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squamae, and with a few yellowish-grey, suberect setae, which are most 
conspicuous on top of the posterior declivity and along the 5th interstices 
of the elytra. 
Rostrum a third shorter than thorax, moderately carinate along the 
middle. Thorax of equal length and breadth, widest and rounded before 
the middle, a good deal narrowed behind ; without inequalities or distinct 
punctation, but with a well-marked channel from base to apex. Scutellum 
minute, sunken. Elytra slightly broader than thorax at the base, nearly 
thrice its length, their sides nearly straight, gently narrowed near the base, 
the declivity narrower but not vertical, with simple apices; each has 6 
dorsal series of suboblong, moderately fine, distant punctures; 3rd inter- 
stices feebly elevated at the base, a little darker but not distinctly 
nodiform on top of the declivity; the 5th flat near the base, rather 
more but quite horizontally nodiform behind; the suture slightly and 
obtusely elevated farther back. 
Scape very gradually incrassate, extending to the back of the eye; 2nd 
joint of funiculus quite as long as the Ist; club dull, elongate. 
Anterior tibiae flexuous, rather longer than the others, with rather 
bright reddish scales. 
The rather plain surface, simple apices, and elongate form, taken to- 
gether, are distinctive. 
9. Length (rostrum inclusive), 10} mm.; breadth, 34 mm. 
Gordon’s Knob, near Nelson; 15th November, 1914. Found by Mr. 
T. Hall. 
A second individual, measuring 9}mm. by 22mm., has the thorax 
irregularly rugose, and the elytra with quite oblong punctures: this, no 
doubt, is the male. 
Group RuyYPAROSOMIDAE. 
3894. Lithocia ciligera sp. nov. Iithocia Broun, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 
p. 1470. 
Subopaque, piceous, tibiae fusco-rufous, antennae rather darker, club 
rufescent ; irregularly clothed with unequal, infuscate and tawny-yellow 
setae. 
Rostrum arched, subparallel, as long as thorax, with a slender median 
carina, its frontal portion obsoletely bicarinate, the setae fuscous, but there 
is a small tawny spot in front of the rather flat eyes. Thorax of about 
equal length and breadth, gradually narrowed behind, more abruptly in 
front, near which it is widest, the base slightly but widely emarginate ; 
disc a little uneven, moderately coarsely and irregularly punctured, finely 
in front; elongate, outstanding, woolly tawny setae cover the sides and 
are most conspicuous before the middle, at the apex they form a pair of 
crests. Elytra as wide as thorax at the base, double its length, much 
narrowed but not vertical behind; each with a distinct basal sinuation, 
so that the shoulder seems slightly porrect ; near the suture, on each, there: 
are 2 or 3 more or less visible series of coarse punctures, the declivity is 
much more finely punctate and substriate; the sides are uneven, there is 
a pair of oblong basal nodosities, and another shorter pair, on each elytron, 
situated obliquely between the basal one and the outer commencement of 
the hind slope, there are a few setigerous inequalities elsewhere ; moderately 
elongate tawny setae form a horizontal fringe across the top of the posterior 
slope, 
