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most of their surface covered with ash-coloured hairs, those along 
the suture and lateral parts coarser and whiter. Antenne stout, 
2nd and 3rd articulations rufescent, 4th and 5th infuscate, the 
others blackish ; 3rd joint small, not half the length of the 4th, 
the latter much larger than those which follow. Terminal joint 
of the maxillary palpi pointed. 
An easily recognised species; its nearest congener is C. 
suffusus, but the sub-ocular carina is distinct. 
Length, 136 line ; breadth, 5%. 
The only individual I possess was found on the Waitakerei 
Hills. 
1387. Cyphon nitidus, n.sp.—Glossy, head reddish, thorax 
testaceous red, elytra testaceous with their base and suture infus- 
cate ; apparently quite nude ; oblong. 
Head moderately broad, finely granulated. Pvothovax broad as 
base of elytra, with obtuse angles, rather remotely and minutely 
granulated, not much more distinctly on the sides. Scutellum 
minutely granulated. Elytva closely punctulated, but along the 
middle of each elytron the punctation is shallow and obsolete. 
Antenne rufo-testaceous, 4th joint a good deal larger than 5th, 
the 3rd slender, scarcely half the length of the 4th. Swb-ocular 
line distinct, and interposed between it and the hind part of the 
eye a minute abbreviated carina. 
Differentiated from C. Zealandicus by its shining head, &c. and 
from Nos. 587, 588, 589, and C. lateralis by its unimpressed elytra, 
&c, 
Length, 156 ; breadth, % line. 
Habitat, Lindis Pass, Otago. Described from a single in- 
dividual sent by Professor Hutton. 
1388. Oyphon latevalis, n.sp. Oblong, moderately shining, 
pubescence grayish ; rich [dark reddish brown, elytra variegated 
with brownish red and testaceous spots, the latter apical; an- 
tennz rufo-testaceous, legs brown, knees and tarsi testaceous. 
Head moderately broad, closely granulated, not opaque, its 
clothing pallid. Prothovaez about as broad as base of elytra, base 
slightly sinuated, posterior angles almost rounded, neither 
closely nor coarsely granulated on the disc, but more distinctly 
on the sides. Scutellum finely granulated. Elytra slightly bi- 
impressed before the middle, densely and somewhat rugosely 
punctured. Antenne stout, reaching the intermediate femora, 
basal joint red, 2nd much stouter but hardly longer than 3rd, the 
3rd more than half the length of the 4th. Swub-ocular carina visible, 
the space between it and the eye sculpfured. 
Should be placed near C. suffusus and ©. laticeps, smaller than 
the latter, distinct enough from the former by its granulated but 
glossy thorax. When quite perfect the pubescence most pro- 
bably is rather dense. 
Length, 15 ; breadth, 3¢ line. 
My specimen is from Upper Taieri, Otago, where it was 
found by Professor Hutton. 
1389. Cyphon molestus, n.sp.—Variegate, testaceous, the base and 
