134 C'OI.KOl'TKHA 



3456. Xenacalles nodifer sp. no v. 



Convex, L'ldiigate, widest near the shoulders, attenuate tuward.s both 

 extremities; thickl}- eovered with an :idniixtui-e of fuscous and tawny 

 squamae; many of ihe latter hue are longer, some being quite erect and 

 setiforni liki thosf on the legs; the general ground-colour is piceous, 

 but, except on the rostiuni. haidly visil)le ; tlie antennae and feet are 

 almost pitchy-red. 



Rostrum a third sliorter than the tlioiax, rather 1)road, slightly 

 nan-owed medially, subseriate-punctate near Ihe sides, nearly smooth 

 along the middle. Thorax widest at the base, gradually ]iarr(j\ved 

 anteriorly, of about equal length and bicadth, closely punctate, without 

 conspicuous crests. Scutellum distinct. I'llytra slightly broader than 

 the thorax at the base (tlieir widest part), much narrowed posteriorly, the 

 declivity not quite perpendicular, and appearing to be nearly as long 

 as tlie broader portion ; they are indistinctly striate-punctate, the "ird 

 interstices are obtusely and slightly elevated, indistinctly crested near 

 the middle, and on the sunnnit of the hind declivity terminate as large, 

 scaly, distant nodosities ; the space between them is darker than the 

 rest of the surface; a little Liwer down tliero is a small central pro- 

 minence. 



In A'. trKuigidatus, 1427, the i)osttrior crests are almost (.ontiguous, 

 and the dark triangular area is situated in front of them; this dark 

 mark in A'. s(/ii(ffni rr/itr/.s from the Chatham Islands occupies the same 

 position, l)ut it is siiort and broad, and the crests are only feebly 

 developed or obsolete. The funiculus, in structure, is similar to that 

 of -Y. Hunplex, l)ut the club is oblong-oval and rather liroader, and the 

 insect itself is very different. 



Length (rostiiim exclusive), 4i mm. ; breadth, 2^ mm. 



Mount Greenland. Found by Mr. H. Hamilton; and a single speci- 

 men, mounted on cardl)oafd, forwarded to me by Mr. A. O'Connor, of 

 Wellington. 



3457. Scelodolichus flectipes sp. nov. Scelodolichus Broun, Man. N.Z. 



Coleopt., p. 495. 



Body transversely convex, rather elongate, somewhat nitid; fusco- 

 piceous, elytral suture rufescent, the legs obscure fusco-rufous, antennae 

 and tarsi ferruginous, rostrum shining pitchy-red; thorax very scantily 

 clothed with grey and fulvescent rather slender squamae, which usually 

 form a pair of median patches; the elytra are moi'e thickly covered with 

 obscurely fulvescent slender squamae near the base, beliind that part 

 they are less evenly distributed and intermingled with grey ; tlie sutural 

 region is nearly bald, there arc also a few blackish hare sjiots at the 

 base and near the sides; there are numerous erect, moderately slender, 

 dark setae also. 



Rostrum shorter than the thorax, subparallel, slightly arched above, 

 and finely punctate in the female, moderately expanded towards the base 

 and a]ic.\ in the male, in botli sexes it is s(pianiose at the base. Thorax 

 of about the same Ic^ngth and breadth, rounded and rather wider behind 

 the middle than elsewhere, rather gradually narrowed anteriorly, its 

 apex curvedly prolonged, so that the liead is iiivisil>le fi-oni above, the 

 base quite truncate and more or less obviously mai-ginated; its puncta- 

 tion is distinct and moderately close, the carina along the middle does 

 not extend as far as tlie base or apex. Elytra oviform, more elevated 

 thaTi thi" tliorax, scarcely wider than it is at tlie l)asf, twice its length. 



