148 Major T. Broun o)i new Genera and 



a triangular notch at the base of the elytra, indicating the 

 ju'csence of a scutellum, which, however, as in this species, 

 could not be detected. 



licngth (rost. excl.) ^ ; breadth ^ Hue. 



Invercargili [Mr. A. Phi'pott) ; oue only. 



Acalles robustus, sp. n. 



Compact, convex, subovate, robust, pitchy black; anteunaj 

 and tarsi ferrugineous, irregularly squaraose and setose. 



Rostrum stout, longer than thorax, gradually and slightly 

 narrowed backwards, punctate and longitudinally rugose. 

 Antenna scantily pubescent ; the scape just attains the eye ; 

 basal two joints of funiculus equally elongate, 3-7 suiall ; 

 club ovate, articulated, pubescent. Eyes oblique, acuminate 

 in front. Thorax rather short, subconical, a little constricted 

 in front, moderately finely and closely punctured ; a flat 

 space along the middle, broad behind but narrower in front ; 

 is covered with depressed fuscous scales and is bordered with 

 darker erect ones, its sides more or less squamose, but not 

 crested. Scutellum absent. Elytra ample, subcordate, 

 widest before the middle, much narrowed but not vertical 

 behind, slightly broader than thorax at the base ; rather bare 

 along the middle, with two series of narrow elongate im- 

 pressions along each side of the suture ; on each elytron, 

 before the middle, there are four dark, squamose, but not 

 very prominent elevations, one being on the shoulder, two 

 near the base, the fourth a little further back ; a slightly 

 curved squamose ridge extends from near the middle thigh 

 to the summit of the declivity, but does not reach the third 

 interstice ; the sides and posterior declivity are covered with 

 scales, a few being paler than others ; all, however, are 

 infuscate. Legs stout, bearing dark scales and outstanding 

 coarse setse. 



Underside opaque, fusco-niger, with yellowish-brown 

 squamae ; second ventral segment shorter than the first, both 

 rather finely sculptured, fifth rather closely and moderately 

 coarsely punctured ; pectoral canal between the middle coxae 

 limited by elevated margins. Femora grooved underneath, 

 the anterior somewhat angulate but not dentate. 



There can be but little difficulty in identifying this rather 

 large species. 



Length (rost. excl.) 2| ; breadth ]| line. 



Mouut Te Aroha. Two in mv own collection. 



