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punctures at each side of the suture, the Literal sculpture is 

 irregular, the interstices are very slightly and interruptedly 

 raised ; the numerous small patches of sette occur near the 

 sides and on the hind slope. Legs sparsely setose. 



No. 2552 is most like this species, which, however, has 

 straight anterior tibiae, a more elongate and slender scape, a 

 longer and narrower thorax, and rather deeper and more 

 numerous elytral punctures. 



Length (rostr. inch) 1|, breadth | line. 



Mount Pirongia. One, December 1892. 



Ohs. At the same time and place I found what appears to 

 be the male of No. 2554. The front tibias are a little arched 

 externally, the others are obviously and acutely prolonged at 

 the inner extremity. The club is more elongate. The thorax 

 is as broad at the base as it is in the middle. The elytra are 

 widest near the hind thighs. The rostrum has three lines of 

 fine yellow sette, the central one most distinct. 



In this genus the palpi are short and rigid, the mentum is 

 subquadrate, and the buccal cavity appears to be completely 

 filled. The species are very rare. 



Dacnophylla variegata^ sp. n. 



Variegate^ fuscous or rufo-piceous, a little shining ; clothed, 

 but not densely, with scale-like hairs and erect fuscous setai ; 

 legs and antennae infuscate red. 



Rostrum nearly nude, shining, and reddish in front, covered 

 with yellow hairs behind ; it is shorter than the thorax, 

 convex near the middle, but depressed near the eyes. Thorax 

 as long as broad, widest before the middle, gradually narrowed 

 behind ; its surface slightly uneven, there being an indistinct 

 swelling near each side in line with the widest part, it is 

 rather deeply and closely punctured ; the fulvous hairs are 

 most conspicuous along the middle and there are a few grey 

 ones near the sides. Elytra nearly cordiform, widest behind 

 the shoulders, these are narrowed, so that the base barely 

 exceeds that of the thorax in width ; their sculpture is not 

 well defined, it appears to consist of interrupted striai and 

 slightly asperate interstices ; their clothing is bright fulvous 

 and greyish, more or less intermingled. Legs robust, bearing 

 hairs and erect setaj ; front tihice rather longer than the 

 others, slightly curved outwardly, distinctly raucronate 

 inwardly, with conspicuous yellow pubescence near the apex; 

 the middle pair tliickcr, flexuous, and with long hairs along 

 their inner face ; the posterior still thicker, a good deal incras- 

 sate and bent at the extremity, the apex quite open behind ; 



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