848 COLEOPTERA 



cordate, of almost the same ^Yiuth as the thorax at the base, humeral 

 angles obsolete, widest before the middle, and considerably narrowed 

 behind ; each with seven fine striae ; the other sculpture concealed 

 by the squamosity, consisting of white, greyish, and fuscous scales ; 

 those of the darkest colour form a much-curved sub-apical fascia, 

 and some spots between the hind thighs. All the tihicB flexuose. 

 Underside pale-brown. 



Length (rost. inch), 2-| lines; breadth, f. 



An individual of this pretty little weevil was sent from Taieri by 

 Mr. Sydney W. Fulton, of Outram. 



Group-OTIORHYNCHID^. 



Trachyphloeus (p- 430). 



1507. T. harioluSj «-S. Sub-ovate, a little shining, squamosa, 

 variegate. 



nostrum stout but narrower than head, reddish, almost concave 

 above ; scrobes cavernose, extending half-way to the eyes. Antenna 

 robust, scape very stout, setigerous, fuscous; funiculus shining, 

 ferruginous, pilose, first joint stout, second nearly as long as, but 

 only half the breadth of, the first, 3-7 transverse, seventh distinctly 

 broader than sixth, club distinct, pubescent. Prothorax broader 

 than long, strongly rounded laterally, constricted in front, rufo-cas- 

 taneous, with irregular punctiform impressions, the spaces between 

 minutely and remotely punctated. Elytra but little broader than 

 thorax, but twice its length ; base arcuated, humeral angles oblique ; 

 punctate-striate, covered with small, flat, chocolate-coloured scales, 

 and a row of coarse setae on each of the interstices, those near the 

 suture and shoulders white. Legs stout, brick-red ; tibiae bent. 



The scape is thicker than in any other New Zealand species ; 

 the thorax, ahr.ost bare and glossy, is so sculptured as to appear as 

 if divided into irregular oviform areas, yet not distinctly granulated. 



Length (rost. inch), if lines; breadth, -f. 



I have only seen one specimen, which was discovered near 

 Dunedin by Mr. T. Chalmer. 



Group-RHYPAROSOMID-S. 



Phrynixus (p- 432). 



1508. p. intricatus, 'z-s. Sub-ovate, rufo-piceous, densely 

 covered with sappy scale-like matter concealing its clothing and 

 sculpture. 



Bostnim as long as thorax, dilated and nearly smooth an- 

 teriorly, tufted in front of the eyes, and with two smaller crests just 

 behind the antennal insertion. Antenna moderately elongate, the 

 scape bearing long bent scales, the two basal joints of the funiculus 

 equally elongate or nearly so, the others increase in thickness, club 

 distinct, ovate, red. Prothorax longer than broad, widest near base, 

 coarsely, but on some parts not closely, punctated, very uneven ; 

 middle of base concave, with ten more or less obvious scaly eleva- 

 tions, three at each side, two basal, and two dorsal. Elytra uneven, 



