Species of New- Zealand CoUoplera. 135 



widest at the base, humeral aiij^h's slij^litly prominent and 

 ohlitjue, apex hitiihercuhvte ; the usual lai'i^e elevations 

 l)etween the hind thif^hs are obliquely llatteiunl towards the 

 suture, there are also numerous small elevations so that the 

 punetuation is very irregular. The fcinoru are dilated, the 

 posterior more stron;;ly angalate and dentiform underneath 

 than the intermediate, the anterior less so. 



Anteniuc inserted near the apex ; second joint of the 

 funieulus shorter and m )rc slender than tlie first, and nearly 

 twiee Jis long as the thin! ; 1-7 moniliform ; elub elongate, 

 <iuadri-artieulate, its intermediate joints sulxiuadrate, the 

 b:isal as long as the second but curved towards its base, the 

 terminal small and conical. 



In S. curvipes the second joint of the club is twice the 

 length of the first ; this, therefore, at once separates the two 

 species. In -S. tuberosus the heatl and rostrum are similar, 

 but the elytra are nearly coucolorous, much less asperate, 

 with more prolonged apices, and the insect itself is much 

 larger. 



Obs. — Two varieticsof S. tuberosus occur on the Waitakerei 

 Range, Auckland, and another at Greymouth, this last being 

 labelled S. uper in my cabinet. 



Length 2-2^ (rost. iucl.) ; breadth ^ line. 



Tararu;i and Ilimutaki Ranges. Mr. G. V. Hudson. 



Stephanorhtjnchus morosus, sp. n. 



Robust, covered with dull, slightly variegated, griseo- 

 fusoous, minute scales and sctie. 



Rostrum somewhat laterally compressed and ridged be- 

 hind, thus leaving an obvious gap between its base and the 

 lateral ridges on the head, these latter are deeply and widely 

 separated, and the inter-ocular depression is distinct. 

 Thorax considerably narrowed anteriorly, constricted near 

 the apex and behind the middle, with two small median 

 prominences. Elytra twice as broad as thorax at the base, 

 unusually broad, moderately narrowed behind, a))ices not at 

 all spiniform or prominent; they are striate-punctatc, but 

 the sculpture is interrupted, or hidden ; the pair of post- 

 midian prominences are well developed, and there are ten 

 or twelve small tubercular elevations or nodosities, chiefly 

 near the shoulders, sides, and apex. Z/*;y5dark and miimtcly 

 speckled. Funiculus slender, basal joint distinctly stouter 

 and somewhat longer than second, the last three small and 

 reddish ; elub elongate, opaque, 4-joiutcd. 



Quite distinct from all but S. tuberosus, and differing 



