24:S COLKOFTKRA. 



the' tliuiax is ssliortcr, iMoif curved iifuf tliu base, and, instead of having 

 a smooth obsoletely elevated line alont^- the iiii(hUe, it is flattened or 

 impressed behind the middle. 



$. Length (rostrum inclusive), 3§nnn.; breadth, §min. 



Mount Hutt, near Methven. Described from a single female found by 

 Mr. T. Hall, at an altitude of 3,501) ft., on the 12th April, 1912. 



3G51. Tanysoma aciphyllae sp. no v. 



Subdepressed, elongate, only very slightly nitid; fusco-i-ufous, 

 antennae and tarsi paler; thiidy covered with subdeeunibent, slender 

 yellowish iiaii's. 



Rostrum more than half the length of the thorax, moderately stout, 

 considerably but not abruptly narrowed behind the middle, truncate at 

 the apex; rather dull, with dense minute sculpture, and rather finely 

 but distantly punctured in front, more distinctly behind. Head 

 sculptured like the basal portion of the rostrum, the post-ocular dilata- 

 tions indistinct. Thorax a third longer than broad, constricted in front, 

 slightly wider behind the middle than elsewhere, curvedly narrowed near 

 the base; only moderately coarsely and not very closely punctate, Avith 

 an abbreviated smooth line along the middle, the apex also smooth in the 

 middle, but the intervals l)etween the discal jjunctures are more or less 

 minutely sculptured. Scutellum distinct, but small. Elytra double the 

 length of the thorax, of about the same breadth, slightly narrowed 

 behind, with simple apices, the base subtruncate; they are regularly 

 and moderately striate-punctate, the interstices have minute serial 

 punctures and appear slightly rugose. Legs normal; the penultimate 

 joint of the anterior tarsi with well-developed lobes, tlie lolx's of the 

 other pairs less expanded. 



Scape inserted between the middle and aj^ex, rather stout, incrassate 

 for half its length; 2nd joint of the funiculus as long as the basal, 

 3rd subquadiate, 4th and r)th slightly shorter and broader; club oblong- 

 oval, with small apical articulations. 



Fern. — More nitid, and of a slightly lighter red. The form and 

 sculpture of the rostrum similar to those of the same sex of 162G. 

 Antennae medially insei'ted, rather longer and moi-e slendei- than those 

 of the male, the joints of the funiculus more sharply defined, the club 

 slightly longer and narrower; thorax withoiit any central line but more 

 distantly punctate; the lobes of the anterior and intermediate tarsi 

 moderately expanded, the post^erior pair less distinctly. 



Underside moderately coarsely and closely punctured. ^letasternum 

 nearly as long as the basal two ventral segments combined, the suture 

 between these latter indistinct. 



The smaller size, more flavescent vestituiv, and less evidently lobed 

 ]ii'sterior tai'si will enable (iitoniologists to distinguish I'ithcr sex fion^ 

 1626. 



(J. Length (rostrum inclusive), 3 mm.; breadth, | mm. 



Rakaia Goi-ge, near Methven. Two fi>malos and ont- male taken out 

 of tlic fl()wei--stems of spear-grass, on the 18tli ^lay, 1912, by Mr. T. Hall. 



3652. Rhinanisus halli sj). nov. Rhinanisus Broun. Trans. N.Z. Inst., 

 vol. 41, p. 171. 



Elongate, subparallel, sulxleiires.sed, sliglitly nitid; rufous, antennae 

 and tarsi obscurely fulvescent; sparingly clothed with slender, sub- 

 decumbent, yellowish-grey pubescence. 



