142 Transactions. 



The following numbers indicate species that must be transferred from 

 Acalles to this genus : 2570, 2571, 2572, and 2936. 



3324. Allanalcis ignealis sp. nov. 



Opaque, piceous ; squamosity dense and variegate, for the most part 

 bright rufous, the thorax with a few scattered white scales, on the elytra 

 there are a few small blackish spots, the largest being close to the hind 

 thighs, in line with these, pale greyish-blue, and more slender, squamae 

 are somewhat concentrated but do not reach the suture, the apical de- 

 clivity is also a little variegated but paler than the disc ; the short suberect 

 setae vary from greyish to black, and are most conspicuous on the legs ; 

 antennae and tarsi rufescent ; the hinder pairs of femora are darker than 

 the anterior. 



Rostrum rather shorter than thorax, slightly elevated but not distinctly 

 carinate along the middle ; thickly squamose except near the apex, which 

 is punctate and bears only a few fine setae. Thorax widest at the base, a 

 little broader than long, its anterior half shghtly but not at all abruptly 

 narrowed, closely and moderately coarsely punctured. Elytra feebly in- 

 curved at the base, of the same width as thorax there, broader and rounded 

 before the middle, obliquely narrowed and deflexed behind ; they are 

 seemingly striate-punctate, the true sculpture, however, is hidden by the 

 squamosity. 



A beautiful insect, somewhat similar to A. formosus (2936), which is 

 rather smaller, with the rostrum flatter, the base of the elytra slightly 

 •exceeding that of the thorax in breadth, and with the 3rd interstices some- 

 what elevated. In A. ignealis the eyes appear more obliquely oval, owing 

 partly to their being encroached upon in front by the red scales. 



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



Erua. I found my specimen amongst decaying leaves on the ground 

 in January, 1910. 



3325. Allanalcis oculatus sp. nov. 



Convex, broadly oval, opaque ; piceous, femora fuscous, tibiae fusco- 

 Tufous, antennae and tarsi rufescent ; squamosity testaceous, much darker 

 •on the rostrum, mingled with a few erect setiform squamae. 



Rostrum broad, rather shorter than thorax, coarsely punctate, with 

 fine setae only at the extremity. Thorax quite a third broader than long, 

 in front narrowed to half the width of the base, moderately coarsely and 

 closely punctured. Elytra short and broad, but little longer than thorax, 

 and at the base scarcely exceeding it in width, their sides rounded, nmch 

 Jiarrowed and vertical behind. 



Legs normal, bearing coarse greyish setae. Scape short, subclavate at 

 the extremity ; 2nd joint of funiculus quite the length of the 1st, 3rd 

 slightly longer than broad, 5-7 moniliform and transverse, 7th broader 

 than 6th. 



A rather short and broad species, the sides of the elytra evenly and 

 -broadly rounded, the vestiture hardly at all variegated. The eyes are more 

 Totundate and approximated above than in any other species, and con- 

 sequently form a good differentiating feature. 



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



Maketu, Hunua Range. A single example found amongst decaying 

 leaves on the ground. 



