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contracted behind ; it is punctate, very rough and uneven, and per- 

 ceptibly depressed at the base. The head is rather large and punctate, 

 a little constricted behind the eyes, and the occiput is almost smooth 

 and shining. The prothorax is sub-conical, being widest behind, but 

 with the hind angles rounded ; it is moderately rounded laterally, and 

 considerably narrowed and distinctly constricted anteriorly ; the disc is 

 depressed, and its surface is moderately punctured. The elytra are 

 elongate, sub-depressed, as broad as the thora.x in front and gradually 

 attenuated posteriorly ; they bear punctured striae, and the interstices 

 are punctulated and rather flat. The ki^s are stout, with distinct tibial 

 hooks. 



The antenncE are inserted at the middle of the beak, are short and 

 stout, with a short thickened scape ; the funiculus is longer than the 

 scape, of almost equal thickness throughout, the first joint is not very 

 much larger than the second ; the club is ovate and distinct. 



The body is of a moderately shining pitchy-red, almost piceous, 

 whilst the legs and antennae are of a lighter and clearer red colour. 



Length, nearly i^ line. 



My three specimens, found near Whangarei Harbour, are, I believe, 

 all males. 



922. P. gratum, n.s. Body somewhat reddish testaceous, with 

 the club of the antennae infuscate. 



The rostrum is shorter than the thorax, cylindric, and slightly con- 

 tracted and depressed at the base ; it is reddish, finely punctate and 

 shining, with the point of insertion of the antennce just in front of the 

 middle. 



The antemice are rather long ; the scape as long as the funiculus, a 

 little bent, and incrassated apically ; the first joint of the funiculus is 

 stout, obconical, second distinctly longer than third, the others are 

 small, and the club is large, ovate, nearly as long as the funiculus, but 

 quite different in shape from that of P. remotum. The thorax is longer 

 than broad, widest behind the middle, rounded laterally, and a good 

 deal narrowed and constrictejd in front ; it bears rather coarse shallow 

 punctures and yellowish hairs. The elytra are moderately long, parallel, 

 and rounded behind only ; they are wider than the thorax, a little 

 depressed transversely before and behind the middle, bear punctured 

 striai, and the interstices are not quite smooth, the third, moreover, is 

 somewhat elevated behind, and there is a depression beyond, near the 

 apex, caused by the abbreviation of the outer interstices ; they are 

 sparingly clothed with yellowish hairs. Legs rather long, with small 

 but distinct tibial hooks and very elongate tarsi, their last joint particu- 

 larly is elongated and longer than the other three. 



Length, nearly i line. 



I found one individual only near Parua. The species is allied to 

 P. formosa. 



923. P. continuum, n.s. Closely allied to P. planiuscula, being 

 of similar form, only slightly darker in colour, but much smaller. 



