1486 COLEOPTEBA 



2565. A. COHlptUS, n-s. Convex, narrow, without crests or 

 elevations ; body and legs with numerous, slender, rather long, erect 

 fuscous setae ; squainosity red, on the thorax depressed, slender, and 

 elongate, with a few pale-yellow scales near its sides ; elytra with 

 smaller squamae, mostly erect, very unevenly distributed, and with 

 some yellow ones at the shoulders ; piceous, rostrum pitchy-red, 

 antennae and tarsi obscure-testaceous, legs sordid fusco-rufous. 



Rostrum shorter than the thorax, shining, sparsely and finely 

 punctate, its base squamose. Thorax a good deal longer than broad, 

 base truncate, widest behind the middle, where its sides are rounded, 

 more narrowed (but gradually) towards the front than behind ; 

 coarsely and closely punctured. Elytra cordate, distinctly broader 

 before the middle than the widest part of the thorax, but not wider 

 at the base than it is ; puiictate-striate, the striae rather broad and 

 deep, the suture well defined. Legs rather long ; femora simple ; 

 tibiae rather slender, flexuous, the anterior with well -developed 

 apical hooks ; tarsi narrow, third joint expanded and lobate, fourth 

 slender. 



Antenna inserted just behind the middle of the rostrum. Scape 

 short and thick, gradually incrassate. Funiculus elongate, first 

 joint longer and stouter than second, 3-7 increase in breadth, so 

 that the seventh is as broad as the base of the club, which is widest 

 beyond the middle, apical joints very small. 



There are no ocular lobes. The eyes are just free, and are nearly 

 rotundate. The coxa are equidistant. Metasternum short. Abdo- 

 men elongate, flat, the punctures arranged in transverse series, with 

 depressed grey scales, first segment about twice as long as the 

 second, which equals the third and fourth together. 



There is no species like this, except perhaps Agacalles formosus : 

 the present species is smaller, with a narrower thorax, but the 

 elytra are more broadly cordiform, and the legs are materially 

 different. 



Length (rost. excl.), 1 ; breadth, nearly ^ line. 



Maketu, Hunua Range. One, found on the ground amongst 

 decaying leaves. 



2566. A. facilis, '&$ SubopaguCj without crests or elevations, 

 piceous ; tibiae obscure-red, tarsi paler ; antennae yellowish, club 

 blackish ; clothed with small, dark and tawny scales, and erect, con- 

 spicuous, slender, fuscous and pallid setae. 



Rostrum shining, rufo- piceous, nearly smooth, subparallel, squa- 

 mose at base. Antennae shining, implanted just behind the middle ; 

 scape short, thickened apically ; funiculus elongate, first joint rather 

 longer than second, slender at the base, much dilated apically, 3-6 

 almost bead-like, seventh a little larger than, and nearly as dark as, 

 the club, which has three small terminal joints. Thorax longer than 

 broad, slightly wider behind the middle than it is at the base, which 

 is truncate, gradually and slightly narrowed anteriorly ; its surface 

 closely, moderately coarsely, and somewhat rugosely punctate ; 

 tawny scales form a central line and several small spots. Elytra 



