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tinct; the sutuial series eoiisists of 8 or D, sonic of tlie otlieis in the 

 middle of only 2 or .'5. 



Legs robust, with fine, short, pale setae; tibiae (ibli(|ucly narrowed 

 near tlie extremity, but not angula,te externally. 



Funiculus elongate, 2nd joint about as long as the 1st but much 

 more slender, the others almost obconical, each rather longer than 

 broad, 7th slightly larger than 6th; club elongate-oval, its basal joint 

 triangular, the next quadrate and i-ather broader, the terminal sub- 

 acuminate. 



In G. nodosus, 2152, tlie nearest ally, the rostrum is without any per- 

 ceptible sculpture, the thorax is less uneven and its punctures are more 

 obviously separated, the elytral series are more regular and less inter- 

 rupted, the elongate nodosities are much less elevated, the posterior ones 

 on G. morostis may be termed tubercles. The coloration is altogether 

 different, and the present species is broader. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 2| mm. ; breadth, fully H mm. 



Otira Goi'ge. One example from Mr. J. H. Lewis. 



(iroup l^lUHHINiDAK. 



3-i52. Erirhinus pectoralis .sp. no v. Erirhinus Hchoenherr, Man. N.Z. 

 Coleopt., p. 449. 



Nitid, sparingly clothed with short, slender, suberect greyish setae; 

 the liead, tliorax, basal portion of elytra, the lower part of their sides, 

 and a short vitta on the 5th interstice behind the middle of each elytron 

 more or less rufo-fuscous; the rest of the elytra and the legs testaceous; 

 lostrum and antennae fusco-fulvous. 



Rostrum njoderately arched and slender, parallel, rather longer than 

 tlie thorax, nearly smooth along the middle, the lateral sculpture linear. 

 Iliorax somewhat broader than long, the sides a little rounded, base 

 and apex truncate, without ocular lobes; its surface distinctly and 

 closely punctate, the intervals minutely sculptui-ed. Scutellum distinct. 

 Elytra evidently wider than the thorax at the base, twice its length, 

 oblong; distinctly striate-punctate, interstices nearly plane, minutely 

 and remotely punctured. 



Femora slightl}' angulate underneath, the posterior pair subdentate. 



Antennae slender, inserted just before the middle, basal joint of the 

 funiculus much thicker than the next but not twice its length, 3rd very 

 little longer than broad, joints 4—7 moniliform and small; club elongate- 

 oval and acuminate, about the length of the preceding five joints taken 

 together. 



Underside sparingly and finely pubescent; abdomen testaceous, the 

 breast rufo-fuscous; the metasternum medially sulcate, mesosternum 

 with a few rather coarse punctures. 



Somewhat similar to A', litnhatus, 791, but easily recognizable by 

 its elongate acuminatt' clul). 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 2^-nnii.; breadth, 1 mm. 



Wallacetown. A single individual from Mr. A. Philpott. 



GroU}) CRVPTORHyXCHIBAi;. 



3453. Acalles flynni sp. nov. Acalles Schoenherr, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 

 p. 488. 

 Oval, compact, convex, without prominent crests or tubercles, slightly 

 nitid; nigro-piceous, antennae and basal two joints of tarsi red, ter- 

 minal joints of the latter ])ale castaneo-ruious ; the s(piamosity varie- 

 gated, infuscatc and blackish, nearly absent along the middle of the 

 elytra; the sides of the thorax, and a broad lateral space extending 



