144 Mr. F. P. Pascoe on neio Oenera and 



timo longiore ; fZrtJ-a distincta, ovata. Prothorax o\>\ong^s. Elytra 

 ovalia. Tarsi brevos, articiilo pcnultimo rotundato, integro, ultimo 

 cajtcris conjunctim longiorc ; ungues divergentcs. 



Allied to the European genera Sh/j^hlus, Dichotrachelus, Or- 

 thochates, &c.,hi\t at once distinguished by its fovcifonn scrobes. 

 Contrary to M. Lacordaire's statement, I find in three species 

 of Dichotrachelus now before me the penultimate tarsal joint 

 bilobed, not entire. I am indebted to Dr. Sharp for most of 

 the species from Tairua described in this paper. 



Erymneus Sharpii. 



E. oblongus, aureo-fulrus, squamoso-setosus, supra irregularis ; 

 rostro prothorace vix breviore, curvato, versus apicem gradatim 

 crassiorc, rugoso-squamoso ; mandibulis nigris, bidentatis ; pro- 

 thorace latitudine longiore, basin versus majus tenuato, supra tri- 

 carinato, carina media dimidio apicali limitata : scutello iiullo ; 

 elytris ovalibus, basi arcuatis, humeris clevatis, supra seriatim 

 punctatis, interstitiis paucituberculatis, tuberculis subfasciculatis ; 

 pedibus rostroque setulis curvatis vestitis. Long. 2| lin. 



Hah. Tairua. 



Erirhinus glottis. 



E. pallida flavescens, parce pilosus, vage fuseo-plagiatus ; capite 

 rostroque infuscatis, illo rotundato, convexo-punctato, hoc gracili, 

 prothorace duplo longiore, leviter punctulato, apicem versus cras- 

 siorc ; anteunis iu medio rostri insertis, infuscatis ; funiculo 

 longiusculo, articulo basali elongato, secundo triplo longiore ; 

 prothorace subtransverso, utrinque valde rotundato, sat vage 

 punctulato ; scutello infuscato ; elytris prothorace multo latiori- 

 bus, striato-punctatis, interstitiis leviter convexis, apice rotimdatis ; 

 corpore infra infuscato. Long. 1| lin. 



Hab. Otago. 



At first sight this species resembles E. acalyptoides {ante, 

 xvii. p. 55) ; but it has a longer and more slender rostrum, 

 ranch broader at the apex, and only a faint trace of stride at 

 the base ; the prothorax is less transverse ; and there is a 

 marked difference in coloration. 



Erirhinus limhatus. 



E. infuscatus, subnitidus, parce pilosus, marginibus elytrorum tes- 

 taceis ; rostro testaceo, prothorace duplo lougiore ; antennis in 

 medio rostri insertis ; funiculo articulo basali valde ampliato ; 

 prothorace transverse, fortiter punctato ; scutello pai-vo, distincto ; 

 elytris breviter subovatis, fortiter striato-punctatis, interstitiis 

 planatis ; pedibus testaceis ; corpore infra infuscato. Long. 

 1 lin. 



