RHYPAROSOMIDAE. 635 



closely punctured, with a few minute dark tubercles near the sides, the 

 apex with a j)air of conspicuous woolly crests. Elytra unevenly oblong- 

 oval, a third longer and broader than thorax, narrowed but not vertical 

 behind, the base emarginate, the woolly crested shoulders though slightly 

 porrect are but little broader than the thoracic base ; they are irregularly 

 and rather coarsely seriate -punctate and bear some minute tubercles, the 

 declivity is more finely striate -punctate ; on each elytron, besides indistinct 

 inequalities, there are a subrotundate, dark median nodosity near the suture, 

 a pair of crests on the commencement of the posterior declivity, and a 

 larger and more woolly one at the side a little lower down ; there are some 

 other crests on and near the side. 



Scape medially inserted, almost touching the thoracic apex, subclavate 

 at extremity ; second joint of funiculus elongate, not perceptibly shorter 

 than the basal, joints 3-6 short and subequal, seventh rather larger ; club 

 subovate, narrowed towards the base, indistinctly articulate, finely setose. 

 Legs normal, the tibiae coarsely tufted. 



Underside castaneous, sparingly setigerous. Abdomen apparently 

 impunctate, its second segment rather longer than the first, its frontal 

 suture depressed and obtusely angulate at the middle, fifth much paler, 

 longer than third and fourth united. 



The form and sculpture of the thorax render it easily separable from 

 1508, 4081, and other near allies. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 7 mm. ; breadth, 2| mm. 



Mount St. Arnaud, south of Lake Rotoiti, Nelson. A single individual, 

 captured by Mr. T. Hall ; 15th June, 1916. 



4212. Phrynixus blandus sp. nov. 



Elongate, subovate, only slightly convex, subopaque ; fusco-rufous, 

 rostrum rufo-piceous ; irregiilarly covered with depressed, light ferruginous 

 squamiform setae, those along the middle of the elytra disposed in three 

 slightly interrupted broad streaks nearly to the top of the posterior 

 declivity, which bears a series of six horizontal tufts, and below these a 

 transverse row of smaller ones ; towards the outside of each elytron there 

 are about five suboviform patches, and a pair of elongate basal ones. 



Rostrum finely carinate along the middle, quite as long as thorax, 

 arched, moderately slender, its frontal portion very gradually and slightly 

 expanded, nearly nude and finely punctate at the apex. Thorax suboblong, 

 only a trifle longer than broad, very little contracted in front, slightly 

 narrowed behind, base and apex truncate ; with a few small granules, 

 moderately coarsely and closely punctate, with a rather deep impression 

 at the base ; the setae mostly irregular, but forming a central streak before 

 the middle and an oblique one from each hind angle to the apex. Elytra 

 elongate-subovate, bas^e slightly incurved, shoulders obtusely and indis- 

 tinctly porrect and only slightly broader than the base of thorax, more 

 than double its length, a third broader near the middle, distinctly narrowed 

 but not vertical behind, where they are punctate-striate ; dorsum sub- 

 striate and apparently punctate near the suture as seen from above, but 

 appearing seriate-granulate when examined sideways. Legs with curled 

 setae ; posterior tibiae moderately mucronate. f,.' 



Scape medially inserted and attaining the back of the eye, moderately 

 slender and flexuous, gradually subclavate, with depressed setae ; funiculus 

 with a few erect setae, second joint longer than the basal, 3-6 short. 



