Broun. — Neiv Genera and Species of Coleoj^tera. 99 



line, elsewhere rather closely but not coarsely punctured. Scutellum small. 

 Elytra a little incurved at the base, broader than thorax there, almost 

 thrice its length, not vertical behind ; with short basal striae near the 

 suture, seriate-punctate elsewhere. 



Legs finely setose ; tibiae flexuous, the anterior curved at the extremity, 

 the others expanded there, posterior corbels narrowly truncate and with 

 double cilia externally. 



Underside blackish, covered with elongate grey scales and setae. Basal 

 ventral segment flat and, in the middle, longer than 2nd, which is hardly 

 as long as the 3rd and 4th combined ; 5th obconical, irregularly and closely 

 punctate, rufescent and strongly rounded at the extremity, the supple- 

 mentary segment quite exposed, with broad margins. Metasternum broadly 

 depressed behind. 



In Sharp's N. griseolus the elytra have fine, simple striae. N. albicans 

 (781), which also belongs to this genus, has striate-punctate elytra, and 

 chestnut-red legs and antennae. These are the nearest species. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 6 mm. ; breadth, quite 2 mm. 



Waipori. A pair forwarded by Mr. A. O'Connor from Mr. H. Hamilton's 

 collection. 



3262. Tigones rugosa sp. nov. Tigones Broun, Man. N.Z. Coleopt,, 

 p. 855 = Protophormus Sharp, p. 1178. 



Opaque, dark fusco-piceous, densely covered with depressed dull coppery 

 squamae and rather lighter slender setae ; on the apical declivity the scales 

 are paler and brighter, some being slightly viridescent ; the tarsi, scape, 

 and club are dark obscure fusco-rufous, the funiculus more shining and 

 rufescent. 



Rostrum a third shorter than thorax, moderately pterygiate, nearly 

 plane along the middle. Head broadly impressed between the eyes, with 

 a shining narrow angular bare spot behind. Eyes distant from the thorax 

 by less than their own length. Thorax very slightly longer than broad, 

 a little narrowed beliind the middle ; its surface slightly unlevel and irre- 

 gularly rugose, its punctation hidden by the squamae. Scutellum oblong, 

 grey. Elytra more than double the length of thorax and evidently broader 

 than it is at the base, their apical portion vertical ; they are seriate- 

 punctate along the middle, more coarsely and irregularly at the sides, but 

 without distinct sculpture on the declivity ; the 3rd interstices are elevated 

 at the base, and again behind the middle, and terminate as large nearly 

 horizontal prominences on top of the declivity ; the 5th also are somewhat 

 raised from before the middle backwards, but do not extend as far back 

 as the 3rd, and are less prominent ; the apices are simple. 



Tibiae flexuous, with grey setae. Funiculus fully the length of the 

 scape, 2nd joint as long as the 1st. Club normal. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 7 mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Mount Arthur. Mr. H. W. Simmonds. 



Var. Fein. — Vestiture paler and brighter, but not viridescent behind. 

 Rostrum a little longer, with a slight central carina. Thorax not rugose, 

 a little shorter. Scutellum rather broader. Elytra with more definite 

 punctures, each with a minute grey scale, apices not prolonged. 



Dr. Sharp's Protophormus robustus (2091) is nearly related, but the apices 

 of the elytra are prolonged, and the 7th interstices apparently are some- 

 what nodiform behind. 1 have not seen it as yet. 



