|:;G COF>Kt)l'TEl{A. 



tho elvtra arc dark fuscous, on the sides of tlie tlioiax and along- the 

 middk' of the t'lytra [lalv fciiugiiiou^ pri neipallx , iuit lieic and there 

 iiiterniingled with wliitish s2iots; tlie setae ace limited to the legs. 



Host rum ahoiit as long as the thoi'ax, modei-atelv aiched, subparallel, 

 stout, scjuaniose at the hasi', tiiiely punctate in fmnt. Thorax obliciuely, 

 rather than abi-uptlv, contrr.cted anteiioily, behind tliat part the sides 

 are nearly straight, though slightly naiid\ve(l towards the base; the 

 apex is broadly rouiuled, the base fet'bly yet widely bisinuate, so that 

 the obtuse ])osterioi- angles rest on the elytra just iiisidt- the shoulders; 

 its surface is a little uneven, being depressed ajiteiiorly, and iiaving 

 on the fidtit of the broad basal portion a pair of indistinct nodosities, 

 and ahuig the middle a tine carina; the punctation is moderately close 

 and coarse but concealed by the squamae. Scutellum squamose. Elytra 

 quitt- oblong, vertical behind, with obtusely prominent shoulders, their 

 length double that of the thorax; they are coai-sely seriate-punctate; the 

 punctures, however, are obscured by the clothing, and become finer 

 behind; the -"b-d interstice on each elytmn is oidy indistinctly and 

 irregularly raised, but is slightly liinodose, longitudinally, near the to]* 

 of tlie declivity, the Hth also is similarly nodose. 



Legs elongate but robust; femora unarmed ; tibiae strongly uncinate, 

 oblicpie at the extremity; tarsi rather narrow, finely pih)se underneath, 

 theii- basal joint nearly twice the length of tlu' 'ind, the penultimate only 

 modeiately expanded and bilobed. 



Sca])e elongate, inserted between the middle and apex and attaining 

 the eye; funiculus rather longer, bearing Hue gi-eyish setae, its 'ind joint 

 as long as the basal but more slender, joints .■> to G snlxpiadrate, Ttli 

 rather shorter; club oblong-oval, triarticulate. 



Recognizabli' b\' the unasperate surface and unusually rufescent 

 squamosity. 



Length (i-ostrum exclusive), 4:mm.; lireadth, 1| mm. 



Tisbury, Invercargill. The specimen, mounted on cardboard, from 

 Mr. .\. Philpott, is. 1 believe, unique, and, jmlging by the simple femora 

 and hiK'lv sculptux'd I'ostiiim, is prol)ably a female. 



3460. Getacalles fasciatus sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, ti'ansversely convex, witliout definite elevations, opaijue; 

 fnsco-]ticeous, antennae and tarsi bright ferruginous; densely covered 

 witli small fuscous and coppery scales; those of the latter colour are most 

 cons])icuous near the sides of the thorax and along the declivous portion 

 of the elyiral suturi' ; theic are sciircely any white ones on the dorsum, 

 but white, sul)erect, S(iuamiforin setae form a fascia across the top of 

 the i>osteiior declivitv ; the setae nu the k'gs ari' mostly infuscate, but 

 near the exti-emity of the tibiae' they are more concentrated, finer, and 

 fulvescent . 



Rostrum rather shortei than tia' thorax, al)ru]itly constricted near 

 the eyes, slightly narrowed medially, tiiu'ly punt'tate neai- the apex, more 

 coarsely l)ehind. where it is scpianiose and has an indistinct, smooth, 

 central line. Thorax slightly and obtusely prominent latei-ally just 

 before the middle and at that part a little broader than long, somewhat 

 obli«|Uely contracted, and dejiressed, anteriorly; it is moderately coarsely 

 and closily ]Minelured. and has a eeiitial carina, which, howevei-, does 

 not i-eaeh tlie ba-^e nv n^ivx. Scutellum ilistinct. Llvtia with obtusely 

 peiiect shoidders. just twicc the length n\' tlie thorax, a good deal, but 

 not al)ruj)tly, narrowed and deflexed beliind : they are distinctly and 

 coarselv s<'i-iate-|)uiictate. n)ore finelv on the declivitv: the •inl inter- 



