122 Transactions. 



Group Erirhinidae. 



3292. Erirhinus titahensis sp. iiov. Erirhinus Schocnlierr, Man. N.Z. 

 Ooleopt., p. 449. 



Subovate, sliglitly nitid ; rostrum and antennae fulvescent, the legs 

 and elytra testaceous ; these latter with irregular reddish marks ; thorax 

 rufescent ; sparingly clothed with yellowish-grey setae, which are coarser 

 on the sides of the thorax than on the elytra, where they are suberect and 

 slender. 



Rostrum arched, parallel, moderately slender, as long as thorax ; smooth 

 along the middle, punctate at the sides. Eyes subdepressed. Thorax 

 about a' third broader than long, without ocular lobes, base and apex 

 truncate, its sides moderately rounded and rather more, yet gradually, 

 narrowed in front than behind ; its punctation as close but coarser 

 than that of the head ; near the apex there is a transverse impression. 

 Scutellum fuscous. Elytra nearly thrice the length of thorax and a httle 

 wider than it is at the L'ase, their sides very gently curved ; they are 

 punctate -striate, with feebly rugose interstices ; the 3rd are acutely bent 

 outwards at the apices ; the three outside these are shortened, and appear 

 slightly elevated just below the top of the posterior declivity. 



Underside shining, rufous, Avith some depressed grey setae. Prosteruum 

 a little incurved in front. Mesosternum with a few distinct punctures. 

 Metasternum finely transversely wrinkled. Abdomen finel)^ and distantly 

 punctured, the 5th segment more closely and with an indistinct median 

 fovea ; 2nd about as long as the 1st, but shorter than the 3rd and 4th 

 conjointly. 



Femora stout and clavate but not distinctly dentate underneath. 

 Tibiae short and stout, not quite straight, slightly mucronate at the inner 

 extremity. Tarsi finely setose, their 3rd joint dilated and bilobed, claws 

 thickened at the base. 



Scape inserted near the apex, and reaching backwards to the eye. 

 Basal joint of funiculus manifestly longer and thicker than the 2nd, 3rd 

 but little longer than broad, joints 4-7 moniliform ; club oblong-oval. 



Most nearly resembles E. acceptus (1251), but narrower, and without the 

 interrupted fuscous fascia between the posterior femora and other dark 

 spots. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 2| mm. ; breadth, quite 1 mm. 



Titahi Bay, Wellington. Two specimens from Mr. A. O'Connor. 



3293. Erirhinus oleariae sp. nov. 



Subopaque, rufo-castaneous, elytra more flavescent, legs and antennae 

 testaceous, club infuscate ; elytra covered with distinct elongate depressed 

 greyish setae, the head and thorax with a few slender yellow ones disposed 

 transversely. 



Rostrum arched, parallel, rather longer than thorax, about half the 

 width of the head, with indistinct grooves and punctures. Thorax about 

 a third broader than long, its sides rounded, the apex narrower than the 

 base and sUghtly constricted ; its punctation, like that of the head, dis- 

 tinct yet moderately fine and not very close. Scutellum distinct. Elytra 

 oblong-oval, wider than thorax at the base, and nearly thrice its length ; 

 they are somewhat indistinctly seriate-punctate on the dorsum and sub- 

 striate behind ; interstices plane, finely punctured, and with a sUght 

 swelling of the 3rd and 4th on top of the apical declivity. 



