558 COLEOPTERA. 



Eyre Mountains, in-nr Luke Wakatipu. My specimen was discovered 

 at a height of nearly 6,00(J ft., on the 5th April, 1915, by Mr. James Speden, 

 of (lOre, who also found six of Lyperobius carinafus (1236) at the roots of 

 AciphifUn spedeni at the same time. In a second specimen, perhaps repre- 

 senting another species, the ro.'^tral carina and discal thoracic groove are absent, 

 the olytrai punctation is finer, and the legs more slender and less flexuous. 



Getopsephus Broun. Trans. X.Z. Inst, vol. i5, p. 106. 



4095. Getopsephus costifer sp. nov. 



Nitid, black, antennae rufo-piceou.^ ; nearly nude, with a few short, 

 slender greyish setae behind. 



Rostrum a third shorter than thorax, the broad jjunctate grooves along 

 tlic middle are separated by a broad smootli carina which, at its base, is 

 divided by the slender prolongation of the interocular fovea. Head very 

 finely and distantly punctured. Thorax quite ae long as broad, its sides 

 nearly straight, a little contracted at the apex ; with a broad groove from 

 front to base l)ut becoming narrower near the middle, very finely and irregu- 

 larly punctate before the middle ; irregularly and feebly rugose behind, 

 more strongly and unevenly towards the sides. Scutellum distinct, sub- 

 quadrate. Elytra oblong, thrice the length and nearly double the width 

 of thorax, very slightly narrowed towards the base, a good deal narrowed 

 posteriorly, with broad dehiscent apices ; distinctly striate-punctate, the 

 four outer series of punctures coarse and distinctly separated, the inner 

 pair, on each elytron, a little smaller, all become finer behind but do not 

 reach the extremity ; interstices convex, finely and irregularly punctate, 

 the fifth quite costiform behind the middle and ending abruptly below 

 the summit of the declivity. Tibiae slightly flexuous, finely denticulate 

 inwardly, and bearing distinct greyish setae. 



Underside, and femora, with some fine rounded greyish scales and short 

 setae. 



Differs from the type of the genus (3273) by its rather longer thorax, 

 obviously striate-punctate elytra, costiform fifth interstices, and dehiscent 

 apices. 



Length (rostrum inclusive), 11 mm. ; breadth, 4J mm. 



Hunter Mountains ; 27th December, 19J4. A single individual, found 

 by :Mr. A. Philpott at an altitude of 5,500 ft. 



4096. Getopsephus funestus sp. nov. 



Oblong, moderately convex, subopaque ; black, antennae and tarsi 

 rufo-piceous ; den.sely covered with depressed, small, dark ashy squamae 

 and numerous slender, suberect grey setae. 



Rostrum closely, rather finely and somewhat rugosely punctate, with a 

 mesial carina which nearly reaches the narrow interocular fovea. Thorax 

 of about equal lengtli and breadth, widest before the middle, more gradually 

 narrowed behind than in front, base and apex truncate ; disc slightly and 

 evenly convex, its rather fine punctation hidden, the central channel inter- 

 rupted and narrow ; the sides coarsely and rugosely sculptured. Scutellum 

 small. Elytra nearly thrice the length of thorax, slightly arcuate-emar- 

 ginate and a little broader than it is at the base, gently expanded towards 

 the hind thighs, considerably narrowed but not quite vertical behind, with 

 simple apices ; they are rather distantly and coarsely striate-punctate, 

 more finely xwat th<' suture and along the posterior declivity ; third and 

 fifth interstices slightly elevated, not nodular behind. 



