442 COLKOPTKKA. 



Group Cylindrorhimdae. 



3924. Tocris pascoi sp. nov. Tocrifi Bioun, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 



vol. II, p. llTj. 



()I)lon(>, nioderutely coiivrx ;uul nitid ; black, antcniiac nii'o-piceous. 

 basal 3 joints of tarsi fusco-rut'ous ; irregularly covered with depressed, 

 ratlier small, nearly white scpiamae. 



Rostrum moderately coarsely, closely, and rugosely punctured, obtusely 

 but slightly elevated at the sides, the scales disposed transversely, the 

 broadly triangular frojital space nude and finely punctate ; mandibles 

 straight inwardly, obtuse at the extremity. Head with a smooth inter- 

 ocular fovea. Thorax just a seventh broader than long, obtusely pro- 

 minent and widest before the middle, sinuate between that part and the 

 base, whicli is feebly rounded, apex truncate ; with a slightly raised, almost 

 .smooth median spot near each side, and a nearly similar pair, prolonged 

 backwards, on the middle, separated by a longitudinal line, and the finely 

 punctate apical portion almost bare ; the rest of its surface with moderately 

 distinct, irregularly distributed punctures, the intervals minutely punctate. 

 Elytra scarcely thrice the length of thorax, the base slightly incurved and 

 broader than it is, a fifth wider behind the posterior femora, with simple' 

 apices ; each elytron bicostate as far as the top of the declivity, these are 

 finely punctate, the side is also costiform but curved inwardly behind, the 

 .suture is somewhat broadly elevated behind the middle and a little thickened 

 near the apex ; the interstices are densely stpiamose, each has a series ol 

 coarse but not deep pui:ctures at each side. 



This most nearly resembles T. hcmnltoni (3289). l)ut is smaller, with 

 somewhat different sculpture and whitish vestiture. Tlie basal 2 joints 

 of the tarsi are cordate, the penultimate longer and deeply bilobed. The 

 2nd joint of the fuiiicle is as long as the basal, joints 3-7 are very gradually 

 .shortened and thickened but none are moniliform ; club elongate-oval, 

 finely pubescent. 



Length (ro.strum inclu.sive), 15 mm. : breadth, 5o nun. 



Bold Peak, north-west of Lake Wakatipu. My specimen was received 

 on the 9th March, 1914, from Mi'. iM. 0. Pascoe, of Queenstown, whose name 

 it now bears. 



UrOUp MOIATIDAE. 



3925. Lyperobius aciphyllae sp. nov. Lyperobius Pascoe, Man. X.Z. 



Coleopt., p. 444. 



Nigrescent, slightly nitid ; elytral inteistices thickly covered with 

 depressed, jiale tawny scales, the thorax thinly and irregularly. 



Ro.strum a third shorter than thorax, moderately coarsely and rugosely 

 punctured ; with a large but not deep impression in front of the antennae 

 and a fovea at the base, between these there is a smooth but not sharply 

 marked caiina. Thorax slightly broader than long, widest before the 

 middle, slightly and gradually iiarrowed behind, rather abruptly contracted 

 and subangularly emarginate at the apex ; its surface a little uneven, with 

 an ante-basal im])res.sion, a larger but more shallow one at each .side near 

 the middle, and another near the front : the punctation is coarse, irregulaj-. 

 and rugose, the .slightly raised parts near the middle, however, liave but 

 few punctures ; the base is feebly but widely emarginate. Elytra oblong- 

 oval, rather wider than thorax at the base, more than twice its length ; each 

 elytron has a well-developed co.sta extending to the extremity where it 



