OF NEW ZEALAND. 7^5 



1284. A. canescens, n.s. Piceous, moderately shining; legs 

 infuscate-red, tarsi red, antenncc yellowish-red. 



Rostrum moderately long and stout, quadri-sulcate at the base, more 

 or less finely punctured anteriorly, the intervals between the punctures 

 with very fine aciculate impressions, and sparingly squamose. Prothorax 

 about as long as broad, widest behind its middle part, constricted 

 anteriorly ; its surface closely and deeply punctured, and covered with 

 round greyish scales and coarse upright setaj. Elytra short, broader than 

 thorax behind the shoulders, rounded laterally, narrowed and declivous 

 behind ; their stria; have deep oblong punctures in them, and they are 

 entirely covered with round greyish scales and coarse erect setae. Legs 

 stout, clothed with coarse grey seta3. Antennce inserted at the middle, 

 moderately elongate ; chib rather densely clothed with yellowish 

 pubescence. 



A rather broad, moderately-convex species, rather abruptly contracted 

 at the middle. 



Length (rost. inch), \\ ; breadth, quite \ line. 



My two specimens were taken at Parua. 



1285. A. arctUS, «.^. Ct^/o/^r fusco-rufous ; legs and rostrum red, 

 the latter more or less piceous ; antenna fulvous and glossy ; body rather 

 narrow, convex, depressed, and contracted in its middle part, and clothed 

 with yellowish-grey deciduous scales and erect setae. 



Rostrum rather robust, nearly nude, quadri-sulcate behind, punctulate 

 in front. Prothorax ovate, apex obtusely rounded, slightly depressed and 

 constricted anteriorly, widest behind the middle, considerably longer than 

 broad ; coarsely and rugosely punctured, and covered with soft, yellowish 

 and dark-grey scales, and a few coarse erect seta;. Elytra obovate, not 

 exceeding the thorax in breadth at the base, and but little broader than it 

 before the middle, where they arc widest ; they are rather abruptly narrowed 

 just behind the posterior femora, but not greatly, so that the apex itself is 

 rather broad ; the suture is depressed towards the base ; their two sutural 

 stria;, which attain the ai)ex, are deep, and their punctuation not very 

 evident ; the others are rather shallow, with more obvious punctures, and 

 unite in pairs; the fourth and fifth are so abbreviated that the space 

 between them does not extend far beyond the hind thigh ; the soft scales 

 with which they are provided are easily rubbed oflf, and until that has been 

 done the sculpture cannot be determined. Legs robust, particularly the 

 femora, clothed with coarse pale-grey setce. 



Somewhat like DoUchoscelis denotans in contour, but differing struc- 

 turally. The afitentuE are inserted at the middle of the rostrum. 



Length (rost. excl.), i line ; breadth, \. 



Described from one example found near Whangarei Harbour. 



1286. A. vafrum, n.s. This species closely approaches A. arctus 

 in form, &c., but is smaller, with a shorter thorax and much less convex 

 elytra, not dilated near the middle ; the colour and clothing of both are 

 almost identical ; but in the present one the elytral sculpture is essentially 

 diflcrcnt, the striae being equally impressed and punctured, and none 

 unusually abbreviated. 



Length (rost. inch), i line ; breadth, quite \. 

 INIy two specimens were found near Parua. 

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