82 Capt. T. Broun on new 
tinguished from Calliprason and its allies by its broad per- 
pendicular face, antennal prominences, attenuate elytra, &c. 
Drotus has a similarly formed thorax, but, otherwise, is 
essentially different. The nearest Australian genus is, 
perhaps, Stenoderus, but here again the disparities are 
important. 
Drototelus politus, sp. n. 
Elongate, almost. wholly nude, smooth and shining; head 
and thorax castaneo-rufous; the dilated sides of the latter, 
the forehead, base of femora, and hind tarsi pale yellow ; 
antenne infuscate; legs reddish, the two front pairs of tarsi 
fusco-castaneous ; elytra testaceous, irregularly stained with, 
reddish. 
Head with a deep inter-antennal channel, the parallel-sided 
neck finely punctate. Thorax as broad as it is long, strongly, 
yet obtusely, dilated at the sides just behind the middle, 
deeply constricted near the base and in front of the lateral 
prominences, apex truncate, base somewhat bisinuate ; at its 
widest part, on the dorsum, there is a pair of moderate obtuse 
elevations, the broad depression in front of these does not 
extend backwards. lytra nearly truncate and twice the 
width of the thorax at the base, humeral angles slightly 
raised and obtusely prominent, the sutural margins almost 
cariniform, lateral margins sharply defined, most distinct 
behind the posterior femora, apical region slightly swollen. 
Antenne dull, with very short pubescence, but the basal 
joints are nearly glabrous, finely punctate and shining. 
Length 44, breadth 14 line. 
Karori, Wellington. 
I am indebted to Mr. G. V. Hudson for my specimen. 
Group Lamiide. 
Flybolasius cognatus, sp. n. 
Variegate, rufo-piceous, with yellowish-grey pubescence ; 
the crests, and some patches on the hind slope, of the elytra 
somewhat rufescent; antenne rufo-castaneous, with infuscate 
hairs ; legs pitchy red, with grey villosity. 
Head densely sculptured, with an inter-antennal depression | 
and smooth frontal line. Thoraz almost as long as it is 
broad, lateral tubercles distinct but rather small, behind these 
it is constricted, the disk is a little uneven, depressed before 
and behind, with its surface closely rugose. Scutellum 
large, frmged with yellowish hairs. lytra convex, slightly 
attenuate posteriorly, with obtuse but prominent shoulders ; 
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