CRTPTORHTNCHIDAE. 581 



4135. Zeacalles latulus sp. no v. 



Subpyriform, rather broad, subopaque ; fuscovis, rostrum piceo-rufous, 

 antennar- rufo-testaceoue, legs fusco-rufous ; covered principally with de- 

 pressed infuscate-tawny scales ; some rather paler, not quite grey, form 

 an indefinite streak along the middle of the thorax and another near each 

 side, there is a broader space near each shoulder ; inside the latter there is 

 a black streak, and in line with it, behind the middle, three or four small 

 black crests ; there are also numerous upright, rather short, dark squami- 

 fcrm setae, these are most conspicuous near the sides and in front. 



Rostrum subseriate-punctate. Thorax rather broader than long, gradu- 

 ally narrowed towards the front, apparently closely and coarsely punctured. 

 Elytra of the same width as thorax at the base, broader near the middle, 

 twice its length, on a higher plane, narrowed, vertical, and slightly inflexed 

 behind ; on each elytron there are two well-marked striae near the suture, 

 the s(|uamosity renders the others indistinct ; interstices with a few 

 minute punctures, the second somewhat swollen and bearing dark, short, 

 suberect scales at the top of the declivity but not actually nodiform there. 



Legs long and stout, with greyish squamiform setae ; penultimate tarsal 

 joint broadly expanded, excavate above, setose but not distinctly bilobed 

 miderneath. 



Scape short, gradually incrassate, medially inserted, and reaching the 

 front of the eye ; funiculus longer, second joint as long as the basal but 

 more slender, joints 3-7 become slightly shorter and broader ; club large, 

 oblong, indist'nctly articulate. 



A rather broad species, distinguishable by the black spots along the 

 middle of each elytron amongst the indefinitely variegated vestiture. 



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



Woodhen Bend. One, found by Mr. T. Hall ; 20th June, 1915. 



4136. Zeacalles inornatus sp. nov. 



Convex, subovate, narrowed anteriorly, elytra slightly nitid ; fu^co- 

 rufous, antennae rufo-testaceous, club infuscate ; thinly covered with 

 dejiressed, elongat-e, tawny and grey squamae, and many erect, but not 

 elongate, infuscate grey setae. 



Rostrum as long as thorax, rather broad, squamose near the base, finely 

 punctate in front. Thorax slightly broader than long, of the usual form, 

 coarsely and closely punctured, the greyish scales are most numerous near 

 the sides but do not form streaks. Elytra subovate-oblong, only a fourth 

 longer than broad, just double the length of thorax, of the same width as 

 it is at the base, very little broader near the middle, gradually elevated 

 from the bas-^ subvertical behind ; they are evidently punctate-striate from 

 base to apex, the inner three on each most distinct ; interstices a httle 

 convex but not nodiform, the few grey scales on the summit of the 

 declivity do not form definite cre'^ts. 



Legs normal, thick, with coarse grey setae ; penultimate tarsal joint 

 broad, excavate above, apparently entire underneath. 



Scape medially inserted ; second joint of the fimicle hardly as long 

 as the basal, joints 3-6 small and subquadrate, seventh sUghtly broader, 

 club oblong. 



Rather broader than Z. coarctalis, elytra not on an abruptly higher 

 level than the thorax, without nodosities or crests, the vestiture without 

 ob^'ious variegation. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 1§ mm. ; breadth, 1 mm. 



Mount Hope, Nelson. One, found by Mr. T. Hall on the 14th March, 1915 



