412 Capt. T. Broun oti neio 



Schylus nigricoUis^ sp. n. 



Subopaque, rostrum and thorax pitchy black, elytra and 

 legs rufescent, the antennge and tarsi yellowish red. 



Bostrum more or less obviously tricarinate, with some 

 scale-like yellowish setas behind. Antennce slender, sparsely 

 pubescent ; second joint quite as long as the first, joints 3 to 7 

 decrease in length. Thorax about as long as broad, gradually 

 narrowed anteriorly, not constricted there; closely and coarsely 

 punctate, nearly nude, there being only a small patch of 

 depressed round tawny scales near each hind angle. Elytra 

 a little wider behind the shoulders than at the base, cordi- 

 form, apparently striate-punctate, densely covered with varie- 

 gated yellow hair-like scales and erect setge. Legs long and 

 stout, with clothing similar to that on the elytra. 



Underside piceous, sparingly clothed with fine yellowish 

 set£e. 



There can be no difSculty in identifying this insect. The 

 nearly bare black thorax forms a marked contrast to the con- 

 spicuously and brightly pubescent hind body. 



Length (rostr. excl.) 1, breadth nearly f line. 



Mount Pirongia, Te Aroha, and Papakure. One found at 

 tiach place within the last two years, on the ground. 



SceJodolichus politus, sp. n. 



Glossy, black ; rostrum piceo-rufous, antennaj and tarsi 

 ferruginous, tibia? inf uscate ; squamosity depressed and elon- 

 gate, tawny and grey, unequally distributed, the setge erect, 

 slender, fuscous. 



Rostrum hardly as long as the thorax, indistinctly punc- 

 tured in front, squamose behind. Scape short, gradually 

 incrassate. Funiculus double the length of the scape ; second 

 joint more slender than the first, but quite as long ; 3 to 7 

 decrease in length. Club oblong-oval, nearly as long as the 

 scape. Thorax convex, longer than broad, its sides a little 

 rounded behind the middle ; the frontal portion almost 

 abruptly depressed, with a few punctures, the rest of the 

 surface smooth and polished. Elytra elongate-ovate, very 

 convex, on a higher plane than the thorax, their shoulders 

 so rounded as not to exceed the thorax in width ; their basal 

 portion is covered with slender tawny scales partially bordered 

 behind with grey ; the middle is bare, the posterior de- 

 clivity is very sparingly clothed, principally with greyish 

 scales or setse; they are striate-j)unctate ; the sculpture is 

 nowhere deep and becomes obsolete behind. Legs elongate, 



