OF NEW ZEALAND. 857 



small depressed, grey and greyish-yellow scales, and pallid setae ; 

 legs and antennae ferruginous. 



Eostrum shorter than thorax, punctate and squamose, medially 

 carinate. Prothorax sub-cylindrical, quite perceptibly longer than 

 broad ; its sides but little curved, the sculpture concealed. Scutel- 

 lum sub-triangular. Elytra rather narrow, but broader than thorax, 

 shoulders oblique, the sides very slightly rounded, gradually 

 narrowed and sloped behind ; apices divergent, but not acutely 

 prolonged ; striate-punctate, the suture raised behind ; the third and 

 fifth interstices less elevated. Legs robust, rather long, particularly 

 the anterior ; the front tibiae rather strongly produced at the ex- 

 tremity, and as distinctly denticulated inwardly as the posterior. 



Longer than T. osculans, the elytra more parallel-sided to beyond 

 the middle, with decidedly longer and obviously denticulated front 

 tibiae. 



Length (rost. incl.), 3^ lines ; breadth, quite i. 



Near Outram. One individual found by Mr. S. W. Fulton. 



i5 2 5- T. cervina, n.s. Fuscous, clothed with flat brown and 

 greyish scales, those of the latter colour forming an oblique inter- 

 rupted fascia on each elytron (behind) ; legs ferruginous, antennas 

 dark-red ; not very convex. 



Rostrum not so long as thorax, with a fine costa along the 

 middle, squamose. ProtJiorax longer than broad, sub-cylindric, 

 somewhat uneven, its punctation concealed by the scales, those of 

 the paler colour forming a more or less distinct lateral stripe. 

 Scutellum griseous. Elytra rather long, their sides nearly straight 

 to beyond the middle, from thence narrowed and deflexed ; apices 

 divergent and slightly prolonged ; striate-punctate, the suture and 

 the third and fifth interstices moderately elevated behind. 



Most nearly approaches T. grisea in form, but flatter ; the beak is 

 relatively longer and narrower, the front tibiae are shorter and less 

 evidently denticulated, and the setae are mostly fuscous. There is a 

 considerable amount of individual variation, probably due to sex and 

 abrasion. The most distinctly marked variety has been set out and 

 chosen as the type. 



Length (rost. incl.), 2f lines ; breadth, i. 



Taieri. Messrs. Fulton and Chalmer. 



OBS. No. 1220 belongs to this genus, and must therefore become 

 known as Tigones cuspidata. 



Group ERIRHINIDJE. 



Erirhinus (p. 449). 



1526. E.eustictus, n.s. Sub-ovate, moderately convex, slightly 

 glossy, variegate, ground-colour testaceous with irregular blackish 

 marks, clothed with fine yellowish hairs and whitish hair-like scales. 



Eostrum arched, slightly dilated apically, moderately slender, 

 longer than thorax, striate, the intervals sub-carinate, fuscous, 

 shining. Head pitchy, covered with whitish scales. Antenna in- 

 serted midway between the middle and apex of the snout, bearing 

 8 PT. iv. 



