Broun. — New Genera and Species of Coleoptera. 107 



posterior widely, separated. Mentum large, nearly filling the buccal cavity, 

 curvedly narrowed backwards. Palpi minute. 



This cannot be made to accord structurally with any of our genera. 

 The European Otiorhynchus is at once separable by its strongly pterygiate 

 rostrum and elongate scape. The posteriorly attenuate hind-body is more 

 like that of the subantaretic Catodryobius vestitus. 



3273. Getopsephus acuminatus sp. nov. 



Black, moderately nitid ; sparingly clothed with inconspicuous scales, 

 which are nearly as dark as the derm itself, and also with slender straw- 

 coloured setae that are most numerous behind. 



Rostrum irregularly punctate, with a rather broad, nearly smooth, 

 median ridge, and a broad groove along each side of it ; the triangular 

 apical portion is distinctly marked off. Head finely but not closely 

 punctured, with an interocular fovea. Thorax a fifth broader than long, 

 a little wider before the middle than at the base ; with an angular median 

 impression near the front, where it is finely punctured ; behind that part 

 and at the sides the surface becomes somewhat asperate with coarse, 

 irregular, but not definitely tubercular sculpture. Elytra nearly thrice the 

 length of the thorax, much narrowed and declivous behind, their sides very 

 slightly rounded and somewhat inflexed ; they are regularly striate- 

 punctate, quite coarsely towards the sides, but rather indistinctly behind ; 

 the discoidal interstices are nearly plane, there being only a slight elevation 

 of the 3rd at the base. 



Underside nigrescent, with some pale bluish-green and light-coppery 

 scales and depressed flavescent setae. Basal ventral segment broadly 

 impressed. 



S. Length (rostrum inclusive), 11 mm. ; breadth, 4| mm. 



Bold Peak, Wakatipu. My specimen was found at an elevation of 

 5,500 ft. by Mr. H. Hamilton. 



06s.— Since the foregoing description was compiled, a female specimen, 

 in the possession of Mr. A. O'Connor, was submitted for inspection. It 

 exhibits the following differences : The surface is covered with small, 

 depressed, rotundate squamae, which are mostly infuscate grey, but inter- 

 mingled with these, on the thorax especially, there are others of metallic 

 lustre, some being viridescent and others of a pale-coppery hue. The 

 rostrum is rather longer, and its central keel is cariniform. The thorax is 

 only very slightly uneven. It measures 6 by 1^ lines. 



3274. Brachyolus labeculatus sp. nov. Bmchyolus White, Man. N.Z. 



Coleopt., pp. 432, 1194. 



Opaque, fuscous, legs obscure fusco-rufous, tarsi and funiculus lighter; 

 thorax densely covered with pale greyish-brown squamae ; on the elytra 

 they are much darker at the sides than near the suture, and on the disc 

 are intermingled with some pale greyish-blue ones ; the setae, though 

 not very coarse, are conspicuous, being quite white. 



Rostrum about half the length of the thorax, nearly plane along tht 

 middle, but at the base on an abruptly lower level than the broader head. 

 Eyes oblique, oval, not prominent. Thorax slightly broader than long, 

 widest and obtusely promment before the middle, with an indefinite linear 

 median impression which becomes more distinct at the base ; no punctures 

 are visible. Elytra quite double the length of thorax, a little broader than 



