Species of Seic-Zealand Culeoptera. 1 '.\ I 



N|H)ts bi'hind ; viirirj^ntc, femora niul thorax nifo-fuscous, the 

 IjiiMC and a|>cx of tliii latter fusco-testaccous ; til)ifc and 

 rostrum testaecous ; elytra rufo-iuscous, but with the f(jllo\v- 

 iiii; testactous marks, a small portion of the second interstice 

 (•t)ntinued along the basal n»arj;in, bent at the shoulder and 

 proKjiif^ed baekwards, a small spot at the side behind, the 

 suture anil apex, and four or live spots above; autenuie and 

 tarsi reddish. 



Rostrum arched, moderately slender, not twice the length 

 of thorax ; smooth in front, with two series of fine punctures 

 above and one along each side. Thorax rather broader than 

 long, a good deal narrowed but not constricted in front; 

 rather closely, very distinctly, and somewhat rugosely 

 punctured. Scutellum minute. Elytra broader than thorax 

 at the base, their sides gently curved, gradually narrowed 

 posteriorly, more strongly near the extremity ; moderately 

 coarsely striate- punctate. 



Aiiteinup slender, imjilantcd just before the middle. Eyts 

 subrotnndate, de})ressed. Ocular lubes absent. Femora un- 

 armed ; tibia; stout, tlexuous, mucronate at the extremity. 



Underside fuscous, prostcrnuni feebly incurved, third and 

 fourth ventral segments sliorter than second. 



Agrees in structure with the European E. acridulus, but 

 only half its bulk and otherwise dissimilar. Not like any 

 described New Zealand species. 



Length (rost. exel.) 1^ ; breadth | line. 



Dauedin. One from Mr. T. Chalmers many years ago. 



Erirhinus insolitus, sp. n. 



Subvpaque, variegate ; thorax sparingly, elytra more 

 e\idently, clothed with fine yellow hairs ; rufo-fuscous, with 

 some dark spots on the elytra, rostrnm and tibiie rufescent, 

 femora almost piceous, antenna! club opaque, piceous, with 

 grey pubescence. 



Rostrum distinctly but irregularly punctate behind the 

 middle. Thorax a third broader than long, more narrowed 

 in front than behind ; moderately coarsely and closelv 

 puuetured, with rugose intervals, but with a linear central 

 space smooth. Scutellum minute. Elytra slightly rounded 

 laterally, gradually narrowed backwards from before the 

 middle, very little wider than thorax at the base; punetate- 

 striate near the suture to the extremity, striate-|)unctate 

 towards the sides ; interstices with fine serial punctures and 

 appearing rugose ; the coloration much^ but irregularly, 

 variegated. 



