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Basal ventral segment subtiuncate between the coxae, not longer than 

 the 2n(l, ovd and 4th ratlier short. Mentum transverse, peduncle cunei- 

 form. 



Nearly related to Bantiades (Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. l.'^Tl), but 

 diffei'entiated therefrom by the eh)ngate and slender rostrum and scape, 

 the rectilinear scrobes, wliicli are not at all f)pen above, by the con- 

 tiguous front coxae, the mesosternal process, less strongly dentate thighs, 

 and the more distinctly lobate penultimate tai'sal joint. 



3605. Abantiades nodipennis sp. nov. 



Suboblong, uneven, (i])a(|ue ; fuscous, covered with a film of tawny 

 sappy matter, and decumbent, minute, scale-like brassy setae; antennae, 

 legs, and rostrum more or less pale rufo-castaneous or flavescent. 



Rostrum fuscous near the apex, finely tricarinate and bisulcate along 

 tlie middle. Scape nearly glabrous, having only a few slender, incon- 

 spicuous setae, somewhat thickened near the extremity. Thorax slightly 

 wider near the front than elsewhere, a little contracted just at the apex, 

 very gradually narrowed l)ehind ; its frontal portion slightly depressed 

 and closely punctured. Elytra twdce tlie length of the thorax, their 

 sides broadly expanded just behind the liase, somewhat sinuate at the 

 middle, gradually narrowed but not acuminate behind; the}^ are sub- 

 seriate-punctate, the Srd interstices are distinctly nodiform at the base 

 and the summit of the declivity, but less distinctly in the middle; there 

 are 3 nodosities near each of the hind thighs, besides other smaller 

 inequalities above, and there is another !ialf-way down the declivity at 

 each side. 



Underside fuscous, with flavescent setae. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 3 nun. ; breadth, IJ mm. 



Curiosity Gully, Rakaia Gorge. Described from a single example 

 found on the 6th July, 1912, hy Mr. T. Hall, amongst dead leaves on the 

 ground. 



3606. Abantiades pusillus sp. nov. 



Suboblong, moderately convex, subopa<{Ui'; testaceous, irregularly 

 clothed with very short, decumbent, yellowish setae. 



Rostrum slightly arched, parallel, equalling the head and thorax in 

 length, indistinctly punctate, with a fine carina along the middle. 

 Thorax of the same length and bi-eadth, subquadrate, abruptly con- 

 tracted and quite truncate at the apex, which, however, is nearly double 

 the width of the head; its surface slightly uneven, the punctation very 

 irregular, rather coarse yet indistinct. Elytra subcordate, rather wider 

 tlian the thorax at the base, which is bisinuate, gradualh' narrowed pos- 

 teriorly; alongside the suture they ai'e seriate-punctate, but more 

 irregularly beyond; the 3i'd interstices are prominent or nodiform at 

 the base, and slightly obtusely elevated as far as the top of the declivity, 

 but not distinctly nodose there; the 5th are trinodose on one elytron, 

 but indistinctly so on the other; the sides, just beliind the shoulder, are 

 somewhat thickened. 



Eyes small, transverse, oblique, hardly fiee from the thorax, situated 

 at the sides. Club broadly oval. 



Scarcely more tlian half the l)ulk of tlie typical species, and with 

 different sculpture. The only specimen found is a little immature; 

 older ones, therefore, may be darker in colour. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 2 nmi. ; breadth, 1mm. 



