158 Transactio7is. 



Sect. 3. Females : Exact position doubtful 



P. assimilatum, Broun. 909. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 511. 



Fusiform, rufescent. 



Rostrum not slender, slightly narrowed near tlie base. Eyes only 

 slightly prominent. Club subrotundate. 

 5 . Length, H lines ; breadth, f line. 

 AVhangarei. Unique. 



P. reductum, Broun. 1298. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 732. 



Convex, subopaque, piceous, legs fusco-rufous. 

 Eyes only slightly prominent. Elytral striae crenate-punctate. 

 2 . Length, Ij lines ; breadth, f line. 

 Napier. One. 



P. brunneum, Broun. 907. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 510. 



Very elongate, fusiform, thorax and elytra of almost equal width at the 

 base and rather closely adapted to each other. Moderately nitid, rostrum 

 and thorax rufescent. elytra pale castaneous. 



Thorax subtriangnlar, only slightly rounded laterally. Eyes not promi- 

 nent. 



Certainly represents a distinct genus. 

 ? . Length, If lines ; breadth, | line. 



Tairua. One, not in very good order. 



P. nubilum, Broun. 2191. Man. N.Z. Coleopt., p. 1244. 



Shining, rostrum and thorax dark red, elytra pale castaneous. 

 Eyes only slightly prominent. Near 903. 

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

 Paparoa, Howick. One. 



Touropsis, gen. nov. 



Fusiform, only slightly convex, shining ; bearing some fine indistinct 

 pubescence, which is most easily seen at the base of the thorax and extremity 

 of the elytra. 



Rostrum about a third shorter than thorax, stout, but not broad, sub- 

 parallel, evidently contracted near the base. Scrobes short, as deep above 

 as below, extending to the upper as well as the lower part of the eyes, thus 

 to a great extent causing the basal contraction of the rostrum. Scape 

 elongate, flexuous, moderately stout, incrassate just at the extremit}^ ; it 

 is inserted behind the middle, and reaches to just beyond the back of the 

 eye. Funiculus closely articulated, 2nd joint very slightly longer than the 

 following ones. 3-5 transverse. Club very distinct, rather short and broad, 

 annulate in front. Head globose, the smooth convex occiput very sharply 

 marked off by an abrupt linear depression. Eyes moderately prominent 

 behind. Thorax triangular-ovate, deeply constricted in front. Scutellum 

 small, but distinct. Elytra a little biarcuate at the base, and broader 

 than that of the thorax, gradually narrowed backwards, apices separately 

 obtusely rounded. Legs sto'at, 3rd tarsal joint not lobed. 



The separation of the type of this genus is necessary on account of the 

 peculiar scrobes, the antennal insertion, and form of the rostrum, which do 

 not agree with either sex of Pentarthrum. The head and rostrum are more 

 like those of Toura, but the structure of the tarsi is quite different. The 



