1883.] 67 



squamoso, rostro ante antennas nudo mih-lcevigato ; protlwrace elongato, 

 rugoso ; elgfris interstitiis alternis, 3°, 5°, et 7°, plus minusve hreviter 

 vageque costatis, laterihus ad humeris vix angulatim prominulis. 



Long., excl. rost., Gh mm. ; rostri, 3^ mm. 



Rostrum curved, deflexed, above the antennae rugose and clothed with pale 

 scales, below the antennse bare. Antenna? with elongate scape, which does not quite 

 equal in length the funiculus, second and third joints very elongate, the following 

 joints gradually shorter, but even the eighth elongate, club elongate, slender, acu- 

 minate, evidently three-jointed. Thorax sub-globose, but rather longer than broad, 

 very densely and coarsely sculptured, and bearing numerous pale scales. Elytra 

 elongate, with series of coarse punctures, which, however, are not distinct, the 

 surface being rather uneven, and bearing a clothing of scales, apparently easily 

 removed ; at each side, just behind the shoulder, there is a slight angular promi- 

 nence ; they are much declivous behind, and on the curved portion the suture is 

 somewhat elevated, the third interstice is a little elevated near the base, and again 

 about the middle, the fifth interstice is more evenly elevated, but the elevation does 

 not extend to the base or the extremity, and the seventh interstice is slightly elevated 

 from the sub-humeral projection backwards. The legs are elongate and clothed with 

 scales and hairs, the tarsi with hairs alone. 



The specimen o£ this insect sent to me by Mr. Helms as No. 229 

 was found in the same locality as Clypeorhynchus gracilipes, viz., 

 Mouri Creek. 



DORTTOMUS ELEGANS, n. Sp. 



Angustulus,fuJvo-testaceus, opacus, squamosus, squamulis pallidis, 

 elytris pone medium fascia valde angulata subnuda, hrunnea ; protliorace 

 cylindrico, elytris angustiore. Long., excl. rost., 3^ mm. 



Rostrum opaque, behind the insertion of antennse with some scales, vertex 

 with a large brown patch on each side ; eyes not prominent. Thorax rather longer 

 than broad, narrow, nearly straight at the sides, rather densely clothed with ptde 

 scales. Elytra narrow, elongate, and parallel at the sides, till near the extremity, 

 clothed at the base with pale scales, a line of these proceeding backwards from each 

 side to the suture, so as to form a V'sl^f^pp^ mark, immediately pi-ecedes a sjJace of 

 darker colour, from which scales are nearly absent, and is very conspicuous ; imme- 

 diately before the apex there is another less definite band of pale scales. The tooth 

 on the anterior femur large. 



I have received two specimens of this very distinct species from 

 Mr. Helms. It will probably prove to be entitled to generic distinc- 

 tion when the New Zealand Erirhini are thoroughly and critically 

 dealt with. 



EUGNOMUS ARGUTUS, n. Sp. 



Angustulus, rufescens, siihtus squamulis alhidis {ad humeros densi- 

 orihus et subochraceis) vestitus ; superne pile depressa vestitus, scutello 



