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Differs from others in its large size, longi c elytra, and rugose sculpture. 



Habitat, Australasia. A single specimen of the female found in New Zealand by 

 Mr. Helms, and sent to me by M. Fauvel. 



Ptinella Pacifica. 

 /'. pacifica, Matthews, Cist. Ent. iii. p. 42, pi. ii. fig. 4, 1882. 



L. c. ,';, , 7 (i lin. = - 75-0*87 mm. — Elongato-ovalis, satdepressa, sat nitida, plus 

 minusve obscure castanea, pilis flavis sparse induta ; capit< sal brevi, antice valde 

 rotundato, nitido, confertim reticulato, tuberculis minutis, longe remotis ornato; 

 oculis foeminarum parvis, prominentibus ; pronoto modico, capite pariter longo, 

 paulo latiori, ad medium latissimo, tuberculis minutis, equidistantibus, interstitiis- 

 que nitidis, leviter et confertim reticulatis, ornato, lateribus marginatis et valde 

 rotundatis, margine hasali fere recta, angulis obtusis; elytris sat longis, capite 

 atque pronoto pariter longis et latis, pone media latissimis, ordinibus transversis, 



olaribus, profunde asperatis, interstitiis nitidis, leviter reticulatis, apicibus 

 valde rotundatis, extremis dilutioribus ; abdomine dilution, segmentis quinque 

 apertis, apicali obtuso; pedibus atque antennis longis, robustis, hete flavis. 



Body elongate-oval, rather depressed, rather shining, castaneous, more or less dark, 



thinly clothed with yellow hair. 

 Head rather short, much rounded in front, shining, closely reticulated, ornamented 



with minute very distant tubercles; eyes in the female small and prominent; 



antenna' long, robust, bright yellow. 

 Thorax moderate, not longer but rather broader than the head, widesl at the 



middle, ornamented with minute equidistant tubercles, interstices shining, and 



finely and closely reticulated, sides margined and much rounded, basal margin 



nearly straight, with the angles obtuse. 

 Scutellum moderate, triangular, rather long, deeply asperated. 

 Elytra rather long, as long and as broad as the hi ad and thorax, widest behind the 



middle, deeply asperated in irregular transverse rows, with the interstices 



shining and faintly reticulated, extremities much rounded, and narrowly pah'. 

 Abdomen pale, with five segments exposed, apical segment obtuse. 

 Legs long, bright yellow. 



Undt r parts castaneous, with the mouth and apex of the venter yellow. 

 Differs from /'. Matthewsiana in its larger size, longer thorax,- longer and broader 



elytra, and very different sculpture; from others in its broad thorax with its 



sides much rounded, and not contracted or constricted towards the base. 



Habitat, Polynesia. Pound by Mr. Blackburn under the hark of a dead tree near 

 Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands. 



Ptinella Braziliana. 



/'. Brasiliana, Matthews, Ann. Mag. Nat. Mist. 6, iii. p. 191, 1889. 



L. c. ,';, , 7 ,, lin. = 075-0 - 87 mm. — Elongato-ovalis, sat depressa, nitidula, 

 modice punctata, pilis aureis vestita; mascula hete flava, fceminea castanea, abdo- 

 mine flavescenti atque alis nigris visis ; capite magno, antice valde rotundato, 

 minute punctato ; oculis ( 3 ) nullis, (?) modicis, nigris; pronoto modico, capite 

 parum longiori et latiori, ante medium latissimo, ad basim leviter contracto, 

 minute sed distincte punctato, interstitiis glabris, in disco profunde impresso, 

 Lateribus marginatis, margine hasali recta, angulis sal acutis; elytris capite atque 

 pronoto parum longioribus et latioribus, ad media latissimis, profunde et confertim 

 asperatis, interstitiis glabris, nitidis, lateribus ovaliter rotundatis et marginatis, 

 apicibus contractis el valde rotundatis; abdomine flavescenti, segmentis quinque 

 expositis, apicali obtuso ; pedibus atque antennis longis, late Jlavis. 



