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in front of the curve it is a good deal narrowed towards the 

 front, and is constricted behind the curve ; it is impunctate 

 and clothed with a very fine black tomentum ; at the base, at 

 a distance from the middle on each side, is a patch of yellow 

 scales ; and there are some yellow scales in front of the scu- 

 tellum, which is densely covered with yellow tomentum ; there 

 are also some indications of these marks being carried forwards 

 towards the front of the thorax. Elytra short and broad, and 

 quite rounded at the extremity, bearing rows of distant punc- 

 tui-es and clothed with a fine dark tomentum, and with a pale 

 mark at the humeral angle ; just about the middle of the 

 suture is a large elevation, which is furcate at its apex, and 

 clothed with a long pointed pencil of black tomentum. Tarsi 

 nearly black, variegated with white hairs. Under surface 

 impunctate and sparingly clothed with very fine tomentum. 



A single individual has been sent me by Captain Broun, 

 labelled no. 167. 



Obs. This very curious species should be placed, in my ar- 

 rangement, at the head of the New-Zealand species, on account 

 of its elongate rostrum ; I anticipate, however, that it will 

 prove to be more nearly allied to Anthrihus vates than to 

 A. Broum, on account of the forin of its thorax and antennge. 



Anthrihus ornatus, n. sp. 



A. capite breviter rostrato, ocuUs rotuudatis convexis, robustus, 

 latior, elytris tuberculis sex magnis ; dense subtiliterque scabroso- 

 punctatus, olivaceus, subtus pallide tomentosus, in rostro et ad 

 marginem anteriorem prothoracis albido-tomentosus, tuberculis 

 plus miiiusve aureo-vestitis ; tibiarum apice tarsisque nigris ; an- 

 teniiis medio testaceis, basi apiceque fuscis. Long. corp. Tj m. m. 



Rostrum short and very broad ; mandibles very broad ; 

 antennae inserted at the sides in a large fovea, widely separated 

 from the eye, which is moderately large, very prominent, and 

 nearly circular. Antennse short ; the two basal joints rather 

 slender, the second rather the longer ; of 3-8 each is a little 

 shorter but not broader than its predecessor ; 9-1 1 forming a 

 stout club, the eleventh being the largest of the three. The 

 rostrum bears a deep fovea on the middle ; and round this is a 

 space clothed with nearly white scales. Thorax sinuate at 

 the sides and much depressed at the front angles ; the carina 

 strongly elevated, very near to the elytra except in the middle, 

 it forms on each side a well-defined right angle, and is con- 

 tinued forwards to near the front ; the disk of the thorax bears 

 two coarse tubercles or angular elevations, it is of a greenish 

 colour, densely and finely punctured, and clothed witli very tine 

 hairs, with a dense patch of irregular shape at the front 



