6H COLBOPTBRA. 



5th closely ruposely granulate, slightly raised hchiiid at each side' of the 

 middle, with the setae rather more concentrated there; (ith punctate; the 

 liasal segment hroadly medially impressed, r'f'f* . jp ^ j| fe | 



Length (rostrum incl.), 10-1 ii lines ; breadth, 3^-4 hnes. f> i K ^" ► 

 Mount tjuoin. Wellington. Discovered on Asteliae, at an elevation of 

 .'i.OOO ft., l\v Mr. A. O'("onnor. after whom this handsome species has been 

 named. 



<Jr0UJ< PjRIRHINID.VK. 



.'U36. XerostygnuSjpullus sp. nov. Gen., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., .lul\. 

 1903. 



Elongate, slightly convex, subopa(|ue, obscure rufo-piceous, tibiae and 

 antennae ferruginous ; irregularly and sparingly clothed with flat yellowish- 

 grey scales. 



Utistrum moderately stout. ])arallcl. punctate and indistinctly tricarinate 

 behind the antennae, with a short groove between these latter, slightly 

 broader and finely punctate in front : it is almost nude. Ilcnd just the 

 length of the eyes, nearly double the width of the rostrum, closely punctate. 

 Thorax about a fifth broader than long, slightly constricted in front, its 

 sides moderately rounded ; it is distinctly and closely punctured, more 

 iinely and closely near the base, more sparingly and somewhat rufescent 

 in front, with an almost smooth line on the middle, the squamae somewhat 

 concentrated at the sides. Scutelhiin conve.x, oviform, closely punctate. 

 Elytra oblong, nari'owed lichind, shoulders oblitjue. they are evidently 

 broader than the thorax and nearly tlu'ice its length, the posterior declivitv 

 not at all abrupt ; they are rather finely pujictate-striate ; the interstices 

 are nearly plane, closely and finely sculptured, the 5th moderately elevated 

 behind and terminating abruptly near the extremity, but not definitely 

 nodiform there. 



Tibiae fiexuous, mucronate. the hind ])airs minutely calcarate at the 

 outer extremity, more or less sparingly denticulate along the front or inner 

 edge, and, like the femora, bearing decumbent setae. Scape moderatelv 

 slender, subdavate at the extremity, not attaining the eye. Fumculus 

 finely setose, basal joint longer than 2nd, both elongate-obconical, 4- fi 

 almost as long as they are broad, 7th sUghtly larger. 



Underside like that of A', binodulus ; both males. 



The persistent dense squamosity of the typical species, and the presence 

 '»f distinct serial setae on tlie clytral interstices, distinguish it at a glance. 



g . Length (rostrum inch), 3| lines ; breadth, 1 line. 



Waimarino. .Fanuary, 1909. My specimen was found on the swampy 

 ojien plain under a short l)oard. 



MM. Aneuma erubescens s}). nov. Gen., Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 455. 



Convex, nitid. red. elytra and legs casta neo-rufous, antennae fulvescent. 

 <lub opaque and densely ])ube.s( out ; it is sparingly clothed with slender, 

 suberect. yellowish ])ube.scen( e. 



Rostrum moderately .stout, arched, parallel, rather longer than thorax, 

 finely almost seriately ])unctate. but with very few j)unctures along the 

 middle. Ihad more distinctly punctured. Scape inserted before the middle, 

 it attains the front of the eye. very gradually and slightly incrassate. 

 Fttniculus sparingly and finely setose, grey on the basal joint, darker beyond 



