80 Capt. T. Broun on new 
calcar at the outer angle. Tarsz pilose underneath, basal 
two joints cordiform, third bilobed; claws simple. 
Prosternum deeply emarginate. Front cove prominent 
and contiguous, the intermediate slightly separated, the 
posterior widely. Metasternum scarcely longer than the 
basal segment of the abdomen, second segment as long as 
the following two taken together, the apical subconical. 
Xerostygnus binodulus, sp. n. 
Elongate-ovate, opaque, fuscous; uniformly and closely 
covered with small, round, depressed scales of a tawny or 
yellowish-grey colour, and with some fine sete; legs and 
antenne rufescent, the tarsi sometimes piceous. 
Rostrum stout, with a feeble central carina, its apical por- 
tion nude, pitchy, and punctate. Thorax slightly narrowed 
towards the front; there is a smooth linear space on the 
middle, but the punctuation is quite concealed by the squa- 
mosity. Scutellum elongate, oval, squamose. Llytra broader 
than the thorax at the base, a little emarginate there; they 
are punctate-striate, the punctures, however, are not easily 
seen, there isa series of short greyish sete on each of the 
interstices, and the fifth interstices terminate below the 
summit of the hind slope in small nodosities, one on each. 
Underside clothed with squame and decumbent sete, the 
latter are almost confined to the abdomen and middle part 
of the metasternum. ‘The basal two segments are broadly 
impressed, and the terminal has a median depression at its 
apeX. 
~ Length (rostr. incl.) 33, breadth 1 line. 
Auckland. 
My first specimen, much mutilated, was received from 
Dr. Harold Swale, and two others were afterwards given to 
me by Mr. J. J. Walker. All were found frequenting 
rushes at the margins of Lake St. John. 
Stephanorhynchus pygmeeus, sp. De. 
Opaque, nigrescent, the elytra and front of thorax reddish, 
scutellum grey ; sparingly clothed with depressed grey sete. 
Rostrum pavrallel-sided, rather shorter than the head. 
Funiculus somewhat shorter than the scape, second joint 
about half the bulk of the first, 3-7 transverse. Head 
elongate, much contracted behind, rather coarsely and 
closely punctured. Hyes large, widely separated above, placed 
in front of the broad anterior part of the head. Thoraz 
of nearly the same length and breadth, much narrowed 
