ERIRHINIDAE. 447 



3932. Oreocharis fasciata sp. ii<»v. Oreocharis Bioun, Man. N.Z. C'olcopt., 



p. 864. 



Opaque, fuscous ; scape, base and apex of femora, all the tibiae, and 

 basal joint of tarsi chestnut-red ; densely covered with depressed tawny, 

 sometimes greyish scales, with the exception of the rostrum, a fascia near 

 the hind thighs, the slioulders. and sometimes the elytral suture, which bear 

 inconspicuous, decumbent, dark ashy hairs. 



Rostrum slightly arched, subparallel, rather longer than thorax, in- 

 distinctly ])unctate, slightly carinate along the middle, with slender yellowish 

 hairs. Head narrowed anteriorly, nearly double the length of the slightly 

 prominent, longitudinally oval eyes. Thorax of about the same length 

 and breadth, constricted in front, base and apex truncate, its punctation 

 moderately coarse and close. Scutellum oblong. Elytra nearly double 

 the width of thorax at the base, thrice its length, gradually curvedly 

 narrowed behind ; distinctly punctate-striate, interstices simple, finely 

 punctured. Pygidium obtusely triangular, punctate. 



Scape extending to back part of eye. Funiculus 6-articulate. basal 

 joint distinctly thicker and longer than 2nd, tlie next rather shorter, joints 

 4^6 submoniliform. Club densely pubescent, oblong, nearly as long as 

 funiculus. 



Anterior femora subclavate, intermediate obtusely angulate, some- 

 times slightly dentiform below, the posterior strongly angulate and spini- 

 form ; hind tibiae slender near the base, evidently dilated along their front 

 face. Tarsi with the penultimate joint strongly bilobed, 2nd triangular. 



Abdomen distinctly jjunctate, covered with greyish feather-like squamae 

 and depressed slender setae. The breast with more flavescent scales. 



The rather short form, the dark elytral fascia, and remarkable abdominal 

 vestiture are distinctive. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 4-4| mm. ; breadth, fully 1| mm. 



Mount Alfred. Wakatipu. About a dozen individuals off flowering 

 shrubs. Mr. T. Hall ; 4th Februan^, 1914. 



3933. Oreocharis congruens sp. no v. 



Subopaque, castaneo-rufous, head and thorax rather darker, funiculus 

 and club infuscate ; elytra with numerous decumbent, elongate, slender, 

 fulvescent setae, and a pair of blackish crests on the 2nd interstices at 

 the top of the posterior declivity ; thorax more thinly clothed biit mth 

 some pale scales across the base and along the middle ; scutellum similarly 

 squamose. 



Rostrum as long as thoi-ax. a little c(jntracted just behind the antennae, 

 nearly smooth at the apex, moderately coarsely punctate and slightly 

 tricarinate behind. Head more than double the length of the longitudinally 

 oval eyes, unimpressed between them. Thorax as long as broad, gradually 

 narrowed anteriorly, slightly constricted in front ; with a shallow impres- 

 sion near each side behind the middle, closely and nu derately coarsely 

 punctured. Scutellum oblong. Elytra not twice the width of thorax at 

 the base, four times its length, gently iiariowed behind, with broadly 

 rounded apices ; they are punctate-striate, the punctures along the middle 

 of each elytron are subquadrate and rather close, those near the suture 

 less distinct ; interstices finely and closely punctate, 4th and 6th confluent 

 and sliglitly elevated behind. Pygidium broadly triangular. 



