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Length (rostrum inclusive), 5 mm. ; breadth, 1| mm. 

 Silverstream. One individual from the collection of Mr. H. W^ 

 Himmonds. A rather narrow, almost concolorous species. 



3306. Hoplocneme vicina sp. nov. Hoplocneine White, Man. N.Z. 



Coleopt., p. 461. 



Shining, sparingly clothed with slender grey setae ; head and rostrum 

 black, thorax piceous, the elytra and femora piceo-rufous, anterior tibiae 

 and the tarsi infuscate, antennae nigrescent but with the intermediate 

 joints of the funiculus reddish. 



Rostrum moderately dilated near the extremity, finely punctate. Head 

 oblong, nearly double the width of the beak, a little impressed between 

 the large prominent eyes, moderately coarsely punctate, and transversely 

 rugose. Thorax of about equal length and breadth, gradually narrowed 

 anteriorly and slightly constricted near the apex ; it is transversely rugose 

 and punctate. Scutellum nude, not smooth. Elytra oblong, nearly double 

 the width of thorax, with a pair of distinctly setose nodosities in line wit'i 

 the hind thighs, the humeral angles smooth and slightly elevated, the disc 

 is slightly impressed before the middle, its punctation distinct and seriate, 

 but the sutural series become sulciform behind ; in each puncture there 

 is a fine greyish seta similar to those on the head and thorax. 



There is but a single similar species (2166) ; both are rendered con- 

 spicuous by the short, broad hind-body. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 4| mm. ; breadth, 1| mm. 



Mount Dennan, Tararua Range. A single damaged specimen found 

 by Mr. A. O'Connor. Perhaps only a local variety of 2166. 



3307. Pactola nitidula sp. nov. Pactola Pascoe, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 465. 



Elongate, moderately convex, shining ; rufo-castaneous, sparingly clothed 

 with suberect elongate greyish squamae. 



Rostrum obviously shorter than thorax and narrower than the head, 

 subparallel, only slightly dilated in front, opaque, indistinctly sculptured. 

 Scrobes just visible above. Head almost as broad as the thorax, as long 

 as the rostrum, indistinctly punctate. Eyes prominent, longitudinally oval, 

 widely separated from each other, and distant from the thorax. Scape 

 inserted near the apex, attaining the back of the eye, slender, slightly 

 curved and thickened towards the extremity, glabrous and fulvescent. 

 Funiculus finely pubescent, basal joint long and stout, of about the same 

 length as joints 2-5 united, 2nd small, 7th rather closely applied to the 

 base of the large oblong-oval club. Thorax subcylindric, slightly longer 

 than broad, a little constricted before the middle, base and apex truncate, 

 not tuberculate, moderately coarsely and closely punctured. Scutellum 

 small. Elytra thrice the length, and at the base nearly double the width 

 of the thorax, considerably narrowed near the extremity ; they are rather 

 convex behind the middle, deeply punctate-striate, with narrow, somewhat 

 convex interstices ; the 4th-7th become confluent on top of the apical 

 declivity. Posterior femora strongly clavate, and armed with an elongate 

 tooth ; the corresponding tibiae very much curved. 



P. humeralis (2924) has oviform elytra, which at the base scarcely ex- 

 ceed the thorax in width. P. demissa more nearly resembles this species 



5— Trans. 



