Speeiea of Xew-Ztaland CoUoptera. 277 



punctures and, in some lif^lits, appoaring slightly rugose. 

 I^(j9 niodciiitfly stout ; tarsi witli slender grey setic, third 

 joint a little dilated and hilohed. 



Var. Kostniin, thor.ix, and fetnora piccous, elytra picco- 

 rufous ; thorax not all iinjiic>siMl along the niiddic. 



7'. puncdrusire has more prominent even, its rostrum is 

 bro.ider tliroiigljont and more <leascly sculptured, its tliorax 

 is quite evidently impressed medially, the body is entirely 

 darker and hears perceptihic greyish pubescence. /'. brevi- 

 roslre has a parallel-sided opaque rostrum and distinctly 

 sliorter hind-lxxly, and the frontal constriction causes a 

 distinct trausver>e iu)pression on the thorax. The elytral 

 sculpture is very similar to that of P. plunicoUc, but the 

 insect itself is smaller, 1^ liue; it is, nevertheless, the 

 nearest ally. 



(J. Length 1^ ; breadth g line. 



Southland. One male scut by Mr. A. Philpott. 



Rhinanisus gracilis, sp. n. 



Slender, depressed, elongate, sparingly clothed with slender 

 inconspicuous yellowish hairs, moderately shining ; ferru- 

 gineous, base of elytra more or less dark fuscousj antenuiE 

 and tarsi paler red. 



Rostrum shorter than thorax, moderately stout, narrowed 

 behind, very distinctly and finely punctured in front; srrol)es 

 deep, oblique, beginning just i)eforj the middle. Head as 

 broad as front of thorax, distinctly and closely punctate, the 

 back shining and apparently smooth. Eyes suhrotundate, 

 rather large hut not prominent, coarsely facetted, distant 

 from the thorax and each other. Thorax evidently longer 

 than broad, its sides moderately rounded, a good deal nar- 

 rowed anteriorly and constricted, sometimes deeply and 

 abruptly» near the ape.x ; disk apparently flat, broadly im- 

 pressed from the basal margin to the frontal constriction, 

 distinctly and moderately finely punctured, but rather 

 coarsely and closely near the sidles. Scutcl'um minute, 

 smooth. Ell/Ira broader than thorax at the base, sub- 

 parallel, curvcdly narrowed behind ; regularly striate-punc- 

 tate, the sufurai strife distinct behind, the third interstices 

 somewhat thickened and acutely bent at the apex and pro- 

 longed forwards along the sides ; dorsum platu", the inter- 

 Sliees with minute serial punctures. Legs modciately stout ; 

 femora medially dilated ; basal three joints of tarsi ot nearly 

 equal length, with very long, slender, outstanding grey 

 aetae; third joint a little expanded, deeply excavate above, 



Ann. ct }fag. X. Ht'si. Ser. 8. IW. iv. 20 



