698 COLEOPTERA. 



4304. Homodus longicornis sp. nov. 



Opa(|ue, only slightly convex ; piccous, funiculus and tarsi ferruginous, 

 legs and scape darker ; almost wholly covered with de})ressed, small, dull 

 coppery squamae, those on the rostrum more fulvescent and elongate, 

 the erect setae are fuscous, but on the posterior elevations they are of a 

 tawny grey. 



Rostrum parallel, half the length of thorax. Head broadly sub- 

 depressed between the eyes. Thorax an eighth longer than broad, 

 distinctly but not abruptly contracted at the apex, widest and slightly 

 rounded behind that part, very gently narrowed towards the truncate 

 base ; it is slightly uneven, with a broad shallow channel along the 

 middle, and on denuded parts quite impunctate. Scutellum small. Elytra 

 incurved and hardly any broader at the base than the thorax, almost 

 twice its length, a little broader behind the shoulders than elsewhere, 

 very slightly narrowed backwards, more strongly so towards the extremity ; 

 the two sutural series of punctures on each are moderately coarse and 

 distant, they are rather shallow and almost become striae behind, the 

 punctation towards the sides is indistinct and irregular, the posterior 

 inequalities resemble those of H. posticalis. 



Scape gradually incrassate, attaining the thoracic apex ; basal two 

 joints of funiculus equally elongate, 3-7 oviform, slightly longer than 

 broad ; club oblong-oval. 



Basal ventral segment plane, nearly a third longer than the next, 

 truncate between the widely distant coxae, which almost touch the 

 sides ; second slightly medially angulate in front, not longer than 

 third and fourth together, fifth as long as the basal, slightly and 

 widely emarginate behind so that the short supplementary one is quite 

 exposed. The slender metasternal scales are fulvescent, those on the 

 basal abdominal segment are more variegated and tinged with green. 



The antennae are evidently more elongate than those of H. posticalis, 

 which has joints 3-7 almost transversal. The rostrum is longer ; the 

 thorax also seems longer, its apical portion is more contracted, and 

 there are no lateral impressions at the base. The posterior declivity 

 is more gradual. 



(J. Length (rostrum included), 7§ mm. : breadth, 2J mm. 



Pakarau : 10th March, 1918. Another of Mr. A. E. Brookes's novelties. 



4305. Homodus cuprealis sp. nov. 



Oblong, moderately convex ; piceous, antennae and tarsi tusco- 

 rufous ; covered with depressed, moderately elongate, bright coppery or 

 brassy squamae ; the elytral posterior elevations with suberect greyish setae. 



Rostrum a third shorter than thorax, quite half its width, slightly 

 dilated at the antennal insertion, broadly impressed alongside the 

 median ridge, and bearing some greyish setae at its apex. Eyes quite 

 free from thorax, moderately prominent, oblong-oval. Thorax very 

 slightly broader than long, widest before the middle, slightly narrowed 

 towards the truncate base, more obliquely so in front ; without per- 

 ceptible punctation, but, like the rostrum, ridged along the middle, 

 broadly impressed alongside the frontal half, and with a few short 

 impressions behind ; there are some greyish setae along the sides. 

 Scutellum short. Elytra double the length but not quite twice the 

 breadth of thorax, considerably narrowed but not quite vertical behind ; 

 they arc nioderately subseriute-punctatc ; each is somewhat binodose on 



