216 COI.EOI'TKRA. 



coarser and Ijrigliter setae; tlie legs beai- sleiidei' outstaiidiiiy greyish 

 setae. 



Rostruiii subparallel, moderately ai'clied, as long- as the thorax and 

 about a third of its -width, CDVi-red witli tawny scale-like matter, inde- 

 finitely tricarintite. Head retracted, so tliat the widely separated trans- 

 verse eyes are not wholly exposed. Thorax of equal length and breadth, 

 moderately contracted in front, with nearly straight sides behind, its 

 base a little rounded; disc obsoletely, the front distinctly and closely 

 punctured, it is somewhat uneven, having an obtuse oblong elevation on 

 the middle and a shallow^ impression along each side of it. Elytra 

 suboblong, narrowed near the extremity, arcuate-emarginate at the base, 

 twice the length of the thorax and rather broader than it is at the base; 

 their punctures are coarse and distinctly separated, but only the sutural 

 pair of rows on each elytron are seriate, the posterior declivity is sub- 

 striate; the shoulders are slightly prominent, the 3rd interstices are 

 distinctly elevated at the base and subnodose on top of the declivity, the 

 5th has also a small nodosity but it is not placed as far back; the 

 posterior vestiture is patchy but does not form definite crests. 



Scape normal; funiculus with outstanding slender greyish setae, 

 2nd joint oblong but hardly as long as the 1st, the following ones com- 

 pact, nearly equal, almost transversely quadrate; club ovate, densely 

 pubescent, its apical articulations small and indistinct. 



Somewhat similar to B. fuscatus, 2396, but with the rostrum and 

 thorax longer; the legs and scape, though alike in structure, are more 

 slender, and the sculpture of the thorax and elytra is quite different. It 

 can hardly be mistaken for 2551, 3443, or 3444. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 4 mm.; breadth, 2 nun. 



McClennan's Bush, near Methven. I am indebted to Mr. T. Hall for 

 ray specimen, which was found amongst decaying leaves on the ground 

 in April. 1912. 



Abantiades gen. nov. 



Suboblong, uneven, slightly convex, setigerous. 



Rostrum parallel, moderately arched and slender, as long as thorax. 

 Scrobes lateral, beginning between the middle and apex, and prolonged 

 underneath to the front and lower part of the eyes. Head deeply 

 immersed. Eyes just free, flat, transverse, truncate inwardly, distant 

 from each other. Thorax without ocular lobes, truncate in front, 

 slightly l)isinuate at the base, the length and breadth nearly equal. 

 Scutellum absent or indistinct. Elytra subcordate, oblong, broader than 

 the thorax at the base, not vertical behind. 



Scape elongate and slender, implanted between the middle and apex, 

 not reaching backwards as far as the eyes. Funiculus 7-articulate, 

 moderately stout, basal joint i-ather thicker but not longer than 2nd, 

 joints 3-6 subquadrate or moniliform, 7th slightly broader than preced- 

 ing ones. Club ovate, quadriarticulate, basal joint largest. 



Femora broadly grooved below near the extremity, all witli a pro- 

 minent median tooth. Tibiae uncinate, strongly arcuate above the 

 middle, postei'ior and middle coi-bels quite open and ciliate. Tarsi 

 rather narrow, tlio penultimate joint moderately expanded and bilobed ; 

 claws small. 



Prosternum subangularly emarginate from the front lialf-way to the 

 coxae, these are continguous, ])rominent, and situated near tlic base. 

 Intermediate coxae moderately separated by the di.stinct, slightly raised 

 niesosternal process; the postetior widely distant. Metasternum short. 



