EHIHHHIMDAK. 2'^ 



and slightly shortei', Gth transverse, hroiuler than i)i('C('(ling- ones; clnh 

 large, ovate, ohseletely t)iavti(;ulate. 



Underside rui'o- fuscous, distinctly hut not closely punctate, with 

 slendei- grey setae. Pi'ostei-nuni widely eniarginate in front. Meta- 

 stei'nuni half as long as broad. Basal veiitral segment slightly longer 

 than tlie nietasternuni, 2nd slightly longer than the 3rd or -1th, neither of 

 whicli is abbreviated, being together as long as the 1st. 



Evidentl}- more slender than S. nwiitatnis, 17."?9, tlie pubescence grey 

 instead of being yellow, tlie rostrum more slender, the antenna! inser- 

 tion I'ather further fi-om the apex, the scutellum less distinct, and the 

 elytra more elongate but not distinctly striate. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 2^ mm.; l)readth, | mm. 



Mount Hutt, near Methven. Five individuals found by Mr. T. Hall 

 during Felniiary and March. 1912, at an altitude of .'5,500 ft. 



3627. Etheophanus punctiventris sp. nov. Etheofhayius Broun, Man. 

 N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1232. 



C'om|iact, convex, subovate, nitid ; rufeseent ; the rosti'um, base of 

 thorax, an interrupted band across the liinder part of the elytra, and 

 tlie posterior declivity fusco-piceous ; antennae and tai'si pale ferru- 

 ginous or fulvescent; sparingly clothed witli slender, subei-ect, flavescent, 

 and numerous upright fuscous setae. 



Ilostrum quite as long as the tho]-ax, very slightly broader in front 

 than behind, longitudinally rugose, but not definitely carinate* or striate. 

 Head inserted up to the oblique transverse eyes. Thorax of about equal 

 length and breadth, more, yet gradually, narrowed in front than behind, 

 only slightly broader near the middle than at the base; moderately 

 coarsely and closely punctured, more finely in front, with scarcely any 

 slender subdepressed setae. Elytra nearly twice as broad and long as 

 the thorax, arcuate-emarginate at the base but hardly any broader than 

 the thorax there, their sides rounded, the hind declivity subvertical; 

 they are rather coarsely striate-punctate, witli about 6 jmnctures only 

 in each of the dorsal striae. 



Femora stout and elongate, and, like the tibiae, with coarse out- 

 standing setae; penultimate tarsal joints broadly expanded and bilobed. 



Scape inserted near the apex and barely reaching the eye, incrassate 

 near the extremity; 2nd joint of funiculus slender and shorter than the 

 l)asal, 3rd and 4th subquadrate, 5-7 shorter and broader; club finely 

 pubescent, short, ovate, indistinctly articulate. 



Underside nearly plane, fuscous, terminal ventral segment rufeseent, 

 with numerous dejjressed slender yellowish setae. Prosternum deeply 

 eniarginate in front; anterior coxae slightly se2:)arated, the posterior 

 very widely. Metasternum veiy short, truncate behind. Basal venti^al 

 segment largest, rather coarsely and closely punctate, 2nd rather shorter 

 and less closely punctui'ed, its frontal suture distinct and sinuate ; the 

 next two short, with deep sutures, the 5th slioi'ter tlian tlie ]ireri'ding 

 two combined^ with about 6 coarse punctures. 



Distinguishable from E. piitguis, 2171, by thi' coarse sculptuie of 

 \\\v under-surfaet' and subcontiguous front coxae; and from E. sfriafus, 

 •'!13S, by the more shining surface, rather nai-rower form, distinct elyti-al 

 punctation, almost complete absence of the finer vestiture, and the less 

 elongate erect setae. 



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



