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Lengtii (rnsti'uni exclusive), 2-2.\ iiiiii. ; bi-i'adtli, l.^iinii. 

 Bell Rock* near Methven. Mr. Hall sent three speciinciis wliich he 

 picked out of leaf-mould on the 5th Septeiiil)er, 1912. 



.'36-iB. Allanalcis laticollis sp. nov. AlUnialcis Brouu, 'I'rans. N.Z. 

 Inst., vol. 45, p. 141. 



Convex, subovate, opaipie, })ieeous, antennae and tarsi fusco-fulvons ; 

 densely coveied with dejji-essed squamae which, for the most part, are 

 dark or light fuscous, those on the rostrum and sides of the thoi-ax are 

 somewhat testaceous, as are a small spot on I'ach shouhler and more 

 irregularly placed ones on the elytra. 



Rostrum piceo-rufous, about as long as tlie thorax, very gradually 

 and slightly narrowed towards the middle, moderately subseriate-punctate 

 in front. Head deeply innnersed; eyes rather small and widely dis- 

 tant above. Th(nax of nearly tlie same length and breadth, a good 

 deal, but not shai-ply contracted in front, its apex subtruncate and 

 broader than the head, the basal two-thirds with gently rounded sides; 

 the middle of the disc is neaidy flat, and its moderately coarse and close 

 punctation is entirely hidden. Elytra obovate, widest near the middle, 

 much narrowed and subvertical behind, not double the length of the 

 thoi-ax, subtruncate or feelily arcuate and hardly any broader than the 

 thorax at tin' base; on eacli there are 4 Avell-i narked, apjDarently simple, 

 dorsal striae; the 3rd interstices are slightly more elevated than tlie 

 others but arc not perceptibly nodiform or crested on top of the declivity. 



Legs squamose; femora very long and thick; tibiae abruptly in- 

 crassate above but very slender at the base, tlie anterior pair slightly 

 bent inwardly. 



Scape inserted at or just behind the middle, gradually incrassate, 

 not quite attaining the eye; 2nd joint of the funiculus as long as but 

 more slender than the 1st, joints 3-7 short, slightly increasing in thick- 

 ness; club finely pubescent, oblong-oval, its basal joint much larger than 

 the apical ones taken together. 



There are only two somewhat similar species, A. (lulacus, 2570, and 

 A. anosfefJiiis, 2571, both of which are much lighter in colour. In the 

 former the hind-body is broader and subrotundate, the thorax is more 

 gradually narrowed to the width of the head and therefore subconical, 

 the eyes are larger and more approximated above, the scape is rather 

 shorter, the i)enultimate tarsal joint is nioi-o I'xpanded l)ut the 4th is 

 more slender. 2571 may be at once separated by the smooth line along 

 tlie middle of the tliorax. 



Lengtii (rostrum exclusive), 2 mm.; breadth, IJmm. 



I'akaia (ioi-ge, near Methven. Three individuals, one minus the head 

 and rostrum, weie forwai'ded by Mi-. T. Hall on the 18th Mav, 1912, 

 and were taken out of leaf-mould. 



3647. Zeacalles carinellus sp. nov. Zeacalles Broun, Ann. Mag. Nat. 

 Hist., ser. 6, vol. 12, p. 379. 

 Compact, very convex, elongate-ovate, subo])a(iue, variegate; 

 castaneo-rufous, legs more infuscate, tarsi and antennae paler, rostrum 

 nitid, dark red; covered for tlu' most ]tart witli dcpi-essed fulvescent 

 squamae, but grey ones form a bioad ill-defined streak along each side 

 of the th(n-ax, a curved one extending from each shoulder towards the 

 middle, and 3 irregular transvei-se ones further back, none of these, 

 however, are sharply marked; at the base of eacii elvtroii iliere is a 

 blackish streak, the suture also is dark there, and there is a similar 



