438 ror.EOPTKRA. 



than clsewliere, broadly but inicveiily impics.sed along the middle, with 

 about a dozen large foveifovni impressions on its disc. Scutellum absent. 

 Klyti-a oviform and, near the middle, a third broader than tlie thoiax, but 

 little ])roader than it is at the l)ase, baiely doid^le its length, subvertioal 

 behind ; they are moderately striate-punetate, quite stiiate behind. 2n(l 

 interstices somewhat elevated at the base. 



Legs moderately elongate, finely setose ; fiMuora medially subclavate : 

 tibiae rather slender, slightly swollen but not denticulate inwardly, 

 indistinctly mucrouate at the extremity : terminal joint of tlic tarsi as 

 long as the others combined, tlie ]>(Mudtiniate l)ilob('d. their soles with 

 elongate setae. 



Scape normal, implanted near the apex, with slender erect setae ; 2nd 

 joint of funicuhis almost as long as the basal, joints 3-7 successively 

 shortened, the 7th slightK' longer than bioad : du)) ovate. fincK' pubcseent. 

 i ndisti nctly articulate. 



I^nderside fuscous, slightly iiitid. with a few fine suberect fulvesceiit 

 setae. Prostcrnum widely but not deeply incurved, the coxae contiguous 

 and situated near the base. Mesosternura finely pimctate. abdomen almost 

 snu)oth. Metasternum shoi-t. medially depressed, angulate between the 

 intermediate coxae. Basal segment with a few fine punctures, obtusely 

 elevated and subtruncate l)etween the coxae, medially sinuate behind, 

 somewhat longer than the next. 3rd and -fth moderately develo]K'(l, togetliei- 

 as long as the 2nd, evidently longer than tlie .")th. which is subtruncate 

 and minutely ciliate at the api'x. 



In X. serripes (2559) tlie thorax is nearly if not (|uite as broad as the 

 hind-t)ody, with numerous coarse punctures, the elytra are )iarrower and 

 moi'e elongate: the hind legs are rather thicker, and tlie tibiae strongly 

 m\u-ronate at the extremity and denticulate along the inside ; the 2nd 

 joint of tlH> funiculus is hardly any longer than the 3rd but evidently shorter 

 than th(^ 1st; the underside also differs in tlie male, the 3rd and 4th 

 segments being abbreviated and, conjointly, sliorter than the 5th, which is 

 bisinuate at the apex so that the 6th is distinct. In A', cmssicornis (3766) 

 the scape is incrassate and shorter, and the oblong elytra appear abi-uptly 

 narrowed at the base. Phyllodytes has the penultimate tai'sal joint entire 

 underneath, the ro.strum is slightly pterygiate. and the eyes are just free. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 4 mm. : bicadth. l.^ mm. 



Hollyford ; 20th February, 1914. Found by Mi . T. Hall amongst 

 decaying vegetable matter, and usually covered with tawny sappy matter 

 which conceals the rostral channel. &c. 



3920. Nestrius prolixus .sp. nov. 



Narrow, elongate, attenuate posteriorly, slightl\- convex, subopaque : 

 rufo-castaneous, sometimes more infuscate, antennae rufous, legs fusco- 

 testaceous ; sparingly clothed with depressed, fine yellowish, and a few 

 erect, infuscate setae. 



Rostrum a third shorter than thorax, stout, slightly dilated at the point 

 of antennal insertion, its central groove finely margined and prolonged as 

 far as the back part of the eyes. Thorax a third longer than broad, slightly 

 wider before the middle than elsewhere, not constricted in front ; coarsely 

 and closely punctate. Elytra v(n'y elongate-cordate, twice the length of 

 thorax, very little broader than it is at the base, somewhat arcuate- 

 emarginate there, considerablv narrowed and subvertical behind ; rather 



