236 COLKOl'TEUA. 



Legs with irregular fuscous spots; ffuiora, the anterior included, 

 with strongly dentiform angulations underneath;, all the tibiae flexuous, 

 the posterior most strongly, with fulvoscent setae near the extremity. 



Antennae slender, basal two joints of funiculus c'(|ual; club quadri- 

 articulate, its 2nd joint only slightly longer than the 1st. 



Underside piceous, with dense testaceous vostiture, consisting of 

 coarse hairs ofi the metasternum and base of abdomen but of elongate 

 scales elsewhere; basal ventral segment rather longer than 2nd, broadly 

 yet slightly depressed, its apex widely sinuate, 3rd and 4th with deep 

 sutures, together as long as the 5th, which is impressed along the middle 

 and strongly rounded behind, the supplementary segment broadly mar- 

 gined. 



Readily distinguishable from S. costifer, 2170, by its very convex 

 outstanding eyes, by the grooves alongside the broader rostral ridge, 

 the more obviously channelled head, rather thicker and more brightly 

 coloured clothing, and larger size. 



S. insolitus, with similar eyes, may be at once i-ecognized by examin- 

 ing it sideways, Avhen it will be seen that the ridge along the rostrum 

 is gradually elevated backwards and terminates abruptly and vertically 

 at the front of the eyes, thus leaving a very evident gap between it and 

 the convex hinder part of the head ; the elytral disc is nearly plane, 

 and the vestiture is grey. There ari' no other similar species. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 9 ]iim. ; breadth, 3i mm. 



Mount Hutt, near Methven. Found feeding on myrtle, at an eleva- 

 tion of 3,500 ft., by Mr. T. Hall, wliose name lias been attached to it. 



Stenopactola gen. nov. 



Body squamose. Rostrum not distinctly narrower than the front of 

 the head, parallel, evidently shorter than the thorax. Scrobes subapical, 

 extending obliquely downwards about half-way to the eyes. Scape 

 Hexuous, gradually incrassate, ijiserted between the middle and apex 

 and attaining the back of the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate, basal joint 

 stout, largest, 2ncl rather longer than Ijroad, joints 3-6 small and 

 moniliform, the 7th rather broader. Club oblong-oval, about half the 

 length of the funiculus, quadriarticulate, its terminal joint very small. 

 Head short, as broad as the front of thorax. Eyes lateral, only slightly 

 prominent, twice as distant from each other as they are from the thorax, 

 subrotundate, with distinct facets. Thorax cylindrical, without ocular 

 lobes. Scutellum minute. Elytra, at the base, oblique towards the 

 sides, very elongate-oval, covering the pygidium. Femora elongate, 

 unequal, the posterior longest, only slightly angulate underneath. 

 Tibiae much shoi'ter, unarmed, somewhat arcuate externally. Tarsi 

 short, Avith pubescent soles, penultimate joint broadly expanded and 

 bilobed, the terminal rather longer than the l)asal ; claws thickened at 

 the base. 



Prostei-num incurved in front, llie coxae contiguous and equidistant 

 from tlie base and apex. Intermediate coxae only moderately, the 

 posterior Avidely separated. Metasterum hardly as long as broad. 

 Abdomen elongate, hasal segment truncate between the coxae, slightly 

 sinuate behind, obviously longer tlian tlie 2nd. 3rd and 4th together 

 equally as long as the 5th. 



Nearly related to Factola Pascoe, l)ut differentiated by the elongate 

 form and total absence of superficial inequalities. In the type of his 

 geniis (Man. N.Z. Coleoptera, p. 465) the rostrum is abruptly narrower 



