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



20. Cyphon oscillanSj n. sp. 



C. neque angustulus nee elongatus, minus crebre, distincte punc- 

 tatus, conspicue pubescens, nitidus, testaceus, corpore supra ple- 

 rumque plus minusve fusco-picto ; capite mediocri, obsolete 

 punctato, subnitido ; antennis minus gracilibus, baud elongatis, ar- 

 ticulo tertio parvo, quam quartus fere plus duplo breviore ; protbo- 

 race subtiliter inconspicue punctato, baud parvo, basi elytrorum 

 humerum latitudine, utrinque subsiuuata ; elytris minus crebre 

 punctatis, nitidis, baud perspicue impressis. Long. 2^ m. m., 

 lat. vix li m. m. 



This species is but little dissimilar in form and appearance 

 to the European C. padi, but it is a good deal smaller. The 

 dark marks on the upper surface are excessively variable ; they 

 exist either on head, thorax, or elytra, but are sometimes absent 

 from one or all of these parts. 



A few specimens have been sent from Tairua by Captain 

 Broun, and were stated to be found on Cyaihea dealhata. 



21. Cyphon cequalis^ n. sp. 



C. major, sat latus, distincte parcius pubescens, nitidus, testa-ceus ; 

 capite lato, sat evidenter sed baud dense gTanulato ; antennis 

 elongatis, minus gracilibus, articulo tertio parvo, quam quartus 

 triplo minore, articulis 4°-ll'" singulis longitudine quam latitudo 

 duplo vel triplo majore ; protborace majore, obsolete punctato, 

 basi elytrorum bumerum latitudine, utrinque leviter sinuata ; 

 elytris crebre fortiter punctatis, nullo modo basin versus impressis. 

 Long. 3|^ m. m., lat. vix 2 m. m. 



This species will be readily enough distinguished by the 

 comparatively large size, pale colour, imimpressed elytra, obso- 

 lete subocular line, and great disparity between 3rd and 4th 

 antennal joints. The species is similar in its colour and general 

 appearance to the European C. variabilis^ but it is broader, 

 and has the antennse longer and thicker. 



Mr. Wakefield has found this species near Christchurch. 



22. Cyphon graniger^ n. sp. 



C. angustulus, sat elongatus, evidenter pubescens, sat nitidus, testa- 

 ceus, elytrorum sutura plus minusve infuscata ; capite baud lato, 

 crebrius granulato, opaco ; antennis elongatis, minus gracilibus, 

 articulo tertio parvo, quam quartus triplo minore, articulis 4°-ll™ 

 singulis longitudine quam latitudo duplo majore ; protborace 

 majore, crebrius conspicue granulato, fere opaco, basi rotuudata, 

 utrinque vix sinuata; elytris crebrius minus fortiter punctatis, 

 baud impressis. Long. 3 m. m., lat. 1^ m. m. 



This is another species which, primo visu, greatly resembles 



