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piceo-rufous. Pubescence scanty, slender, yellowish, more perceptible tlian 

 in 2189. 



. Length. If lines ; breadth, quite -| line. 



Tuakau, Auckland. Unique. 



Sect. 2. Bostrum of male not canaliculate. 



P. brevirostre, 'sharp. 911. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 512. 



S . Subopaque, subdepressed, piceous. 



Rostrum broad, parallel, closely punctate, interstices coriaceous. The 

 punctuatio)! ceases abruptly behind the eyes, so that the front of the 

 occiput seems depressed. Elytra punctate-striate. 



,j . Length, 1;^ lines ; breadth. | line. 



Whangarei. Both sexes. 



P. ruficorne, Broun. 1304. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 734. 



^ . Subopaque, nigro-piceous, antennse and tarsi dark red. 



Thorax longitudinally impressed, and with a fine smooth central line. 

 Antennpe stout, 2nd joint of funiculus hardly any longer than 3rd. 

 Rostrum with rather shallow punctures, minutely coriaceous. 



S . Length, nearly 1| lines ; breadth, | line. 



Tairua. Auckland. One only. 



P. philpotti, Broun. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 6, xv, p. 414. 



Rostrum slightly contracted behind, very distinctly punctured. Nigro- 

 piceous. elytra more rufescent, antennw red. 

 S . Length, If lines ; breadth, f line. 

 Invercargill. One. 



P. melanosternum, Broun. 1548. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 869. 



Subopaque, eastaneous ; the apex of the thorax, the metasternum, and 

 basal 2 ventral segments piceous, with fine numerous suberect yellow sette. 

 Scajje moderately short. 



o . Length, 1| lines ; breadth, f line. 



Otago. Both sexes. 



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P. punctirostre, Broun. 1300. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 733. 



Rostrum closely and moderately punctured, and bearing some fine 

 yellowish hairs, like those that are distributed over the body. Thorax 

 longitudinally impressed along the middle. Rufo-piceous, moderately nitid. 



3 . Length, If lines ; breadth, quite f line. 



Wellington. One of each sex. 



P. planicolle, Broun. Description being published at London. 



Nitid, piceo-rufous, head and rostrum darker. Scape flexuous and 

 elongate. Thorax subdepressed. Rostrum slightly narrowed towards the 

 base. Club rather narrow and annulate. 



3 . Length. 1|^ lines ; breadth, f line. 



Southland. One. 



P. subsericatum, Wollaston. 905. Man. N.Z, Coleopt., p. 509. 



Subopaque, pale rufo-ferruginous, minutely pubescent. 

 J . Longth, H lines. 

 Incocj. Locality unknown. 



