722 COLEOPTERA 



others dark brown. Elytra obovate, broader than thorax, their broadest 

 and most elevated parts coincident ; they are, seemingly, punctured in 

 striae, but are so densely covered with pallid, dark-testaceous, and piceous 

 scales as to render their exact sculpture indistinct ; the pale scales pre- 

 dominate on the disc, but diverge towards the hind legs ; the piceous 

 scales form one or two basal spots, an irregular fascia between the 

 posterior femora, and a large apical spot. Legs robust, reddish, thickly 

 covered with pale, erect scales. 



The antennae are inserted at the middle of the snout, are rather short 

 and reddish-testaceous ; club obscure-fuscous, pubescent, and ovate ; the 

 two basal joints of the funiculus are about equal, the next five rather 

 compact, the seventh not much narrower than the base of the club. 



A careful examination of the pallid dorsal space of the prothorax will 

 lead to the recognition of the species. 



Length (rost. excl.), nearly i line ; breadth, %. 



This species also occurs near Wellington, where it has been found by 

 Mr. P. Stewart. 



1278. A. dorsaliS, n.s. Convex, elliptical-ovate; fuscous; legs 

 and antennae red, the latter more dilute. 



Rostrum robust, a little expanded apically ; its anterior half bare and 

 punctate ; the other covered with griseous scales, so disposed as to form 

 four rows. Prothorax rather longer than broad, oviform, widest behind 

 the middle, more gradually narrowed in front than behind ; its seemingly 

 shallow punctation is concealed by depressed yellowish-grey scales, and 

 coarse erect setae. Elytra obovate, more elevated and broader than the 

 thorax, but of the same width at the base, and declivous behind ; they 

 are punctate-striate, and clothed like the thorax ; some white scales form 

 a small spot near each side, and on the dorsal line are placed two very 

 obvious tufts of coarse setae ; the striae appear red. Legs stout, setose ; 

 some of the setae form a tuft on the upper part of the posterior tibiae. 



The species bears some resemblance to A. hystriculus, but is shorter, 

 more elliptical and convex, and can be separated from the other New 

 Zealand species by the presence of the two distinct elytral crests, one 

 behind the other, and the tendency of the setae to form tufts on the upper 

 edge of the tibiae. 



Length (rost. excl.), i; breadth, i line. 



Named from one example in my own collection, found, most likely, 

 in the neighbourhood of Whangarei Harbour. 



1279. A. VOlenS, n.s. The general ground-colour of this species 

 is piceo-rufous, effectually obscured, however, by its dense covering of 

 semi-erect, flattened scales ; the tarsi and antennae also are reddish : its 

 shape seems almost pyriform when looked at vertically, but is in reality 

 ovate, being broadest between the two hind pairs of legs, and rather 

 gradually narrowed anteriorly to the eyes, without any apparent contrac- 

 tion at the base of the thorax, and abruptly deflexed behind; when 

 examined from the side, the elytra will be seen to be almost regularly 

 curved, being most elevated where broadest; the thorax slopes more 

 gradually forwards, but is on a lower plane, having two apical and a like 

 number of median crests. The rostrum is moderately long and robust, 



