188 Transactions. 



E. setiger, Sharp. 934. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 523. 



Slender, narrow, very opaque, with depressed setse. 



Thorax without the obvious depression along the middle as in 1550, 

 its punctuation obsolete. Elytra punctate-striate, but not very distinctly 

 so. Scrobes small and indistinct. 



Length, 2J mm. 



Tairua. 



E. rostralis, sp. nov. 



Elongate, subdepressed, opaque, fusco-rufous, fhorax rufo-piceous, an- 

 tenufe and tarsi clear dark red, clothed with slender yellow conspicuous 

 setae. 



Rostrum shorter than thorax, arched, nearly parallel, dull pitchy-red, 

 the basal portion and the head with moderate shallow punctures and rugose, 

 its frontal portion with finer indistinct punctures, nowhere quite smooth. 

 Scape flexuous, medially inserted, and reaching beyond the back of the eye. 

 Joints 3-5 of funiculus moniliform. Thorax broadly but not deeply im- 

 pressed along the middle, the punctuation there quite distinct and rather 

 close, finer in front. Scutellum small, rounded, with a distinct central 

 puncture. Elytra indistinctly punctate-striate, interstices minutely sculp- 

 tured and rugose. 



On comparison with each of the described species I find that the rostrum 

 is different. The thoracic punctures are quite definite. 



Length, If lines ; breadth, quite | line. 



Otago. One. 



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Agrilochilus, Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 520. 



Body linear, narrowed anteriorly, depressed, opaque, closely sculptured, 

 apparently minutely asperate, rather thickly covered with short slender setae. 



Rostrum as long as thorax, arched, moderately slender, subparallel, 

 very gradually and slightly narrowed towards the extremity. Scrobes 

 elongate, and extending towards the lower part of the eyes. Scape mode- 

 rately stout and elongate, a little curved, inserted between the middle and 

 the apex, and attaining the eye. Funiculus very slender, its basal joint, 

 however, evidently thicker and longer than the following ones, 2nd longer 

 than 3rd, narrowed behind, joints 3-5 laxly articulated and bead-like. Club 

 broadly ovate. Head abruptly broader than the rostrum, porrect but not 

 elongate. Eyes situated in front, not convex above, more so below, where 

 their greatest bulk is. Thorax gradually narrowed towards the front, only 

 slightly constricted there, feebly bisinuate at the base. Scutellum small. 

 Elytra very elongate and parallel, base biarcuate towards the suture, with 

 simple apices. Female antennae medially inserted. Legs of moderate 

 length and thickness ; tibite with rather small hooks. Tarsi slender, 3rd 

 joint with short lobes. 



Underside flat, distinctly and closely but not at all deeply punctured, 

 finely setose. Prosternum angularh^ impressed in front, the coxae dis- 

 tinctly yet only slightly separated. Mesosternum moderate, the coxal 

 cavities large and obliquely prolonged forwards. Metasternum very elongate 

 yet shorter than the abdomen, the posterior coxae hardly any further apart 

 than the luiddle pair. Basal 2 ventral segments with one continuous broad 

 depression along the middle, the terminal with a small fovea. 



Abundantly distinct from all our New Zealand genera, as the first part 

 of its description, of itself, clearly demonstrates. 



