Species of New-Zealand Coleoptera. 68 



Acalles intutus. 



A. ovatus, fuscus, griseo-squamosus, scjunraulis erectis ndsporsus ; 

 rostro breviustulo, modico crasso; antcnnis subferrugincis, funiculi 

 articulo primo quani secundus paiilo loiigiore ; clava brcviterovata; 

 prothorace su])transverso, antice constricto, postico rotundato ; 

 elytris brcvitor ovatis, basi prothoracis paulo latioribus, striato- 

 punctatis, punctis linearibus, interstitiis sccundo quartoquo leviter 

 elevatis et postice paulo callosis ; pedibus squamis erectis numc- 

 rosis vestitis. Long. 1_^-- Hn. 



Hab. Tairua. 



There is a very small but distinct scutellum in this species, 

 which should perhaps exclude it ironx Aailles. It is about the 

 size and sluipe of A. rohoris. 



Acalles erroneus. 



A. obovatus, fuscus, squamis griseis fuscisque variegatus, aliis erectis 

 adspcrsus ; rostro brenusculo ; prothorace subtransverso, apice 

 bicristato, supra in medio tuberculis duabus magnis instructo ; 

 elytris pone medium latioribus, vci-sus apiccm gradatim angusti- 

 oribus, supra elevatis, striato-punctatis, interstitio secundo in 

 medio fort iter bicristato ; pedibus variegatis, squamis erectis 

 vestitis. Long. 1^ lin. 



Hah. Tairua. 



Size and shape of ^4. misellus ; the elytra furnished on each 

 side with two strongly marked crests crowned with erect 

 scales. 



Acalles hystriculus. 



A. subovatus, ferruginous, squamis griseis fuscisque variegatus, aliis 

 elougatis erectis numerosis adspcrsus ; rostro modice elongate, 

 dimidio ba.sali squamis albidis in scriebus quatuor dispositis in- 

 structo ; antenuis palUdis, articulo primo funiculi quam secundo 

 manifeste longiore ; clava elliptica ; prothorace vix longiore 

 quam latiore, utrincjue rotundato, antice paxdo constricto ; el)i:ris 

 obovatis, in medio utrinquc rotundatis, apiccm versus gradatim 

 angustioribus, striato-punctatis ; pedibus squamis eroctis vestitis. 

 Long. 1^ lin. 



Hah. Tairua. 



Most of my specimens have a black sutural mark, which 

 behind the middle is joined to a transverse one ; the latter has 

 a pale posterior border ; a pale curved line also occurs on each 

 side at the base, and is feebly prolonged to the prothorax. 

 The scales on Acalles and many other (perhaps most) 

 genera of Cryptorliynchime are of two kinds — one pressed 

 close to the derm, tlie other kind more ur less elongate, club- 



