1200 COLEOPTERA 



2124. H. gregalis, ^'-s. Fuscous, legs and tarsi fusco-testaceous, 

 claws black, antenna and front of rostrum rufescent ; squamosity 

 dense, variegate, for the most part of the same colour as the legs, 

 paler on the h-umeral region and on a linear space on the middle of 

 the thorax, \Yhich, however, bears darker scales than the hind-body ; 

 setse line, grey ; scape with infuscate setse and short hair-like scales ; 

 femora squamose and setose, tibise setose. 



This species differs from H. scevus thus : Rostrum broadly 

 bisulcate ; antennce more slender; thorax more contracted at base, 

 and possibly differently sculptured; scutellum distinct; elytral in- 

 terstices convex ; tarsi more slender ; eyes almost touching the 

 thorax. In appearance it somewhat resembles Catoptcs obliqiii- 

 signatus. 



Length (rost. inch), 2-| lines ; breadth, quite 1 line. 



One example, from the same source as the others. 



Inophloeus. 



2125. I. nodifer, n.s. Elongate, slightly convex, opaque, 

 obscure-black, tarsi and antemite rufescent ; sparingly clothed with 

 vellowish-grey scales and short coarse setae. 



Piostrum rather short, not perceptibly carinate. Thorax about 

 as long as broad, moderately rounded laterally, vaguely and broadly 

 impressed before the middle ; its sculpture fine, close, and ill-defined. 

 Scutcllum distinct. Elytra oblong-oval, shoulders rounded ; apex 

 perpendicular, and surmounted by two contiguous horizontal pro- 

 tuberances proceeding from the suture ; finely striate-punctate, 

 third and fifth interstices rather broader than the others, not 

 elevated and not forming nodosities, interstitial sculpture similar to 

 that of thorax. 



An easily-recognised species, owing to the sutural nodosities and 

 simple apices of the elytra ; the eyes are rather round ; posterior 

 corbels extremely narrowly cavernous. The antennas are elongate, 

 the scape reaches the hind margin of the eye, first and second joints 

 of funiculus equally long. Scrobes deep in front, rapidly becoming 

 shallow and quite obsolete towards the eyes. Its nearest ally is 

 I. rJiesus. 



Length (rost. inch), 4^; breadth, 1^ lines. 



Lake Tekapo. One example, found by Mr. T. F. Cheesemau. 



2126. I. alacer^ ".s. Elongate- oblong, subdepressed above ; 

 pale-fuscous, closely covered with small greyish and almost testa- 

 ceous (pale-brown) scales, and a few short squamiforni setse, tarsi 

 pale reddish-chestnut, funiculus red. 



Ilostrum rather shorter than thorax, the median carina more 

 distinct than the lateral ones. Scaioe opaque, setose, reaching front 

 of thorax, first and second joints of funiculus equal, elongate, club 

 long and narrow. Thorax scarcely longer than broad, broadest 

 before the middle, much rounded towards the front, narrowed be- 

 liind ; grooved along the middle from base to apex, uneven, with 

 about six or seven depressions on the disc but none in front. No 



