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3583. Nicaeana placida sp. nov. 



Subobloiig/ only iiuxkrately convex, opaquf; piceous, k'fi:s uiid 

 finttniiac fusco-nifdiis ; covoiiul with flat, pale-tawiiy squamae, wiiich 

 alonjj- tlie sides lieconie nearly <jiey ; the setae ai-e iiniiiei-Dns. morlerately 

 coarse, suberect. and grey. 



Rostrinn parallel, slightly, but not abruptly, narrower than the head, 

 about half the length of the thorax, not carinate. Eyes free fi-om the 

 thoi-ax, widely di'itant above, nearly flat, suljiotundate. Thorax very 

 slightly widei- at the middle than elsewhere, of about equal length and 

 breadtli. base and apex truncate, without inequalities, its punctation 

 invisible. Scutellum indistinct. Elytra arcuate-emarginate at the base, 

 a little wider tlian the thorax tliere, quite twice its length, their sides 

 gently rounded, not abruptly declivous behind; rather finely striate- 

 punctate. interstices simple, rather plane. 



Scape straight, only moderately stout, giadually thickened, attaining 

 the back of the eye; 2nd joint of funicidus more slender and slightly 

 shorter than the 1st, joints 3-5 subequal, scarcely longer than broad, 

 6th and Tth slightly sliortev ; clul) oblong-oval, indistinctly quadri- 

 aiticulate. 



Legs with coarse white setae; tibiae flexuous. 



Ocular lobes absent. Posterior corbels not cavernous. Scrobes more 

 lateral than in the type of the genus, 749, and the contour of the head 

 and thorax less continuous. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 4^ mm. ; breadth, quite H mm. 



Methven. Unique. Found during December, 1911, by Mr. T. Hall. 



3584. Nicaeana gracilicornis sp. nov. 



Oblong-oval, moderately convex, subopaque; piceo-fu.scous, antennae 

 infuscate red, legs more obscurely so, the terminal tarsal joint darker; 

 thickly covered with flat giey squamae, and bearing also many erect 

 white setae, those on the limbs and antennae more slender. 



Rostrum about half the length of the thorax, with a fine carina 

 extending from the antennal insertion as far as the back of the eyes; 

 these are moderately prominent and subrotundate. Thorax of almost 

 equal length and breadth, base and apex truncate, the sides only slightly 

 rounded, its surface indistinctly punctate. Scutellum indistinct. 

 Elytra subcordate, with gently rounded, obsolete shoulders, which are 

 just discernibly broader at the base than the thorax, twice its length, 

 much narrowed but not vertical behind, rather indefinitely substriate- 

 punctate. 



Til^iae slightly flexuous, niucronate; posterior tarsi more slender 

 than the intermediate. 



Antennae rather slender and elongate; scape somewhat bent, very 

 gently incrassate towards the extremity, reaching the thoracic margin ; 

 basal two joints of funiculus moderately elongate and almost equal, 3rd 

 rather longer than the next, 7th obconical and slightly larger than 6th ; 

 club elongate-oval and acuminate. 



The scrobes are normal, but the eyes and antennae are like those of 

 N. cafoptoides, and there are no ocular lobes. The rostral carina is 

 unusually long. The thorax is rather shorter, and the elytra are less 

 distinctly sculptured than in N. catoptonfes which has much darker 

 clothing. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 4 mm.; breadth, 1§ mm. 



Curiosity Gully, near Methven. My specimen was found by Mr. T. 

 Hall amongst decaying leaves on the ground, on the fith July, 1912. 



