CRTPTORHTNCHIDAE. 579 



posterior declivity, and are irregularly distributed over the back part of 

 the elytra. 



Rostrum as long as thorax, moderately broad, smooth near the middle, 

 punctate elsewhere. Thorax as long as broad, quite truncate at base, 

 gently narrowed anteriorly ; distinctly and closely punctate near the 

 middle, less so near the front and sides. Elytra just double the length of 

 thorax, on a higher level, vertical behind ; there are two indistinctly 

 punctured, straight, well-marked striae along each side of the suture, the 

 sculpture beyond these is indefinite ; second interstices moderately hori- 

 zontally nodose and bearing some coarse suberect scales, the nodosities 

 therefore seem more prominent than they are in reality. Legs propor- 

 tionally rather thick. 



This small member of the binodose series may be recognized by its 

 rather narrow form, the elytra, though narrower than those of Z. hinodosus 

 (3139) at the middle, are broader near the apices. 



Length (rostrum exclusive), 1§ mm. ; breadth, | mm. 



Retaruke, west of Erua, near Waimarino. Mr. W. J. Guinness kindly 

 collected and sent a bagful of decaying leaves, out of which I picked out 

 a specimen, in March, 1910. 



4132. Zeacalles finitimus sp. nov. 



Elongate-ovate, convex, slightly nitid ; light infuscate red, rostrum 

 rufous, antennae and tarsi somewhat rufo-testaceous ; not thickly covered 

 with depressed, moderately elongate, obscurely rufescent and greyish scales, 

 these latter form an ill-defined oblicjue streak from behind each shoulder 

 towards the suture, across the top of the declivity there are nearly a dozen 

 upright grey scales besides some slightly infuscate ones lower down ; legs 

 with coarse greyish setae. 



Rostrum about as long as thorax, finely punctate. Thorax slightly 

 broader than long, of the usual shape, its punctation distinct near the 

 middle of the base, less so elsewhere, with a fine carina along the middle 

 but not attaining the apex. El5i}ra nearly twice as long as thorax, rather 

 broader than it is near the middle, more convex, narrowed and vertical 

 behind ; each elytron near the suture with a pair of straight, apparently 

 punctate striae, and about three series of fine punctures towards the side ; 

 second interstices slightly nodose at the summit of the posterior declivity. 

 Legs normal. 



Considerably smaller and less evidently variegated than Z. carinellus 

 (36-17) ; and easily separable from Z. coarctalis by its broader and more 

 ovate elytra, relatively less robust legs, and thoracic carina. 



Length (rostrum exclusive). If mm. ; breadth, f mm. 



Woodhen Bend. One, found by Mr. T. Hall amongst decaying leaves 

 on the 20th June, 1915. 



4133. Zeacalles bisulcatus sp. nov. 



Subovate, convex, subopaque ; piceous, legs fusco-rufous, antennae 

 obscure rufo-testaceous : covered with decumbent, fusco-fulvous and greyish 

 squamae, these latter form an oblique, not sharply marked fascia on each 

 elytron, extending backwards from near the middle thigh but not reaching 

 the suture ; on top of the declivity a few coarse, upright grey scales form 

 a crest on each elytron ; some curled, suberect, coarse, slightly infuscate 

 setae occur along the sides and on the front of the thorax ; there is an 



