45^ COLEOPTERA 



Hypotagea. 



Pascoe; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , July, 1876. 



Rostrum cylindricum, arcuatum ; scrobes prsemedianae, rectse. An- 

 tenna longiusculae ; funiculus y-articulatus ; clava distincta. Oculi 

 rotundati, grosse granulati. Prothorax basi subsinuatus, lobis ocularibus 

 nullis. Scutellum parvum. Elytra obovata, pygidium tegentia. Femora 

 clavata, antica mutica, caetera dente parvo instructa. Unguiculi appen- 

 diculati. Abdomen segmentis tribus intermediis subaequalibus. 



Allied to AnthonomuS) but the mutic anterior femora forbid its 

 being referred to that genus. The species is a somewhat glossy reddish 

 ferruginous insect, with scattered whitish hair-like scales. 



804. H. rubida, Pascoe; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., July, 1876. 

 H. subcylindrica, rufo-ferruginea, subnitida ; rostra prothorace multo 

 longiore, rugoso-punctato ; prothorace subtransverso, sat crebre punctate ; 

 elytris prothorace paulo latioribus, fortiter striato-punctatis, interstitiis 

 convexis ; tibiis anticis crenatis, intermediis intus bisinuatis. 



Long., ij lin. 



Otago (Capt. Hutton). 



805. H. testaceipenne, n.s. Rostrum moderately elongate, 

 slender, finely sculptured, testaceous-brown. Head, thorax, and lower 

 side of body fuscous, elytra testaceous, with two oval spots near the base 

 dark brown, the legs testaceous ; the body more or less sparingly clothed 

 with fine greyish setae. Thorax transverse, rounded laterally, punctate, 

 its base a little bisinuated. Elytra broader than thorax, slightly incurved 

 near the shoulders, gradually narrowed behind, with fine punctured 

 striae. The hind femora are moderately dentate, the front pair are indis- 

 tinctly toothed. 



Length, \\ line (rost. excl.). 



I have one specimen which was found by Capt. Hutton at Lindis 

 Pass, Otago. 



806. H. variegata, n.s. Very similar to the preceding species 

 in general outline. Rostrum elongate, with a slight carina on the 

 middle and punctured along the sides. Thorax transverse, rounded 

 laterally, punctate ; apex pale-brown, the rest pitchy, and clothed with 

 rather long depressed pallid hair-like setse disposed transversely. Elytra 

 broader than thorax, rather long, gradually rounded behind, with dis- 

 tinctly punctured striae ; they are testaceous, with a somewhat flexuous 

 middle fascia, the apical portion and a large area near the base, pitchy- 

 brown, and clothed with pallid hairs. The femora are incrassated, but 

 only obtusely dentate. 



Length, il line (rost. excl.). 



Found by Capt. Hutton at Lindis Pass, Otago. My specimens of 

 this and the preceding species are not in good condition, so that a satis- 

 factory examination of structural details could not be made. 



