ERIRHINIDAE. 447 
3932. Oreocharis fasciata sp. nov. Oveocharis Broun, Man. N.Z. Coleopt., 
p. 864. 
Opaque, fuscous; scape, base and apex of femora, all the tibiae, and 
basal joint of tarsi chestnut-red ; densely covered with depressed tawny, 
sometimes greyish scales, with the exception of the rostrum, a fascia near 
the hind thighs, the shoulders, and sometimes the elytral suture, which bear 
inconspicuous, decumbent, dark ashy hairs. 
Rostrum slightly arched, subparallel, rather longer than thorax, in- 
distinctly punctate, slightly carinate along the middle, with slender yellowish 
hairs. Head narrowed anteriorly, nearly double the length of the slightly 
prominent, longitudinally oval eyes. Thorax of about the same length 
and breadth, constricted in front, base and apex truncate, its punctation 
moderately coarse and close. Scutellum oblong. Elytra nearly double 
the width of thorax at the base, thrice its length, gradually curvedly 
narrowed behind; distinctly punctate-striate, interstices simple, finely 
punctured, Pygidium obtusely triangular, punctate. 
Scape extending to back part of eye. Funiculus 6-articulate, basal 
joint distinctly thicker and longer than 2nd, the next rather shorter, joints 
4-6 submoniliform. Club densely pubescent, oblong, nearly as long as 
funiculus. 
Anterior femora subclavate, intermediate obtusely angulate, some- 
times slightly dentiform below, the posterior strongly angulate and spini- 
form ; hind tibiae slender near the base, evidently dilated along their front 
face. Tarsi with the penultimate joint strongly bilobed, 2nd triangular. 
Abdomen distinctly punctate, covered with greyish feather-like squamae 
and depressed slender setae. The breast with more flavescent scales. 
The rather short form, the dark elytral fascia, and remarkable abdominal 
vestiture are distinctive. 
Length (rostrum inclusive), 4-44 mm.; breadth, fully 14 mm. 
Mount Alfred, Wakatipu. About a dozen individuals off flowering 
shrubs. Mr. T. Hall; 4th February, 1914. 
3933. Oreocharis congruens sp. nov. 
Subopaque, castaneo-rufous, head and thorax rather darker, funiculus 
and club infuscate; elytra with numerous decumbent, elongate, slender, 
fulvescent setae, and a pair of blackish crests on the 2nd interstices at 
the top of the posterior dechivity ; thorax more thinly clothed but with 
some pale scales across the base and along the middle; scutellum similarly 
squamose. 
Rostrum as long as thorax, a little contracted just behind the antennae, 
nearly smooth at the apex, moderately coarsely punctate and _ slightly 
tricarinate behind. Head more than double the length of the longitudinally 
oval eyes, unimpressed between them. Thorax as long as broad, gradually 
narrowed anteriorly, slightly constricted in front; with a shallow impres- 
sion near each side behind the middle, closely and moderately coarsely 
punctured. Scutellum oblong. Elytra not twice the width of thorax at 
the base, four times its length, gently narrowed behind, with broadly 
rounded apices; they are punctate-striate, the punctures along the middle 
of each elytron are subquadrate and rather close, those near the suture 
less distinct ; interstices finely and closely punctate, 4th and 6th confluent 
and slightly elevated behind. Pygidium broadly triangular. 
