378 Capt. T. Broun on new 
Var. A. xenorhinus. 
Thorax pale castaneous or fuscous. The rostrum is 
peculiar, as along each side there seems to be a sort of carina, 
which becomes thicker near the eye; this, if it were not for 
the fine dense sculpture, looks as if the scape were placed 
there. As it may prove to be distinct, I have given it a 
name, 
Length (rostr. excl.) 3, breadth 3 line. 
Mount Pirongia. 
Acalles puncticollis, sp. n. 
Convex, compact, ovate, sparingly clothed with quite erect, 
rather long and slender, yellowish sete ; there are some on 
the elytra only half as long, and on the sides of the thorax 
the sete are short and curled ; the rostrum, most of the elytral 
disk, and the thorax dark red; the antenne and tarsi and, 
in one example, the apex of the thorax more or less testa- 
ceous. 
Rostrum shorter than the thorax, slightly and gradually 
narrowed behind, grooved near each side, with a row of elon- 
gate punctures along each side of the middle. Scape short, 
rather slender, glabrous, implanted at the middle. Huniculus 
elongate, second joint slender, quite the length of the first ; 
club oblong-oval. Thoraz about as long as _ broad, not 
suddenly narrowed towards the front, broadly and abruptly 
constricted there, base truncate ; its punctuation close, deep, 
not very coarse, and transversely rugose. Scuteddum absent. 
Elytra rounded towards the base, which equals that of the 
thorax, broader behind, the posterior declivity rounded or 
inflexed and not much narrowed ; striz broad, their punc- 
tures not deep; interstices rather narrow and convex. Legs 
moderate; tibie a little flexuous, the anterior with small 
hooks; tarsi short, third joint broadly expanded. 
A very small species, which may be known by the densely 
sculptured thorax and broadly oval form. One example is 
almost entirely piceous. 
Length (rostr. excl.) 2, breadth 3 line. 
Mount Pirongia. Three, December 1892. 
Acalles farinosus, sp. n. 
Ovate, convex, piceous or pitchy red; antenne reddish, 
club dark ; sparsely clothed with short, rather coarse, semi- 
erect, yellowish, scale-like sete. 
Rostrum about as long as the thorax, smooth along the 
