ERIRHINIDAE. 701 



Etheophanus Broun. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1232. 



4309. Etheophanus optandus sp. nov. 



Compact, moderately convex, subopaque ; rufo-castaneous, antennae 

 and legs inclusive ; thinly clothed with rather paler subdepressed hairs 

 and erect dark setae, but, on each elytron, there is a pair of distinct 

 grey spots between the middle and hind femora, and a curved fascia 

 of similar hue between the hind thighs, formed of erect and decumbent 

 hairs ; just behind each hind thigh there is a dark lateral spot. 



Rostrum nearly equalling thorax in length, slightly arcuate, a little 

 broader in front than behind, indistinctly sulcate. Head immersed up 

 to the flat eyes, which are longer than broad. Thorax of almost equal 

 length and breadth, nearly gradually narrowed anteriorly, its base 

 slightly curved ; the surface densely and minutely sculptured but with- 

 out perceptible punctation. Elytra subcordate, slightly incurved and 

 broader at the base than the thorax, a third longer and broader, 

 narrowed and subvertical behind ; they are striate near the suture and 

 behind. 



Femora elongate but stout, tibiae obtusely angulate externally near 

 the base, penultimate tarsal joint broadly expanded. 



Antennae finely pubescent, basal joint of funiculus stouter and 

 longer than the next. 



A little larger than previously described species, and distinguishable 

 therefrom by the impunctate thorax, elytral fascia, and tibial structure, &c. 



Length (rostrum excluded), 2| mm. ; breadth, 2 mm. 



Hollyford, south-west Otago. Unique. Found at an elevation of 

 1,000 ft., on the 23rd February, 1914, by the late Mr. T. Hall. 



4310. Etheophanus nitidellus sp. nov. 



Subovate, convex, moderately nitid ; fusco-castaneous, basal half and 

 sides of posterior portion of the elytra piceo-fuscous, antennae and tarsi 

 somewhat rufescent ; scantily clothed with short subdepressed and longer 

 outstanding fuscous setae. 



Rostrum as long as thorax, only slightly narrowed behind, indistinctly 

 grooved. Thorax subconical, of about equal length and breadth, slightly 

 contracted in front, its base feebly rounded ; minutely and densely 

 sculptured, and with a few shallow indefinite punctures. Elytra cordate, 

 somewhat incurved and a little broader at the base than the thorax, 

 hardly twice its length, posterior declivity subvertical ; they are rather 

 distinctly striate from base to apex. 



Tibiae without external prominences, their basal tarsal joint moderately 

 expanded. Basal joint of funiculus rather thicker and longer than the 

 next; club fuscous, ovate, finely pubescent. 



In E. fitriatus (3138) the thorax is evidently ])unctato, but the elytral 

 striae are obsolete before the middle. E. punctiventris (3627) has a 

 considerably broader rostrum, the thorax is distinctly punctured and more 

 oviform, and the elytra are suboblong instead of cordiform and rather 

 coarsely striate-punctate. 



Length (rostrum excluded), 2 mm. ; breadth, \} mm. 



Mount Alfred. One example only, secured by the late Mr. T. Hall 

 on the 3rd February, 1914. 



