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it is at the base, the humeri oblique, behind these the sides are nearly 

 straight, but are rather abruptly narrowed near the extremity ; they are 

 rather finely striate-punctate ; 3rd interstices slightly and obtusely ele- 

 vated, but not projecting, at the base, only minutely at the middle, and, 

 like the 5th, terminating on top of the declivity as nodiform but not very 

 prominent elevations, the 5th being smaller, the suture is obtusely raised 

 towards the extremity. 



Tibiae slightly flexuous, the anterior mucronate. Scape thick, 

 gradually incrassate, setose ; 2nd joint of funiculus as long and almost 

 as stout as the 1st, 5-7 equal and quite moniliform ; club elongate-ovate, 

 triarticulate, minutely and densely pubescent. 



Scrobes visible in front, directed downwards, but not attaining the eyes. 

 Posterior corbels simple. Ocular lobes only slightly developed. 



The bluish specks seen amongst the darker scales on the hind-body 

 will serve as a good differentiating character. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 4 mm. ; breadth. If mm. 



Wairiri, Kaikoura. Unique. Another of Mr. W. L. Wallace's dis- 



3275. Brachyolus varius sp. nov. 



Subopaque, densely covered with depressed variegated scales, and sholt 

 erect white and fuscous setae ; the squamae for the most part are of a pale 

 coppery brown, there are, however, several blackish spots on the thorax 

 and hind-body ; on the former there is usually a central greyish spot, on 

 the latter the grey scales and setae are somewhat concentrated near the 

 top of the apical declivity, they also form a few specks on the dorsum ; 

 legs also a little variegate, the scape dull, funiculus fusco-rufous, terminal 

 joint of the tarsi paler. 



Rostrum thick, nearly half the length of thorax, a little dilated in front, 

 depressed at the base, not perceptibly ridged. Thorax slightly broader 

 than long, a little wider before the middle than it is elsewhere ; with an 

 indistinct median groove, but without other well-marked inequalities ; its 

 punctation entirely hidden. Scutellum small, grey. Elytra hardly a fourth 

 longer than broad, their sides almost straight, vertical and much narrowed 

 behind, their shoulders evidently wider than the base of thorax ; striate- 

 punctate, 3rd interstices slightly elevated, 5th less so, blackish and sub- 

 nodiform on the summit of the posterior declivity, but not projecting at 

 the base. 



Underside densely covered with depressed pale squamae and numerous 

 slender setae, so that the punctation is not discernible. Prosternum deeply 

 incurved in front. Basal ventral segment slightly longer than the meta- 

 sternum, subtruncate between the coxae, its hind suture oblique from the 

 sides to the middle, the 5th with a pair of punctiform impressions. 



Scrobes open above, subapical, and almost foveiform. Ocular lobes 

 moderately developed. Scape stout, gradually incrassate, and attaining 

 the back of the eye, which is nearly contiguous to the thorax. Funiculus 

 with dark setae, its 2nd joint about as long as the 1st, 3rd scarcely longer 

 than 4th, joints 4-7 moniliform. 



B. labeculatus has a larger and broader thorax, the shoulders are 

 obliquely narrowed, and the serial punctures are less distinct. 0. posticalis 

 has very different sculpture and a longer rostrum. These are the only 

 similar species. 



