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nude, except just at the base, dark shining red, nearly smooth along the 

 middle, but punctulated in rows at the sides. The prothorax is conical, 

 only slightly constricted anteriorly ; its sides are covered with blackish, the 

 disc almost entirely with pale-brown, scales. The elytra are punctate- 

 striate, almost wholly covered with blackish scales, except on a large spot 

 on each side of the suture close to the base, where the squamosity is pale 

 brown ; the scales seem disposed to form three small tufts on the second 

 and fourth interstices, and one on the top of the posterior declivity, but 

 none are much elevated. The legs are moderately long and stout ; the 

 femora seem a good deal thickened towards the extremity, owing to the 

 mass of scales and setae with which they are clothed; the tibics taper 

 gradually, the anterior are flexuous, and all are well ciliated with coarse 

 setae. The antenna are glossy, inserted at the middle of the beak, the 

 funiculus greatly exceeding the scape in length. 



The peculiar form, distinctly-marked squamosity, in conjunction with 

 the striate-punctate sides of the snout with excessively fine hairs proceed- 

 ing from the punctures, will enable it to be known. 



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



One specimen, having but one antenna, is the only one I have seen. 

 I found it at Parua. 



1280. A. h.Orrid.US, n.s. Convex, elliptically ovate, squamose; 

 shining, rufo-piceous ; legs red, antennae testaceous-red. 



Nostrum robust, broadly bi-sulcate, feebly carinated, and covered with 

 griseous scales. Antenna inserted beyond the middle; basal joint of 

 funiculus largest, second slender, joints 3-6 longer than broad, third not 

 much shorter than second, seventh obconical ; club ovate. Prothorax 

 subovate, constricted in front, its length and breadth about equal ; very 

 coarsely and densely punctured, in front with many coarse erect scales, 

 fuscous and griseous, and, towards the sides, covered with erect greyish 

 ones, Scutellum invisible. Elytra oviform, not greatly exceeding the 

 thorax in width, nearly vertical behind, moderately convex, and depressed 

 towards the base ; they are coarsely punctate-striate, the transverse inter- 

 vals (between the punctures), however, nearly on the same plane as the 

 longitudinal interstices ; three or four large whitish scales form a crest on 

 the middle of each near the base ; the rest of their surface bears numerous 

 large, upright, blackish and grey scales. Legs stout, covered with erect 

 griseous scales, finer than those on the body ; tarsi broad, squamose. 



When just captured, the insect is covered with infuscate sponge-like 

 matter ; the above indicates its appearance when thoroughly cleansed. 



Intermediate in form between A. erroneus and A. hystriculus, being 

 less convex than the former, but shorter and broader than the latter. 

 The very coarse scales render its identification a matter of little difficulty. 



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



Habitat, Auckland. 



1281. A. rubriCUS, n.s. Colour red; beak and thorax darkest, 

 antennae palest; densely covered with rounded, depressed scales, and 

 erect setae ; the former are variegate, the greater number being reddish- 

 testaceous, grey ones form a dorsal line on the thorax, and a curved one 

 on each elytron extending from near the suture to the hind thigh, and 



