50 Mr. D. Sharp on the Dascillidse of New Zealand. 



front coxae. The two species are rather discordant, and I do 

 not think it is probable that ultimately they will be associated 

 together in a first synthesis. Veronatus longipaJpis seems to 

 have one of the lobes of the maxillse prolonged to form an 

 elongate slender process ; and the termination of the antennal 

 fossa on the underside of the head does not separate the gena 

 from the extreme base of the maxilla. 



12. Mesocyplion marmoratuSj n. sp. 



M. angiistulus, ferrugineus, capite, thorace, pectore antennisque 

 extrorsum plus minusve infuscatis, elytris nigro testaceoqiie varie- 

 gatis, pedibus testaceis ; antennis sat elongatis ; capite angustulo, 

 thorace paulo angustiore densissime piinctato, omnino opaco, oculis 

 prominulis ; thorace parvo, elytris multo angustiore densissime 

 punctate, peropaeo, anterius subtruncato, angulis anterioribus 

 deflexis, haud i^roductis, lat( ribus vix curvatis, posterioribus 

 leviter angustatis, basi rotundata, angulis posterioribus obtusis 

 haud rotundatis ; elytris crebre indistincte punctatis, sat nitidis. 

 Long. 3g m. m., lat. 1| m. m. 



The coloration of the elytra is so variable, that it is gene- 

 rally not quite similar on the two wing-c.ises of an individual ; 

 it is a kind of marbling, somewhat like what exists in the 

 genus Heterocerus. I can see no certain sexual characters in 

 the individuals before me. 



I received half a dozen individuals from Captain Broun, 

 found at Tairua, two or three years ago. 



13. Mesocyplion setiger^ n. sp. 



M. angustulus, fusculus, abdomine, antennarum basi pedibusque 

 testaceis, prothoracis marginibus elytrorumque summa basi ferru- 

 gineis ; densissime subtilissimeque punctatus, opacus ; elytris 

 mannoratis, brevissime pubescentibus, et prseterea setis minutis- 

 simis munitis ; capite angustulo, qnam thorax paulo angustiore, 

 densissime punetato, omnino opaco, oculis prominulis ; thorace 

 elytris midto angustiore, antrorsum truncate, angulis anterioribus 

 rotundatis, lateribus rectis, versus basin nuUo modo angustatis, 

 anguHs posterioribus rotundato-obtusis. Long. 3^ m. m., lat. 

 \^ m. m. 



At first sight this might be considered a dark variety of 

 Mesocyphon marmoratus ; but it is really very distinct : the 

 thorax is rather different in form ; the sculpture of the elytra is 

 very fine and dense, so that they are quite dull, their pubes- 

 cence is excessively short, but mixed with it are some fine 

 setfe, and their marbled appearance seems to depend on a 



