auckland {H. Edwards, Esq.). 



