214 COr.EOPTEIiA. 



<J. Leiiyth (rostruiii iiiclusivi'), iS imn. ; brculth, quite 2h iimi. 



Curiosity Gully, near Methveii. Only two examples have been seen 

 both found amongst dead leaves on the Otli August, 1912, by Mr. T. Hall 



0?)s. — Inophloeus is divisibl(_' iiilo two sl■^•^il>lls ; in \\\v lirst the scape 

 attains the middle of the I've, in tlie si'cond the tlioi'aeic a]K'x. 



G lOUJi I'll VI'AIiOSOM lUAlO . 



3602. Lithocia angustula sp. nov. Lithocia Broun, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 

 p. U70. 



Suboblong, rather narrow, sliglitly convex and nitid; thinly clothed 

 witli erect, moderately slender, fulvescent and fuscous setae; rufo- 

 castaneous, the base and apex of the femora sometimes infuscate. 



Rostriim without distinct crests, as long as the thorax, arched; with 

 a carina along its basal half, its frontal portion somewhat expanded and 

 finely bicarinate; scrobes deep, foveiform, and quite open above. Head 

 short, narrowed anteriorly. Eyes rather flat, just free fi'om the thorax, 

 subrotundate. Thorax as long as it is bi'oad, widest and obtusely pro- 

 minent before tlie middle, somewhat abruptly narrowed anteriorly, quite 

 gradually behind, base and apex truncate; the disc coarsely and irre- 

 gularly but not closely punctured, (piite finely near the apex, rather 

 indistinctly at the sides. Elytra subovate, nearly double the length of 

 the thorax, humeral angles moderately porrect and clasping tlie base of 

 the thorax, posterior declivity not vertical; on each there are 6 series 

 of coarse, distinctly separated punctures, these, however, become finer on 

 the declivity, whicli is substriate; the 3rd interstices are distinctly 

 elevated at the l)as(', 1)ut tliero are no perceptible nodosities or crests 

 elsewhere. 



Legs moderately elongate, beai-ing numerous pale or fulvous setae; 

 tibial' distinctly mucronate at the inner extremity; 3rd tarsal joint 

 sliglitly dilated, excavate above, emarginate in front, but not bilobed. 



Scape inserted before the middle, attaining the back of the eye, 

 giadually incrassate, with fuscous setae; 2nd joint of funiculus rather 

 shorter than the basal, 3-6 nearly equal, broader than long; did) sid)- 

 rotundate, finely jDubescent, indistinctly articulated. 



Undei'side obscui-e rufous, with fine yellow setae. Prosternum deeply 

 emarginate. Metasternum short, rugosely punctate. Basal ventral 

 segment truncate between the coxa^, bifoveate there, finely punctate on 

 the middle, coarsely at tiu' sides; '2nd nt'aily the length of the 1st, its 

 frontal sutuiv sinuate, finely and distantly puncturtMl, but with a 

 transverse series of coarser punctures behind; ."itli simjile, longer than 

 the abljreviated 3i-d and 4th together. 



This is a narrower insect than the typical species, L. fimhriatd, 2.j49, 

 and lacks its conspicuous woolly vestituie. 



The tawny encrustration of its natuial condition almost entirely con- 

 ceals the true coloration, sculpture, and clothing. The specimens de- 

 scribed above have been scrajied with the jmint of a needle and brushed 

 witli benzine. 



Length (i-ostrnm inclusive), 4-4imm.; bieadth, 1 .1,-1 i^' mm. 



McClennan's Bush, near Methven. Seven iiofividuals obtained 

 amongst decaying leaves, on tlie ground, during Ainil, li)12, bv Mr. T. 

 Hall. • 



