202 COt.KOI'l'KHA. 



3585. Tigones humeralis sp. iiov. Tigones Broun, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 855. 8yn. Protophormus Sharp, p. 1178. 



Robust, only slitjjhtly convex, opa([ue; j)iceous, antennae and tarsi 

 dark t'usco-rufous, the penultimate joints of the latter piceous; ahuost 

 Avholly covered with tawny grey sipianiae, there being only very few 

 darker ones; the setae moderately elongate, subdecumbent, almost 

 seriate on the elytra. 



Rostrum a third shorter than the thorax, ]»terygiate, witli a distinct 

 carina along the middle, and a broad groove on each side of it. Eyes 

 moderateljr convex. Thorax of equal length and breadth in tiie male, 

 slightly bi'oader than long in tlie other sex, subcylindric, very lit(](.' 

 narrowed anteriorly; its surface uneven, having an irregulai- though 

 slight elevation along the luiddle, and some other inequalities, but the 

 punctation is concealed. Scutellum distinct. Elytra evidcjitly broader 

 than the tliorax at the base, lather more than double its length, their 

 sides nearly straight to beyond the hind thighs, with rounded apices, 

 the slioulders obtusely prominent; they are distinctly seriate-punctate, 

 the 3i-d interstices are obtusely elevated at the base, indistinctly so along 

 the middle, and terminate as elongate nodosities at or just below the top 

 of the posterior declivity, the oth are slightly rnised from before the 

 middle backwards, and end as nodosities which ai'e nearly as large as 

 those on the 3rd, the 7th are less distinctly nodiform behind. 



Legs squamose and bearing outstanding grey setae; tibae tlcxuous, 

 mucronate, more or less finely denticulate inwardly, the posterior coibels 

 with a narrow external truncature. 



Scape finely setose and attaining the thoracic apex; 1st and 2nd 

 joints of funiculus equal, the others obconical, all longer than broad ; 

 club elongate-oval, acuminate, indistinctly ([uadriarticulate. 



Easily separable from Sharp's FrotophormuR binodiiliiff, 2090, by the 

 greater bulk, by the abruptly broader elytral base, larger eyes, and 

 bisulcate rostrinn. 



S, Length (rostrum inclusive), 7 mm.; breadth, 2imm. +, 7|m,m. by 

 3 mm. 



Pudding Hill, near .\Iethven ; February, 10! 2. Tliiee found by 

 Ml'. T. Hall. Also a varietal form at McClennan's Bush on the 15th 

 March. 



3586. Tigones fiectiscapus sp. nov. 



Elongate, slightly convex, subopaque; piceous, antennae and legs 

 infuscate reil ; covered with depressed sipiamae, most of which are grey 

 tinged with pink, tlie others are light brown and irregularly distri- 

 buted; the setae on the elytra are ei-ect and yellowish, thos6 on the legs 

 and tarsi ai"e almost white. 



Rostrum a third shorter than the thorax, moderately dilated in front, 

 rufescent and bearing white setae there, squamose elseAvhere. Eyes moi-e 

 distant fi-om each othei- than they are from the thorax, longitudinally 

 oval, rather ])roniinent. Thorax subcylindric, closely punctate, witli- 

 out irregularities (u- rugae, its length and breadth equal, only very 

 slightly wider near the middle than elsewhere. Scutellum oblong. 

 Elytra with obtiisely iMominent shoulders, at the base fully a thiid 

 broader than the thorax, just thiice its length, their sides straight as 

 far as the hind thighs, gi-adually narrowed but not vertical behind, with 

 subacuminate apices; their striae ai-e fine and apparently impunctate, 



