700 COLEOPTERA. 



Rostrum sliolitly longer than thorax, moderately slender, substriate 

 Thorax ratlicr broader than long, rather wider behind the middle than 

 at the base, more gradually narrowed anteriorly, base and apex truncate; 

 moderately coarsely and closely punctate. Scutellum small, nitid. Elytra 

 nearly thrice the length of thorax, rather broader than it is at the base, 

 gradually narrowed behind the posterior femora ; distinctly punctate-striate. 



Scape implanted between the middle and apex and attaining the 

 middle of the eye ; basal joint of funiculus evidently longer and stouter 

 than the next, third and fourth subquadrate, seventh broader than 

 preceding ones ; club oviform, triartieulate. Legs normal. 



Underside infuscate, with greyish setae. Second ventral segment 

 not as long as third and fourth together, its frontal suture obtusely 

 angulate in the middle. 



Fern. — Rostrum almost double the length of thorax, rather more 

 arched and slender than that of the male ; scape more elongate and 

 slender, inserted just before the middle. 



Nearly allied to E. stramineus (1249), the thorax less transverse and 

 differently formed, the antennal insertion nearer the apex of the rostrum, 

 which is shorter, and with different elytral spots. 



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



Lake Ohia, North Auckland ; 4th February, 1918. Mr. A. E. 

 Brookes is the discoverer. 



4308. Erirhinus poecilus sp. nov. 



Elongate, moderately convex, only slightly nitid, variegate ; rostrum 

 fusco-rufous, thorax reddish-brown ; elytra with a somewhat interrupted 

 fascia between the middle and hind thighs, and another across the 

 posterior declivity of a testaceous hue, both with fuscous or piceous 

 frontal and hind borders ; tibiae with a fuscous spot below each knee ; 

 sparingly clothed with slender decumbent yellowish hairs. 



Rostrum moderately arched and slender, a third longer than thorax, 

 slightly striate. Head immersed up to the eyes, globose below. Thorax 

 truncate at base and apex, oviform, its length and breadth about equal, 

 slightly narrower in front than behind, distinctly and closely punctate. 

 Scutellum subtriangular. Elytra evidently broader than thorax at the 

 base, nearly double its length, gradually narrowed towards the distinctly 

 rounded apices ; they are evidently striate, but the striae apparently 

 are without punctures. Tibiae slightly flexuous, without terminal spurs. 

 Peiuiltimate tarsal joint broad, bilobed. 



Scape inserted near the apex, slender ; basal joint of funiculus 

 fuscous, longer and stouter than the next, third and fourth rather 

 longer than broad, the last three short and monoliform ; club elongate, 

 indistinctly four-jointed. 



Underside light fuscous, shining, with slender greyish pubescence ; 

 abdomen finely punctate, basal segment longer than second, rounded 

 ])et\veen the coxae, medially impressed behind, third and fourth rather 

 shorter than second, which is shorter than fifth. 



In coloration and general appearance this is somewhat similar to 

 E. accejilvs (1251), but differentiated by its almost contiguous and less 

 prominent eyes ; these, in 1251, are widely separated. It also differs 

 from E. acceptus by its longer and more slender rostrum, much longer 

 and more oviform thorax, &c. 



Length (rostrum included), 3^ mm. ; breadth, 1| mm. 



McClennan's Bush, Canterbury ; 26th February, 1912. Another of 

 the late Mr. T. Hall's numerous discoveries. 



