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dilated, and behind the middle contracted towards the apex ; they are 

 striated, the striae scarcely perceptible in the vicinity of the suture, where 

 a few coarse punctures are substituted ; their clothing principally con- 

 sists of fuscous scales, but, on each, near the middle, there is a broad 

 abbreviated fascia composed of griseous scales, which is prolonged 

 obliquely, in the form of a narrow line, towards the suture ; the fascia 

 is well denned behind by means of a broad, transverse, piceous band, 

 and there are also a few apical spots (griseous). Legs normal, clothed 

 with fuscous scales and setse. 



Length, 2 lines. 



My unique specimen of this species also was found at Auckland, at 

 the same time as the other ; both have pretty much the same outline, 

 and I have placed them at the end of the list of the described species 

 of this genus, as they form a good connecting link with Acallopais. 



874. A. tortipes, n.s. Convex, fuscous, variegated with rufous 

 and griseous scales, and fuscous setae ; antennae and tarsi clear, legs 

 obscure, ferruginous. Scape of antennae moderate, incrassated ; funi- 

 culus nearly twice as long as the scape, with a stout obconical basal 

 joint, and the second nearly as long, but much more slender than the 

 first, the rest about equal; club ovate, stout. Rostrum moderately long, 

 rather wider at the base and apex than in its central part, punctulate, 

 ferruginous. Head short, squamose. Thorax, large, its base trun- 

 cated, and of the same width as that of the elytra ; it is longer than 

 broad, its sides dilated and rounded, a little constricted in front of the 

 middle, and narrowed anteriorly ; its surface is punctate and squamose, 

 the scales setiform but depressed, with a patch of griseous scales on 

 each side. Scutellum invisible. Elytra cordate, longer, and the middle 

 broader, than the thorax, with produced apex ; its sculpture is not very 

 perceptible, seemingly rugosely-punctate ; their clothing is similar to 

 that of the thorax, elongate rufous scales, somewhat disposed in lines so 

 as to give them a somewhat striated aspect ; the griseous squamosity is 

 confined to the shoulders, and a broad, curved, ill-defined fascia near 

 the middle. Femora incrassated and sub-dentate ; the two hind pairs 

 of tibia are flexuose, the anterior somewhat twisted. 



Length, i J line (rost incl.). 



I found my unique specimen of this pretty little species at Tairua. 



875. A. crisioides, n.s. Body convex, elliptical, pitchy-red, 

 squamose, variegated with black and pallid scales and erect setulae. 

 Rostrum long, moderately stout, shining, piceous, finely punctulated, 

 with its base squamose ; scrobes deep and a little oblique. Antenna 

 shining red, the scape reaching the eye ; funiculus seven-jointed, the 

 second a little longer, but not so stout as the first, club ovate. Pro- 

 thorax longer than broad, convex, widest behind the middle, a little 

 contracted at the base, somewhat constricted in front of the middle, and 

 narrowed anteriorly, with the frontal portion depressed ; it is punctate, 

 but its sculpture is concealed by its clothing ; the elevated basal portion 

 is piceous, the lateral and anterior parts are pallid, and there is a 

 depressed dorsal line which is paler than the rest of its surface. 



