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as the latter ; eyes large and prominent. Pvothorvax conical, about 
as long as broad, its punctation coarse but rather shallow and 
distant, densely covered with golden-coloured scales and hairs, 
those near the sides more scattered and darker.  Scutellum 
oblong, nearly smooth. Elytva sub-triangular, elongate, twice as 
broad as thorax at the base, shoulders obliquely rounded, pro- 
minent, not hooked ; they are striate-punctate, and each bears 
a laterally compressed acute tubercular elevation in line with 
the hind thighs, and another, more protuberant one, near the 
apex ; they are sparingly clothed with fine golden-yellow hairs, 
and, on each elytron, with three patches of depressed yellow 
scales, the largest between the spiniform elevations, the smallest 
near the scutellum. Antenne elongate, scape slender, clavate at 
the extremity, with fuscous hairs; funiculus similarly clothed, 
2nd joint elongate, cylindric, about as long as 3rd and 4th con- 
jointly ; club elongate oval, 3-jointed, pubescent. Legs long and | 
stout ; posterior femora greatly produced and dentate below ; 
tibie of the same pair strongly arcuated. 
Differs from the typical species in having a broader head, 
and, consequently, more widely separated eyes, in the humeral 
angles not being spiniform, in the presence of four elytral 
tubercles above, and in the structure of the hind legs; these 
latter resemble those of A. pilosus. 
Length, 244 -2% (rost. incl.) ; breadth, 34-1 line. 
I detected four individuals of this charming weevil on Panax 
anomalum on the Waitakerei Range. 
CRYPTORHYNCHIDZ. 
1421. Acalles griseus, n.sp.— Ovate, moderately convex; 
piceous, beak shining pitchy red; clothing dense, consisting of 
depressed griseous and fuscous scales and setule. 
Rostyum stout, as long as thorax, smooth on the middle, with 
fine elongate punctures on the sides, and scales behind. Prothovax 
as long as broad, contracted in front, its sides obtusely rounded, 
base feebly sinuated, coarsely and closely punctated. Scutellum 
distinct, squamose. lytva but little broader than thorax at the 
base, humeral angles oblique, sides sub-parallel, narrowed behind 
the posterior femora ; on nearly the’same plane as the thorax, 
seemingly striate-punctate, the interstices more or less ridged, 
the middle one of each most elevated behind ; the fuscous scales — 
form small irregular spots. Antenne shining, scape half the 
length of the funiculus, the two basal joints of the latter elongate 
and nearly equal ; they are implanted just behind the middle of 
the snout. Legs robust, covered with scales and setule. 
Resembles A. intutus; the rostral punctation is finer and 
more distant, the elytra slope more gradually behind and are 
less obviously punctured, and the insect is a good deal larger. 
Length (rost. excl.), 2 ; breadth, 1 line. 
I found my unique example some years ago near Auckland. 
1422. Acalles diversus, n.sp.—Broad, sub-ovate, moderately 3 
