WAKEFIELD.—On some New Coleoptera. 155 
Авт. XXXII.—WNotes upon certain recently-described New Genera and 
Species of Coleoptera, from Canterbury, New Zealand. 
By C. M. WAKEFIELD. 
[Read before the Philosophical Institute of Canterbury, 4th June, 1873.] 
By the last mail I received from Mr. H. W. Bates, the well-known South 
American traveller and vice-president of the Entomological Society of London, 
a letter containing some valuable information respecting a few Coleoptera 
which I forwarded to him from this Province in October last. I give the 
greater part of it verbatim, and exhibit specimens of the new species referred 
to, which I shall afterwards place in the Museum. Mr. Bates writes as 
follows :— 
* [ distributed the Coleoptera which you kindly sent me in the little box, 
amongst a number of entomologists especially devoted to the various groups, 
telling them to keep the specimens in exchange for the names. After much 
delay I have got replies from all of them, but there still remain a few species 
of which no one knows anything. The result is on the adjoining page. They 
are all (myself included) willing to describe the mew species, but all say it is - 
very requisite to have several specimens and both sexes to do this satisfactorily. 
You will get finer things and more species from the hilly districts. You will 
observe the large amount of new species, and even of new genera ; tbis shows 
what a fine new field you have. I saw Mr. Scott, and he told me be was 
willing to undertake your Hemiptera. Mr. Verrall, secretary to the 
Entomological Society, is willing to describe your Diptera.” 
“List oF COLEOPTERA. 
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. Demetrida picea (Chaudoir). There are several pretty spotted species 
of this genus in New-Zealand, very rare in collections here. 
Dicrochile, n. sp. There appear to be several closely allied species of 
this pretty genus, which is distinguished by its bilobed labrum 
(upper lip). — 
4. Pterostichus. More specimens wanted. 
5. New genus near Cymbeba (Pascoe). Family Heteromera. 
7. Xantholinus punctulatus. English species imported. 
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. Aphodius granarius. » y 
‚ Cercyon flavipes. » 
13. Selenopalpus strigipennis (W hite). 
14. Lemidia obscura (Pascoe), n. sp. 
15. Ptinus fur. English, imported. 
16. Titena rugiceps (F. Bates). Heteromera. 
