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Legs setigerous, tibiae only slightly cui-ved externally, niucionate at 

 -extremity. 



Scape medially inserted, slender near the base, clavate at apex, attain- 

 ing the back of the eye, with some outstanding setae. Funiculus stout, 

 with distinct setae, 2nd joint a little shorter than 1st, joints 3-6 subquad- 

 rate, 7th slightly larger ; club short, ovate, finely pubescent, its terminal 

 joints small. 



This differs from L. finthriata (2549) in having the apical portion of the 

 rostrum less flattened and carinate ; the setae on the funicle are coarser, 

 the thorax is widely emarginate at the base ; the elytral nodosities are 

 dissimilar, and instead of being distinctly bicristate at the summit of the 

 hind declivity this species has a flavescent fringe right across it. 



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



Mount Earnslaw, near Lake Wakatipu. The type was taken amongst 

 dead leaves on the ground by Mr. T. Hall on the 5th February, 1914, at a 

 height of 1,000 ft. 



3895. Lithocia setirostris sp. nov. 



Subopaque, castaneous, thorax, and the elytra along the middle, and 

 the legs and antennae, light chestnut-red, sometimes paler ; setae irregu- 

 larly disposed, elongate, varying from fulvescent to tawny, and forming 

 4 elongate tufts on the summit of posterior declivity. 



Rostrum rather thickly setose behind the scrobes, partly concealing the 

 median carina, in front obsoletely tricarinate, bare and smooth at the apex. 

 Thorax about as long as broad, of the usual form, base truncate ; moderately 

 coarsely, not closely, but irregularly punctured, more finely in front, medi- 

 ally impressed at the base ; disc thinly setose, the sides and apex fringed 

 with outstanding setae. Elytra oblong-oval, nearly vertical behind, of same 

 width as thorax at the base, twice its length ; almost regularly striate- 

 punctate, more finely behind, with simple interstices ; the base with a pair 

 of elongate setigerous elevations, the dorsum and sides with about a dozen 

 unequal tufts, in addition to the conspicuous posterior ones. 



Legs more elongate and finely setose than those of L. ciligera, anterior 

 tibiae slightly yet definitely curved externally. Scape with distinct out- 

 standing setae ; funiculus with a few slender ones, joints 3-6 rather more 

 bead-like than those of the preceding species. 



Underside dull rufo-fuscous, with depressed greyish setae. Basal ventral 

 segment somewhat depressed and finely rugose in front, the next almost 

 quite smooth, 5th indistinctly punctate, with a shallow apical fovea. 



The type is quite fresh and clean ; ordinarily the specimens are fuscous, 

 and obscured by dried sappy matter which is difficult to clear off. 



The thickly clothed basal half of the rostrum, and the conspicuous tufts 

 on the summit of the subvertical posterior declivity, are good differentiating 

 characters. 



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



Hollyford. A dozen specimens procured from leaf-mould bv Mr. T. 

 Hall, on the 18th February, 1914, at a height of 1,000 ft. 



3896. Lithocia basalis sp. nov. 



Elongate, subopaque, piceo-rufous ; irregularly clothed with outstand- 

 ing, obscurely fulvescent setae, these form tufts somewhat similar to those 

 of L. setiroatris. 



