OTIOPvHY.N'CHIDAE. 399 



in the middle a fifth wider than the thorax, their sides nearly straight, 

 somewhat abruptly narrowed but not vertical behind ; with rather broad, 

 moderately finely punctured striae, and slightly convex interstices. 



Legs with grey scales and elongate setae ; tibiae dilated at the 

 extremity, the anterior strongly angulate inwardly at the extremity, the 

 outer 01- frontal lobe almost covering the basal joint of the tarsi. 



Scape with grey scales and slender setae, gently incrassate, reaching to 

 beyond the thoracic apex ; basal joint of funiculus stouter but only slightly 

 longei- than the 2nd, joints 3-6 transverse, 7th still broader ; club short 

 and stout, ovate, pubescent. 



In C. varia (1229) the hind-body is attenuate posteriorly, the distant 

 pmictures are distinct, and the thorax has a fine discal stria. C. setigera 

 (1617) has a shorter rostrum, with a well-marked elongate depression near 

 its base, the numerous setae though short are conspicuous, and the elytral 

 striae are narrow. Li C. striata (2862) the rostal stria is continuous, that 

 of the thorax is veiy fine, the elytral striae are not at all broad, their punc- 

 tation is finer, and the setae are more distinct. 



Prosternum deeply emarginate. Metasternuni and basal ventral seg- 

 ment broadly depressed, the suture between the latter and the 2nd oblique 

 near the sides, curvate and quite definite in the middle. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 5 mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Waipu Beach, near AVhangarei Harbour. I am indebted to Mr. A. E. 

 Brookes, of Mount Albert, for a specimen, which he found on the 10th 

 January, 1914. 



Obs. — -Dr. Sharp, in his revision of Pascoe's genus (see Man. N.Z. 

 Coleopt., p. 1174), states that the prosternum is not emarginate in front, 

 and that the strongly arcuate suture between the 1st and 2nd ventral 

 segments is obliterated in the middle. In C. sulcijrons and each of the 

 following species the prosternum is rather deeply emarginate, and the 

 ventral suture he refers to is quite distinct in the middle. In this genus 

 there are no tubercular elevations. 



3861. Cecyropa striatella sp. nov. 



Opaque, uniformly castaneo-rufous ; covered with flat tawny squamae, 

 and numerous fine suberect greyish setae, those along the sides more 

 elongate. 



Rostrum scarcely half the length of thorax, rugosely punctate and bear- 

 ing some conspicuous yellow setae in front, with a somewhat obsolete stria 

 along the middle. Eyes free from thorax, nearly flat, subtruncate in front. 

 Thorax a third broader than long, sUghtly constricted at apex, its sides 

 strongly and evenly curved, with a fine frontal stria extending to the 

 middle, without visible punctation ; a few scales being castaneous cause 

 a somewhat speckled appearance. Elytra just twice the length of thorax, 

 evidently broader than it is at the base, their oblique shoulders somewhat 

 obtusely angulate behind, widest there, their sides gradually narrowed, 

 quite obliquely behind so that the extremity is subacuminatc ; dorsal striae 

 narrow and shallow and indistinctly punctate, but becoming more definite 

 behind ; the setae are numerous, but do not form regular series. 



Legs with grey scales and setae ; frontal lobe of anterior tibiae entirely 

 covering the basal tarsal joint ; external truncature of posterior corbels 

 half the whole width and studded with tubercles. Metasternum and basal 

 ventral segment not depressed. 



