56 Mr. D. Sharp on the Dascillidas of New Zealand. 



testaceis ; capite mediocri, confertira subtiliter granulate ; anten- 

 nis haud elongatis, rticulo tertio quam quartus duplo breviore ; 

 thorace elytris angustiore, subtilissime punctulato, basi utrinque 

 vix sinuata ; elytris sat crebre subtilius punctatis, versus basin 

 eat distincte impressis. Long. 3 m. m., lat. 1^ m. m. 



The elytra generally appear nearly black, with some ill- 

 defined yellowish spaces behind the middle unsiifFused with 

 the black colour ; the elytra, however, are sometimes quite 

 black ; and then the pubescence with which they are covered is 

 easily perceived to be variegated, consisting of a very fine dark, 

 and therefore indistinct, pubescence, among which patches of 

 a paler colour are distributed. The subocular line is by no 

 means acutely elevated. 



Five individuals have been sent from Auckland by Captain 

 Broun. 



26. Cyphon laticeps, n. sp. 



C. latiusculus, minus convexus, baud brevis, laxe pubescens, sat 

 nitidus, ferrugineus, pectore corporeque superne plus minusve 

 nigro-sufFusis, elytris plus minus variegatis, antennis pedibusque 

 testaceis ; capite lato, confertim granulate ; antennis sat elon- 

 gatis, articulo tertio quam quartus dujjlo breviore ; thorace majore, 

 ad latera subtiliter granulato ; elytris sat crebre fere fortiter 

 punctatis, versus scutellum sat distincte impressis. Long. 4 m. tn., 

 lat. 2 m. m. 



This species differs from C. genalis by its much more elon- 

 gate form, and by the more distinct sculpture of the thorax 

 and elytra. The coloration of the elytra is very variable ; they 

 may be said to be of an obscurely ferruginous colour, with 

 ill-defined darker spots or patches. The subocular line is 

 acutely elevated ; but the space between it and the genal line 

 is not so broad as in G. genalis. 



This seems to be a species widely distributed in New Zea- 

 land. I have two specimens from Auckland, one from Tairua, 

 and two others have been sent me by Professor Hutton aa 

 found in the province of Otago. 



27. Cyplion genalis^ n. sp. 



C. latiusciJus et convexiusculus, densius laxe pubescens, ferrugi- 

 neus plus minusve infuscatus, antennis pedibusque testaceis ; 

 capite lato, brevi, densius pubescente, subtilius punctulato ; an- 

 tennis baud elongatis, articulo tertio parvo, quam quartus duplo 

 breviore ; thorace majore, lato, densius pubescente, vix punctulato ; 

 elytris crebre subobsolete punctatis, vix perspicue impressis. 

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



This is a short broad species, distinguished by the compara- 



