380 Capt. ‘I’. Broun on new 
diate coxe, with raised borders. Metasternum short. Abdo- 
men large, the suture between the hind coxe apparently 
truncate but indistinct; second segment on a lower plane 
than the first, only about one fourth its length, third and 
fourth short. 
From Acalles this differs in the unacuminate eyes, the 
greatly abbreviated second ventral segment, as well as in the 
general form. ‘The genus is nearer to Acallopais, but the 
femora and abdomen are totally different. The species form 
a homogeneous group distinguishable by the strongly and 
regularly arched upper surface, the fine clothing, &. They 
are terrestrial in habit. 
Zeacalles flavescens, sp. 0. 
Bedy fusco-rutous, densely covered with small, not round, 
variegate scales, mostly fulvescent; there is a pale streak 
along the middle of the thorax, another (along each side) is 
prolonged backwards beyond the shoulders and is curved 
inwards towards the elytral suture ; the short curled sete are 
usually pitchy ; the rostrum and legs are pale chestnut-red, 
the antenne and tarsi fulvous. 
Rostrum moderately broad, with yellow scales behind. 
Antenne feebly pubescent. Thorax subtruncate at base, 
widest there, gradually narrowed anteriorly, without frontal 
constriction or superficial inequalities, its punctuation con- 
cealed by the squamosity. lytra more convex than the 
thorax, regularly arched above, the posterior portion abruptly 
curved, obovate, slightly wider before the middle than they 
are elsewhere; their striz neither deep nor broad, finely 
punctured; the second interstice widened behind, and near 
the top of the declivity slightly elevated. Legs with short 
sete. 
Underside piceous, with some coarse shallow punctures and 
depressed yellow scales; the fifth ventral segment red, nude, 
finely and closely punctured, 
Var.—Squamosity not so brightly coloured, pale yellowish 
or greyish. This is smaller than No. 2568, and the sutural 
strize are not so deep and broad. 
Nos. 2568 and 2569 may be placed in this genus; in the 
former, however, the second abdominal segment is not so 
short. 
Length (rostr. excl.) £, breadth } line. 
Mount Pirongia. December 1892. 
