OTIORHTNCHIDAE. 545 



Platyomida White. (Syii. Empaeotes Pascoe. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 



p. 441.) 



4077. Platyomida philpotti sp. nov. 



Derm nitid, nigrescent ; covered with small, flat, circular squamae, 

 varying from light blue and green to coppery red, those on the elytra paler 

 and of less metallic lustre ; antennae rufo-piceous. 



Rostrum as long as thorax, moderately dilated in front, its fine central 

 carina ending in a linear interocular impression, which extends to the 

 occiput. Thorax very slightly broader than long, base and apex truncate, 

 rather wider near the front than elsewhere ; with a shallow median groove 

 extending from the front to the middle, and a broader but ess distinct 

 basal impression ; disc rather finely and irregularly punctured, only very 

 slightly uneven. Scutellum subquadrate. Elytra nearly double the width 

 and thrice the length of thorax, with somewhat rounded shoulders, con- 

 siderablv narrowed and subacuminate behind, their apices slightly dehiscent ; 

 dorsum without superficial inequalities, regularly and rather finely striate- 

 punctate ; third interstices a little broader than the others, the fifth only 

 obtusely convex behind. 



Tibiae slightly flexuous, finely denticulate inwardly, the interval between 

 the duplicate cilia of the posterior corbels rather narrow. 



Scape straight, very gradually thickened, attaining the back of the 

 eye ; basal two joints of funiculus equal, joints 3-7 obconical ; club elongate- 

 oval, opaque, finely and densely pubescent. 



Scrobes quite open above at the apex, almost reaching the front and lower 

 part of the eyes, which are oblique, and truncate in front. Ocular lobes 

 obsolete. 



Underside similar tc the upper surface in colour and clothing. 



This handsome species is easily separable from all the others by the 

 absence of superficial inequalities and the iridescent vestiture. 



Length (rostrum inclusive). 13 mm. ; breadth, 4f mm. 



Hunter Mountains. A single specimen, found at an elevation of 5,500 ft., 

 on the 27th December, 1914, by Mr. A. Philpott, of Invercargill, in whose 

 honour it has been named. 



Aporolobus Sharp. Man. X.Z. Coleopt., p. 1186. 



4078. Aporolobus scapalis sp. nov. 



Oblong, moderately convex, opaque ; fusco-niger, below as well as 

 above, funiculus and tarsi rufescent ; covered with dark ashy, minute, 

 depressed squamae ; the elytra also bear series of suberect, grey, coarse 

 squamiform setae, those on the rostrum and thorax disposed irregularly. 



Rostrum short and thick, finely setose in front ; scrobes deep and 

 foveiform, subapical, directed towards the upper part of the eyes, where 

 they become shallow. Eyes oblique, broadly oval, not prominent. Thorax 

 hardly broader than long, somewhat rounded at the sides, rather more 

 narrowed in front than behind, base and apex truncate, without visible 

 sculpture. Scutellum absent. Elytra oblong, distinctly wider than thorax 

 at the base, just twice its length, much curvedly narrowed and subvertical 

 behind, they are apparently finely punctate-striate, but do not cover the 

 pygidium. 



Scape very thick, implanted near the apex and reaching the front of 

 thorax, covered with grey scale-like matter and erect squamiform setae ; 



