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pubescent. Thorax transverse, margined, the basal margin sinuated, 

 moderately rounded laterally, convex, with the punctation distinct but 

 not close. Scutellum small, broad. Elytra moderately convex, oviform, 

 margined, almost striated, the punctures being disposed in regular rows. 

 Posterior y^w^nz compressed, very much dilated, but narrowed towards 

 the apex ; the tibice bent, armed with a moderate apical spur, grooved 

 behind, dilated at the extremity, not toothed or serrated externally, and 

 near the apex presenting very much the appearance of those of a Meniits ■ 

 or Syagrus in the Typophorites ; the tarsus is about half the length of the 

 tibia, the basal joint rather longer than the following two conjointly, 

 and about one-third of the length of the tibia. 



Length, i line. 



Described from one mutilated individual sent me by Professor 

 Hutton from Otago. The form is intermediate between P. rugulosa 

 and P. testacea, but is not congeneric with either. 



1 1 18. P. testacea, >j.s. Oblong-oval, moderately convex, testace- 

 ous, the head and thorax somewhat reddened, hind thighs reddish- 

 brown, apical portion of the antennie fuscous. Antenna slender, inser- 

 ted between but rather in front of the eyes, the intervening space not 

 much elevated ; their first joint bent, not very stout ; second shorter 

 than third ; the last five joints a little expanded ; the eleventh excised 

 towards the apex, so as to appear furnished with a false terminal joint. 

 Head impunctate, but with some transverse impressions between the 

 eyes. Prothorax transversal, base somewhat rounded, the sides mar- 

 gined, not much rounded, its surface finely and remotely punctured. 

 ScuteHum small, hardly visible. Elytra oblong-oval, not very convex, 

 margined, wider than thorax ; their punctation moderate, coarser and 

 closer than that of the thorax, and not arranged in rows. Hind legs 

 long ; their femora very much inflated ; the tibia a little bent, dilated 

 towards the apex, terminated by a stout spur, the outer edge armed with 

 small teeth, these finer and much more closely placed near the apex, 

 where they appear like short bristles ; hind tarsus nearly as long as the 

 tibia, the basal joint slender, quite half the length of the tibia ; second 

 about half as long as the first ; third small, bilobed ; the fourtli small, 

 with minute claws. The body is nude, but the hind thighs and all the 

 tibiae are finely hirsute. 



This is a much narrower form than the preceding. 



Length, i line. 



I found two individuals at Tairua. 



1 1 19. P. fuliginosa, n.s. Oblong-oval, of a smoky testaceous 

 colour; the head, hind thighs, and last joints of the antennie piceous, and 

 the elytra behind marked with angular black lines. Head uneven, 

 coarsely sculptured in front, rugose on the vertex, with the carina 

 between the antennae more prominent than in P. testacea^ and with 

 similarly formed antenncc ; their basal joint, however, less curved, and 

 the last, in one example, not distinctly cut away at the apex. Thorax 

 transverse, margined, base rounded ; its surface finely and sparingly 

 punctured. Scutellum broad. Elytra oblong-oval, finely margined. 



