ERIRHINIDAE. 565 



A. erubescens (3137), the nearest species, is larger and of a paler red, 

 its rostrum is evidently broader, &c. A. riifa is distinguished by its 

 conspicuous femoral cilia. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 2^ mm. ; breadth, quite 1 mm. 



Glenhope. Eight captured by Mr. T. Hall during 1915. 



1108. Aneuma oblonga sp. nov. 



Oblong, subnitid ; rostrum and thorax rufous, elytra light chestnut- 

 red, legs fulvescent, antennae and tarsi sometimes infuscate ; thinly clothed 

 with fine yellowish or greyish setae, these are suberect on the eh'tr... 



Rostrum stout, subparallel, nearly as long as thorax, irregularly punctate 

 behind, subseriate towards the front. Thorax rather broader than long, 

 its sides somewhat rounded, a little narrower before the middle than behind ; 

 moderately coarsely and closely punctured. Scutellum oblong. Elytra 

 oblong, curvedly narrowed behind the posterior femora, quite twice the 

 length of thorax, broader than it is at the base ; distinctly punctate-striate, 

 interstices finely punctate, slightly convex, nearly plane at the base. Legs 

 and antennae normal. 



Prosternal emargination rather short, its front angles obtusely spiniform. 

 Basal ventral segment flat, the fifth with a shallow fovea. 



Altogether unlike A. rufa in form and vestiture. It should be placed 

 near A. erubescens (3137), which, however, is of a darker red, the legs par- 

 ticularly, the rostrum is longer and stouter, and the hind-body is broader. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 2| mm. ; breadth, quite 1 mm. 



Mount Algidus, 14th October, 1913, and Scarcliff, 20th October, 1913. 

 One from each locality, found by Mr. T. Hall. 



4109. Aneuma rostralis sp. nov. 



Subopaque, suboblong ; fuscous, more or less tinged with red, legs 

 fusco-testaceous, rostrum reddish ; elytra covered with subdecumbent, 

 distinct greyish hairs, those on the thorax much more elongate and slender 

 and disposed transversely. 



Rostrum a third longer than thorax, slender and parallel, slightly arched, 

 bisulcate and finely punctate from the base to near the apex, the central 

 linear space almost flat. Thorax a third broader than long, its sides mode- 

 rately rounded, moderately closely and distinctly punctured, more distantly 

 along the middle. Scutellum small. Elytra oblong, thrice the length of 

 thorax, distinctly broader than it is at the base, rounded behind ; punctate- 

 striate, interstices nearly plane, minutely subseriate-punctate. 



Underside fusco-rufous, moderately finely but not closely punctured, 

 with greyish setae. Metasternum transversely strigose. Basal ventral 

 segment broadly impressed, the second in the middle distinctly longer than 

 third or fourth. Prosternal canal with elevated lateral borders, not at all 

 spiniform in front. 



Scape straight, slender, implanted betw^een the middle and apex ; funi- 

 culus with fine grey setae, basal joint thicker and rather longer than second, 

 joints 3-5 subquadrate, sixth and seventh shorter and a little broader ; 

 club elongate, oblong-oval. 



Fem. — Rostrum distinctly arched, more slender, double the length of 

 thorax, almost smooth, shining, pale reddish. Scape very elongate and 

 slender, inserted behind the middle ; basal joint of funiculus nearly twice 

 the length of the elongate second. 



c?. Length (rostrum exclusive), 2A mm. ; breadth, quite 1 mm. 



Scarcliff ; 20th October, 1913. About a dozen specimens, from Mr. T. Hall. 



