72 Capt. T. Broun on new 
This species is shorter than EZ. pectinatus, the head and 
thorax are differently sculptured and have more limited 
smooth areas. ‘The antennal appendages, instead of springing 
from the middle of the joints, as they do in the typical form, 
proceed from near the base and are twice as long ; the an- 
tennee of the male therefore are even more elegant. 
6. Length 23, breadth nearly 2 line. 
Tarukenga, near Rotorua. 
I found one male and two females about eight years ago. 
Group Otiorhynchide. 
Cecyropa linerfera, sp. n. 
Robust, convex, opaque; densely covered with minute, 
circular, depressed, grey and fuscous scales; those of the 
latter colour occupy most of the dorsum; there are also 
numerous short erect sete there; legs and antenne dark 
ferruginous. 
Rostrum less than half a line long, its apical portion rufo- 
piceous, punctate, and nearly nude; along the middle a fine 
groove extends as far as the back part of the eyes. Scape 
slightly and very gradually incrassate; it bears grey squamze 
and outstanding sete. uniculus sparsely setose, second 
joint slightly shorter and obviously more slender than the 
first, seventh larger than the intermediate ones; club quadri- 
articulate, short-oval, finely pubescent. yes transversely 
oval, the space between each and the thorax equal to its own 
width. Thora# one third broader than long, its sides strongly 
curved, the base evidently wider than the apex; it has an 
ill-defined dorsal groove ; all other sculpture is concealed by 
the squamosity ; along each side there are many elongate 
grey sete. Hlytra broader than thorax, widest, and almost 
prominent, a short distance behind the obliquely rounded 
shoulders, much narrowed posteriorly ; three or four striz 
are visible on each near the suture and four or five near the 
apex, these have rather narrow and moderately distant 
punctures ; towards the sides the punctures are serial, but 
nowhere coarse. Legs stout, clothed with grey scales and 
sete ; anterior tibize flexuous, their frontal or outer dilatation 
overlaps the basal tarsal joint; third tarsal joint expanded to 
more than twice the width of the second; claws small. 
Metasternum and basal abdominal segment broadly impressed 
along the middle. 
Of about the same size as C. mardtima, but with a longer 
rostrum, more convex eyes, and quite dissimilar sculpture, 
Length (rostr. incl.) 33, breadth 14 lines. 
Westport. 
One example from Mr. J. J. Walker. 
