1378 COLEOPTERA 



with deep, straight sutures. Femora notched near the extremity, 

 but not toothed. Tibia flexuous, with a prominent curvate spur at 

 the inner extremity. Tarsi short, densely clothed underneath, but 

 with a bare longitudinal space on the middle ; basal joint rather 

 short, narrow at the base, second twice as broad as long, third 

 bilobed, fourth moderate. Rostrum moderately thick, gradually 

 narrowed behind, arched, nearly the length of the thorax. Eyes 

 oblique, oviform, somewhat acuminate below, nearly flat, not pro- 

 minent, widely distant above, and if it were not for the presence of 

 an incurvature behind them the thoracic margin would touch them. 

 Scape moderately slender, gradually incrassate, not touching the 

 eye. Funiculus with the two basal joints equal in length, 3-6 differ 

 but little, seventh distinctly larger than sixth. Scutellum absent. 

 Head globose below, about twice as broad as the rostrum. The 

 scrobe begins before the middle, it is moderately deep and broad, it 

 extends to the base of the .rostrum, and the front of the head, 

 between the rostrum and the eye, has a broad shallow depression, 

 this looks like a continuation of the scrobe itself, but the scape does 

 not attain the eye. 



Although placed in the Erirhinidce I doubt whether it can remain 

 in that group. 



2407. M. SCTllp turatUSj n.s. Subovate, narrowed medially, 

 convex ; slightly shining, fusco-niger, tarsi slightly rufescent ; 

 sparsely clothed with depressed, hair-like, fawn-coloured, and 

 greyish scales, the latter forming an ill-defined transverse band on 

 top of the hind slope, a large patch outside each shoulder, and some 

 other small irregular spots. 



Rostrum nearly as long as the thorax, rugosely punctate, with an 

 indistinct carina behind, basal portion squamose. Antenna pubes- 

 cent, club densely clothed, ovate, obsoletely four-jointed. Thorax 

 one-fifth broader than long, the middle widest, its sides rounded ; 

 its sculpture rugose, consisting of punctures and granules, the latter 

 most evident near the base and sides, the punctures are irregular 

 and often confluent, and there is an elongate median depression 

 near the base. Elytra bisinuate at the base, widest near the hind 

 thighs, gradually narrowed towards the base, so that the shoulders 

 are but little broader than the thorax ; they have ill-defined series of 

 moderately-large punctures near the suture, numerous shallow, irre- 

 gular depressions outside, and many somewhat flattened granular 

 asperities ; the interstices, for the most part, are smooth and shining, 

 the third and fifth are a little raised near the base, but the second 

 and fourth are depressed there ; on the posterior declivity there are 

 no punctures, nor are there any well-marked elevations. Legs 

 clothed with pallid hair-like squamae. 



Abdomen with coarse, shallow punctures, with a fine, short, de- 

 pressed, greyish seta in each. 



Length (rost. excl.), 3| ; breadth, 1-f lines. 



Akaroa. Mr. H. Suter kindly presented me with the only speci- 

 men he could find. 



