398 COLKOFTERA. 



Eyes proniiiuMit, transverse, obliquely oval, not eniar}i;inate in front. 

 Mandibles acutely bifid at apex. Antennae filiform, extending to beyond 

 the posterior femora. Terminal articnilation of maxillary palpi much larger 

 than penultimate, straight externally, curvedly narrowed from the middle 

 to the apex inwai'dly. Tibiae bispinose at the extremity. 



Not a true !Se.ssini((. as ari' also 2853 and 3581. 



Length, 11 mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Waipu Beach, near Whangarei. Three examples, amongst other Cole- 

 optera, from Mr. Albert E. Brookes, of Mount Albert, after whom it is 

 named. 10th Januaiy, 1914. 



(J roup Otiorhynchidae. 



3859. Nicaeana crassifrons sp. nov. Nicaeana Pascoe, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 427. 



Elongate, moderately convex, subopaque ; nigrescent, antennae and legs 

 piceo-rufous ; covered with subdepressed, dark-grey squamae, some of 

 which are suboblong, and suberect, nearly white setae. 



Rostrum short and stout, very thick from above downwards, slightly 

 uneven, not perceptibly carinate, rather finely pmictured. Thorax some- 

 what broader than long, base and apex truncate, its sides gently and evenly 

 rounded ; disc without inequalities, with numerous fine flattened granules, 

 in each of these there is a minute central puncture. Scutellum obsolete or 

 absent. El}-tra elongate-obovate, slightly incurved and a little widei' at 

 the base than the thoiax, twice its length ; apparently rather finely sub- 

 striate-punctate, with simple interstices. 



Scape straight, stout, gradually incrassate, attaining the centre of the 

 eye, with decumbent grey setae ; basal joint of funiculus obviously thicker 

 and slightly longer than 2nd, joints 3-7 transverse ; club elongate-oval. 



Tibiae slightly flexuous, the front pairs quite definitely yet only mode- 

 rately mucronate at the inner extremity ; 2nd tarsal joint transverse, not 

 broader than the 1st, evidently narro^ver than the 3rd. 



The eyes being flat the outline of the head and rostrum is uninterrupted. 

 The foveiform scrobes are very small. N. catoptoides (3582) is smaller and 

 more slender, the eyes are rather large and convex, the rostrum is carinate, 

 the scrobes are deep, and the scape is flexuous. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 4 mm.; breadth, IJnim. 



Moa Basin, Canterburv. Unique. Found amongst dead leaves, 20th 

 October, 1913, by Mr. T. Hall. 



3860. Cecyropa sulcifrons sp. nov. Cecyropa Pascoe, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 437. 



Suboblong, medially contracted, opaque ; j)iceo- fuscous, legs and 

 antennae fusco-rufous ; densely covered with irregularly mingled, tawny 

 and dark-fuscous scpiamae, and short moderately thick setae, those along 

 the sides longer and outstanding. 



Rostrum not half the length of thorax, subparallel, medially trisulcate 

 in front of the antennae. Thorax a fourth broader than long, its sides 

 strongly rounded, slightly constricted at apex, which, like the base, is 

 truncate ; without inequalities of surface, its punctation fine, shallow, and 

 indistinct. El}i;ra, at the base, slightly oblique towards the sides, rather 

 broader there than the thorax, not twice its length, with oblique shoulders, 



