138 WATT 
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION 
The types were collected at Molesworth in the upper Awatere Valley. Four males from 
near Avondale in the Avon Valley, the next main valley to the west, are more convex than 
the Molesworth specimens, the pronotal sides are more strongly curved, the elytral granules 
are larger, and the aedeagus is slightly more slender, with more elongate apicale. 
TYPE MATERIAL. Holotype o. Molesworth, Awatere Valley, 25.xn.45, C.E. 
Clarke, C.E.C./AMNZ. Allotype @ with same data as holotype, AMNZ, 
Paratypes, (3) AMNZ; (5) BMNH, all with same data as holotype. 
TYPE LOCALITY. Molesworth, Awatere Valley, Marlborough. 
Material examined. Holotype, allotype and 8 paratypes; 6 other specimens. 
Awatere Valley, October; Avon Valley near Avondale, August. 
Distribution. Upper Awatere Valley and Avon Valley, Marlborough. Found under 
stones amongst dry scrub (Discaria etc.) and bracken (Pteridium esculentum) in the 
latter locality. 
This species is named in honour of the late Mr C.F. Clarke, of Auckland, who 
collected most of the Coleoptera and Lepidoptera in the Auckland Museum. He 
spared no effort to collect in remote and inaccessible localities, and many 
interesting novelties, mainly undescribed, are to be found amongst his material. 
Mimopeus parallelus sp.n. (Figs.39,46,55) 
This species possesses some morphological features in common with M. thoracicus, rather 
fewer with M. humeralis, and a number quite peculiar to itself. It is readily distinguished 
from all other species of Mimopeus by the macrosculpture and highly polished interstices of 
the elytra and its more obviously parallel-sided form. Apart from the relationship to M. 
thoracicus and M. humeralis, it resembles M. granulosus in a number of respects, but 1s 
readily distinguished by its much smaller punctures, shining, non-granulate elytral 
interstices, curved apicale, less elongate basale and other characters. 
MALE 
Dark reddish brown to reddish black. Form oblong-oval, broad, convex, parallel-sided, 
less elongate than M. humeralis, sides straighter than in M. thoracicus. 
Dorsal surface. Antennae as in M. thoracicus, Head similar to that of M, thoracicus, but 
labrum more strongly emarginate anteriorly; head broader and macropunctures larger and 
deeper than in M. humeralis. Pronotum convex, shape approximately as in M. humeralis, 
punctures rather larger and deeper than in M. thoracicus or M, humeralis; microsculpture 
strong, clearly visible at 25 x magnification. Scutellum shining, bearing scattered small, deep 
punctures. Elytra (Figs. 46,55) very convex, short, sides almost parallel, widest at about two 
thirds distance from base. Shoulder prominent, right-angled, narrowly rounded. Epipleural 
carinae run back from shoulder almost straight for about half the distance to apex, and then 
converge in a broad curve to apex. Submarginal channel broad and deeply defined from 
shoulder to beyond mid-length with epipleural carina reflexed vertically outside it for the 
same distance. Basal carina distinct, raised, extending from shoulder to base of first primary 
costa. Elytral punctures much larger and deeper than in M. thoracicus or M, humeralis, 
