120 SUBANTARCTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND. [Coleoylera. 



squamae, chiefly fuscous, the middle of thorax and elytra sometimes fusco-testaceous, 

 the elytra in some cases irregularly maculate, near the apices especially. 



Rostrum nearly as broad as the head, slightly asperate. TAorax slightly narrowed 

 anteriorly, with a small indistinct tubercle near the middle, closely punctate. Elytra 

 moderately convex, their sides only a little rounded, a good deal narrowed posteriorly 

 but little wider than thorax at the base, evidently punctate-striate. Legs more or 

 less variegate. Front tibiae usually testaceous ; they bear slender scales and setae. 



Underside subopaque, rufo-piceous, scantily clad with short slender grey setae ; 

 abdomen finely, distinctly, but not closely punctured. 



Length (rost. excL), 1 J lines ; breadth, \ line. 



Auckland Islands. 



I am indebted to Mr. Hudson for my three specimens of this interesting little 

 weevil. 



Group CRYPTORHYNCHIDAE. 



AcALLES, Schoenherr. 



Rostrum rather long, more or less robust, slightly widened apically. Scrobes 

 beginning at or beyond the middle, rectilinear. Antennae moderate, more or less 

 robust. Scape clavate, reaching the eye. 1st and 2nd joints of funiculus elongate, 

 the others somewhat rounded and compact. Cluh oblong-oval, obtuse, articulate. 

 Eyes more or less strongly faceted, large, subdepressed, triangular, acuminate below. 

 Thorax transversal or not, more or less convex, laterally rounded, moderately pro- 

 jecting in front, with feeble lobes, truncate or slightly bisinuate at base. Scutellum 

 none. Elytra convex, ovate or oblong-oval, wider than thorax, narrowed at base, 

 truncated. Legs usually robust. Femora gradually incrassated. Tibiae straight, 

 compressed, uncinated. Tarsi rather short, moderately dilated, spongelike below, 

 1st joint elongate, 4th rather large, as are its claws. Pectoral canal short. Body 

 oblong-oval, unequal. 



Acalles piciventris, sp. nov. 



Minute, elongate, subovate ; rufo-piceous, covered with depressed scales and 

 coarse erect setae, antennae dark red, tarsi dark infuscate red. 



Rostrum shorter than thorax, moderately broad, very slightly and gradually 

 narrowed medially, squamose near the base, a little shining and apparently smooth 

 in front. Scape gradually thickened, barely reaching the eye. Funiculus 7 -arti- 

 culate, basal joint much longer and stouter than 2nd, joints 4-7 beadlike. Club 

 ovate and pubescent. Thorax rather longer than broad, rounded behind the middle, 

 where it is widest, more but not abruptly narrowed anteriorly than behind ; some- 

 what flattened along the middle, and broadly but not deeply depressed near the 

 front ; its surface closely and, in proportion to its small size, coarsely punctured ; 

 there are no crests, but the apex is obtusely rounded over the head. Scutellum 

 apparently absent. Elytra suboblong, a little wider than thorax at the base, their 

 sides very little rounded, a good deal obliquely narrowed behind, posterior declivity 

 forming a rather long slope ; they are rather deeply punctate-striate, the coarse 

 erect setae follow the course of the interstices. Legs stout, covered with squamiform 

 greyish setae. Tarsi setose, their 3rd joint broadly bilobed, the terminal stout. 



