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are convex, rising rather abruptly from the base, but not suddenly de- 

 flexed posteriorly : the punctures in the strice are long and irregular; the 

 interstices also are irregular, the third being somewhat widened near the 

 middle. Legs moderately long, femora unarmed, covered with griseous 

 scales and setce. Aritennce placed before the middle of the beak, shining ; 

 chib oblong-oval, not greatly exceeding in breadth the seventh joint of the 

 funiculus. 



The insect is nearly nude, though it may not be so when cjuite per- 

 fect, as I notice that the remaining scales yield readily to the touch. 

 The sculpture of the thorax is distinctive. 



Length (rost. excl.), i\ lines; breadth, f. 



I found one individual only, near Parua. 



Tychanus (p. 498). 



1 294. T. lacliryniOSUS, n.s. Convex, oviform, squamose, piceous ; 

 antennae and tarsi red. Roslrum moderately arched, rather short, slightly 

 expanded apically, punctate, the sculpture denser and more rugose 

 behind and along the sides. Head covered with pale-brown scales. 

 Prothorax transverse, widely but slightly bisinuated at the base, con- 

 tracted anteriorly, its narrowed portion shorter than the basal ; its rather 

 shallow punctuation is concealed by the dense covering of variegated 

 fuscous scales ; these are mostly flat, but there are a few upright ones in 

 front and on the disc, those of the palest colour being congregated on 

 the sides and apex. Scutellum indistinct. Elytra broader than thorax, 

 subovate, declivous and narrowed posteriorly ; they are not, apparently, 

 punctate or striate, are clothed very much in the same way as the thorax, 

 and bear, on each, two oblong basal elevations consisting of dark-brown 

 scales rather than actual inequalities of surface ; other less evident, 

 irregular elevations between there and the posterior declivity, which, in 

 one example, is covered with somewhat ferruginous scales and erect 

 fuscous seta; ; on the bare scutellar region there are two rows of more or 

 less distinct granules. Femora dentate below, the front pair least so. 

 Antetimc elongate, the funiculus longer than the scape, with a longer 

 second than basal joint. Underside covered with pale-brown scales. 



Intermediate between T.ferrugatus and T. verrucosus, but distinguish- 

 able from either by its more broadly oval form, broader beak, obsolete 

 scutellum, and the tear-like spots on the basal part of the elytral suture. 



Length (rost. excl.), 3 lines. 



Described from two examples found amongst rotten wood near 

 Whangarei Heads. 



Pachypeza. 



Nov. gen. 



Boslrtun moderate, sub-parallel ; scrobes beginning at the middle and 

 reaching the eyes. Head globular, deeply immersed. Eyes placed at 

 the base of the beak, not visible above, distinctly facetted. Antenmc in- 

 serted at the middle of the beak, elongate ; scape gradually incrassated ; 

 funiculus much longer than the scape, 7-arliculate ; basal joint elongate ; 

 thickened apically ; second not quite twice the length of the first, cylin- 



