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3121. Tigones philpotti sp. nov. Gen., Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 855. 



Subopaqixe, moderately convex, covered with flat circular squamae of a 

 pale-brown or cinereous hue, those on the sides of the thorax griseous ; be- 

 tween the hind thighs a curved irregular fascia is formed of bluish-grey 

 scales, and odd ones form specks on the dorsum ; the setae on the interstices 

 are suberect, moderately fine, and somewhat testaceous ; legs and antennae 

 obscure fusco-rufous. 



Rostrum and head together of the same length as the thorax, the former 

 broadly but feebly grooved and ridged longitudinally, the latter quite un- 

 impressed, and with paler slightly flavescent scales. Thorax cylindric, of 

 equal length and breadth, truncate in front, its sides only slightly rounded ; 

 apparently closely punctate ; parallel with and near the apex there is a 

 linear impression ; along each side of the middle there is a shallow impres- 

 sion, so that the middle appears to be obtusely ridged and rather darker than 

 the rest of its surface, where the scales are of "a faint coppery hue. ScuteUum 

 oblong, pale. Elytra oblong, nearly twice the width of the thorax, with 

 simple apices ; they are striate-punctate, the punctures not coarse and 

 rather narrow, interstices plane, 3rd and 5th slightly broader than the others. 



Legs covered with scales and setae ; tibiae flexuous, inwardly mucronate 

 at the extremity, the hind pairs denticulate along the inner face, the pos- 

 terior corbels without any external truncature. The scape just reaches the 

 thorax, and is very gradually thickened ; the 2nd joint of the funiculus is 

 more slender and rather shorter than the basal, joints 5-7 are moniliform ; 

 club elongate-oval, triarticulate. 



AUied to T. antennalis. In it, however, the thorax is simple and the 

 elytral apices acuminate. T. cervina has a slight median ridge on the thorax, 

 the 5th elytral interstices are nodose, the apices divergent, and the club is 

 oblong-oval. 



Length (rostrum inch), 2f lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



Titahi Bay, Southland. Mr. A. Philpott. Unique. 



3122. Lyperobates waterworthi sp. nov. Gen., Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1461. 



Suboblong, opaque, piceous, antennae and tarsi obscure castaneo-rufous ; 

 densely covered with decumbent, elongate, tawny squamae, and some 

 scattered setae, which are most conspicuous on the legs. 



Rostrum and head combined of about the same length as the thorax, the 

 former with 2 broad shallow grooves separated by an indistinct ridge, its 

 sculpture indefinite, apparently rugose, it is densely squamose. Scrobes 

 deep, somewhat sinuous, prolonged apically. Eyes prominent, longitudi- 

 nally oval, widely separated above. Sca/pe slightly flexuous, setigerous ; 

 2nd joint of funiculus moderately slender, longer than the basal one, joints 

 3-7 evidently longer than broad, about equal, all narrowed towards the base 

 and bearing fine erect setae ; club elongate, triarticulate, basal joint longest, 

 slender at the base. 2nd subquadrate. the 3rd rather short and acuminate, 

 the pubescence minute. Thorax as long as broad, widest before the middle, 

 somewhat uneven above, with an ill-defined central ridge and i depre3sions ; 

 no distinct punctures are visible, but there are a few shining black granules 

 along the middle ; the apex is truncate. ScuteUum rather small. Elytra 

 suboblong, widest behind the shoulders and in hne with the top of the pos- 

 terior declivity ; the shoulders obhquely narrowed, so that the base hardly 

 exceeds that of the thorax ; they are on a rather higher plane than the 

 thorax, but appear somewhat flattened above ; on each there is an obtuse 



