134. Tratisoctiofis. 



entirely different vestiture, and its chib equals the funiculus in length. AH 

 these are shorter than this species. 



$. Length (rostrum exclusive), 6| mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Wairiri, Kaikoura. A pair found under bark by Mr. W. L. Wallace. 



3313. Acalles conicollis sp. nov. Aealles Schoenherr, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 488. 



Convex, subovate, somewhat nitid ; nigrescent, femora piceous, tibiae 

 fusco-rufous, tarsi and antennae rufescent ; sparingly covered with in- 

 conspicuous, infuscate, elongate squamae, but on the shoulders the scales 

 are quite pallid and form obvious crests. 



Rostrum nearly the length of thorax, slightly arched and medially 

 narrowed, distinctly marked off or constricted at the base ; it is nearly 

 nude, with very few punctures. Thorax conical, about a third broader 

 than long ; rather distantly and not at all coarsely punctured, and bearing 

 very few scales on its basal portion. Scutellum absent. Elytra obconical, 

 Subtruncate and rather broader than thorax at the base, nearly twice 

 its length, alruptly vertical 1 ehind ; they are coarsely seriate-punctate 

 the 3rd interstices have moderately large subapical crests, the 5th with 

 2 smaller ones, the hinder placed near the posterior femora, there are 

 also 3 or 4 at the sides. 



Legs elongate, anterior femora evidently longer than the intermediate ; 

 tibiae uncinate and nearly straight, and with some coarse dark setae ; 

 tarsi elongate, terminal joint as long as the basal, 3rd only moderately 

 expanded and lobed. 



Scape medially inserted, just attaining the eye, shorter than the 

 funiculus, gradually thickened ; 2nd joint of the funiculus elongate, yet 

 shorter than 1st, joints 3-6 nearly equal, 7th broader than 6th ; club oblong- 

 oval, finely pubescent, indistinctly triarticulate. Eyes subrotundate, 

 rather flat. 



A peculiar species, which may be readily identified by the conspicuous 

 pale humeral crests as contrasted with the shining black derm. 



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



Makatote, near Erua. One, found amongst dead leaves collected for 

 me by Mr. W. J. Guinness, March, 1910. 



3314. Acalles eruensis sp. nov, 



Subovate, convex, a little shining ; piceous, antennae and tarsi 

 fulvescent ; covered with yellowish-grey and fuscous squamae, the darker 

 ones most apparent on the thoracic disc and 3rd interstices of the elytra ; 

 there are no setae, the legs being clothed with suberect scales. 



Rostrum broad, subparallel, rather shorter than thorax, slightly arched, 

 coarsely punctate and squamose, but nearly bare at the extremity. Thorax 

 truncate at base, its anterior half moderately, but not very abruptly, 

 contracted and depressed, a little broader than long ; it is moderately 

 coarsely and closely punctured, but with the central space, near the front, 

 more distantly, and somewhat glossy ; the middle of the basal portion 

 is dark, and seems depressed, owing chiefly to the scales being erect at 

 each side of the middle, but there are no crests. Elytra truncate and 

 slightly wider than thorax at the base, their sides gently rounded as far 

 as the hind thighs, from thence much narrowed but not vertical behind, 

 and with the extremity rather broad ; they are reddish and striate- 



