Broun. — New Genera and Species of Coleoj^tera. 141 



Legs densely squamose, the femora angulate underneath, their basal 

 portion and the middle of the tibiae are nigrescent. Antennae slender, 

 their insertion subapical, scape only slightly thickened towards the 

 extremity ; basal two joints of the funiculus elongate, the 2nd slightly 

 longer than 1st, 3rd and 4th oblong, the 7th rather broader than 6th ; 

 club oblong-oval, triarticulate. 



Underside black, with a few pale testaceous scales, basal two ventral 

 segments coarsely punctate. 



Rostral canal with strongly elevated posterior borders, terminating -in 

 front of the intermediate coxae, quite cavernous there. Metasternum 

 very short, so that the middle coxae are only slightly separated from the 

 posterior pair. Basal ventral segment quite double the length of the 2nd, 

 which is vertical behind, 3rd and 4th very short. 



Entomologists can hardly fail to recognize this species, which, though 

 not agreeing exactly with the type of this genus, cannot be satisfactorily 

 located in any other. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 6 mm. ; breadth, 3 mm. 



Titahi Bay, near Wellington. Unique. This is another of the numerous 

 njvelties in Mr. A. O'Connor's collection. 



Allanalcis gen. nov. 



Body compact, convex, widest just behind the middle, not tuberculate, 

 densely squamose. 



Thorax conical, obtusely produced anteriorly, truncate at base, with 

 out ocular lobes. 8cutellum absent. Elytra cordate or broadly obovate, 

 of the same width as thorax at the base, vertical behind. 



Rostrum rather shorter than thorax, but little arched, slightly narrowed 

 medially. Scrobes not visible above, beginning at the middle and pro- 

 longed to the lower part of the eyes. Scape very short and incrassate, 

 hardly attaining the front of the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate, twice the 

 length of the scape, basal joint stout, obconical, 2nd slender and elongate, 

 quite as long as the 1st, joints 3-7 gradually thickened, 7th transverse. 

 Club unsymmetrical, oblong-oval, quadriarticulate, its basal joint large, 

 the others small and indistinct. Eyes coarsely faceted, subrotuudate or 

 oval, situated on the upper surface, and therefore more approximated 

 above than in Acalles. 



Femora unarmed, long and thick. Tibiae uncinate, more or less curved 

 inwardly. Tarsi setose underneath, 3rd joint densely so, broadly ex- 

 panded, double the width of the basal ones, not perceptibly lobate, deeply 

 excavate above, entire below ; terminal joint not projecting more than 

 half of its length beyond the 3rd, with small claws. 



Pectoral canal deep and broad, extending to beyond the anterior coxae, 

 limited behind by the elevated semicircular border of the mesosternum, 

 and deeply cavernous there. Metasternum short. Basal ventral segment 

 broadly rounded or subtruncate between the coxae, as long, or nearly so, 

 as the remaining four combined, its apical suture nearly or quite straight ; 

 2nd but little longer than the abbreviated 3rd or 4th, 5th as long as the 

 preceding two taken together. 



The short thick scape, unlobed 3rd tarsal joint, the form and position of 

 the eyes, and the abdominal structure are sufficiently good characters for 

 separation from Acalles and its immediate allies. All the species are small, 

 rare, and terrestrial. 



