Mr. I). Sharp on the Dascillidse of New Zealand. 51 



variegate pubescence as much as on the variegation of the 

 wing-case itself. 



Auckland. A single individual sent by Captain Broun 

 amongst some duplicate Coleoptera. 



14. Mesocyphon Wakejieldt, n. sp. 



M. angustulus, minus elongatus, colore variabilis, ferrngineus, capite, 

 thorace, pectore antennisque extrorsum plus miniisve infuscatis, 

 elytris nigro testaceoque variegatis ; antennis fere brevibus ; 

 capite angustulo, thorace paulo angustiore, dense, iudistincte 

 punctate, opaco, oculis prominulis ; thorace parvo, elytris multo 

 angustiore, dense iudistincte punctato, anterius subtruncato, 

 angulis anterioribus valde deflexis, lateribus vis curvatis, poste- 

 rius baud aiignstatis, basi rotundata, angulis posterioribus obtusia 

 minus distinctis ; elytris dense iudistincte puuctatis, vix nitidis, 

 minus parallelis. Long. 3 m. m., lat. 1-^ m. m. 



Though very similar to Mesocyphoyi marmorotus, this ia 

 undoubtedly distinct ; besides being much smaller, it shows 

 numerous little differences in form and sculpture. 



I have named this species after C. M. Wakefield, Esq., 

 who has found it at Christchurch and on the west coast of 

 the South Island. 



15. Mesocyphon divergens^ n. sp. 



M. subovalis, vix angustus, depressus, dense punctatus, opacus, 

 colore variabilis, ferrugineus, thorace disco plus minusve infus- 

 cato, elytris posterius irregulariter nigro signatis ; antennis elon- 

 gatis, articulo tertio elougato, quam quartus paulo breviore ; capite 

 angusto, quam thorax duplo angustiore, dense subtilissimeque 

 punctato, opaco, oculis convexis ; thorace subtiliter punctato, ely- 

 tris angustiore, basi quam apex latiore, anterius utrinque subsinu- 

 ato, angulis anterioribus rotundato-obtusis, basi utrinque sinuata, 

 angulis posterioribus subrectis ; elytris amplis, dense iudistincte 

 punctatis, opacis ; tibiarum calcari apieali conspicuo. Long. 

 h\ m. m., lat. 2|-m. m. 



Though rather closely allied to the three preceding species 

 in its structure, the present one is much larger, and departs 

 much from them in form. It has the antennae and legs more 

 elongate ; and the tibige are armed at the extremity with a 

 rather long spur ; the variegation of the elytra is less conspi- 

 cuous, and seems generally reduced to some small irregular 

 black marks on the hinder half; the colour, however, is vari- 

 able, the upper surface being sometimes much infuscate. 



This species has been found by Mr. Wakefield on the west. 

 coast and in the Otira pass. 



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