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four punctures along the inner side of each eye, two or three behind 

 each, and two at the base ; ihe protJwrax has two punctures in front of 

 the middle, two, more remote, near the apex, and four or five along the 

 base ; the middle ones are the largest ; elytra and hind-hody closely and 

 finely sculptured as in the preceding species, and clothed with fine 

 griseous hairs ; posterior tibicc simple, the intermediate externally spinous 

 and a little flexuose. 



The antenna? and palpi resemble those of P. (Viieoceps. 



Length, 3§ lines ; breadth, |. 



Both mv specimens were found at Parua. 



208. P. veteratoriuS, n.s. Head and thorax shining black ; 

 elytra and hind-body brownish-black ; femora and tarsi reddish, tibiii? 

 blackish-brown ; antennce blackish, except the three reddish basal 

 joints. 



This species differs from P. enodis in the sculpture of the head only, 

 having two distinct inter-antennal punctures ; in both the eyes are large, 

 occupying the greater portion of the sides of the head. 



Length, 3^ lines ; breadth, |. 



Three examples were found near Whangarei Heads. 



209. P. vividUS, ns. Head and thorax brilliant bronzy black, 

 elytra and abdomen brownish, legs nearly of the latter colour, man- 

 dibles red ; antennte with the three first joints reddish-testaceous, the 

 remaining joints fuscous, becoming darker towards the extremity. 



Head large, orbicular, broader than thorax, with rather prominent 

 e5'es ; its sculpture consists of two very large inter-ocular punctiform 

 impressions, a row of three smaller ones inside each eye, two at its base, 

 and one or two behind each eye. Prothorax but little longer than 

 broad, with two punctures in front of the middle, two or three close to 

 each lateral margin, and four or five minute ones near the base. Elytra 

 slightly broader than thorax, about as long as broad, and, together, 

 emarginate behind ; they are irregularly punctulate, clothed with fine 

 pale-yellow^ hairs, and each elytron has an obvious rounded depression 

 near the middle. Abdomen punctulate, and bearing hairs similar to those 

 on the elytra. Tibia not distinctly spinose externally. Antennce slightly 

 thickened towards the end, their joints somewhat obconical, the three 

 basal elongate and shining, the first not twice the length of the second 

 or third. 



Easily identified by its broad round head, and glossy appearance. 



Length, 3-3! lines ; breadth, |-|. 



I possess four or five examples which I found at Tairua and the 

 environs of Whangarei Harbour. 



210. P. arctifrons, n.s. Elongate, attenuated towards both 

 extremities. 



Head black, shining, narrow^ oviform ; indistinctly depressed between 

 the eyes, its middle part smooth, the rest punctulate. Prothorax glossy, 

 blackish, considerably narrowed and depressed anteriorly ; with two or 



