OF NEW ZEALAND. 925 



S. IcBtans in much broader, more convex, in the hind-body being 

 widest after the middle and less attenuated apically, in the pygidium 

 being much less exposed, and in the more robust antennae, &c. 



Length, quite i line ; breadth, quite -J. 



I found this species near Helensville, Kaipara Harbour. 



Obs. — The name Adrastia must be sunk as a synonym of 

 Scydmanus, and No. 1158 must stand as Scijdmanus Ic&tans. 



Phaganophana. 



1658. p. oreas, n.s. Convex, pubescent, shining, dark fusco- 

 rufous, piceous behind, tarsi and palpi fulvous. 



Head nearly as broad as thorax, bearing scattered yellow hairs ; 

 eyes small, not prominent. Antfinnce as long as head and thorax; 

 the two basal joints cylindric, first much larger than second ; the 

 next four (barring the third) moniliform; joints 7-10 gradually 

 dilated ; eleventh largest. ProtJwrax not so broad as it is long, its 

 greatest width near the middle, with two distinct basal punctiform 

 impressions, and a large fovea near each posterior angle. Elytra 

 large, oviform, the middle widest, with two evident basal depres- 

 sions, humeral region longitudinally elevated, the dorsum with two 

 oblique impressions extending from before the middle backwards, 

 causing the posterior sutural space to appear raised. Pygidium 

 covered. Legs moderately long, tibiae more or less arched out- 

 wardly. 



In no other described species are the shoulders so much elevated ; 

 the oblique elytral depressions and convex suture are noteworthy. 



Length, nearly i|- lines; breadth, nearly f. 



Sent from the hilly country at Taieri by Mr. S. W. Fulton. 



1659. P. lanosa, n-s- Shining, clothed with long yellow hairs ; 

 head and thorax rufo-piceous, elytra infuscate-red, legs and antennae 

 fulvo-rufous, tarsi and palpi yellow ; convex. 



Head smaller than thorax, but not narrow; eyes moderate. 

 Antenna} as long as head and thorax, the exposed portion of the 

 first not longer than the second ; joints 2-4 longer than broad, 

 equal, their angles rounded ; the following three equal, shorter 

 than the preceding, moniliform ; 8-10 larger than seventh, trans- 

 verse ; eleventh longer than tenth. Prothorax slightly longer than 

 broad, its greatest width before the middle, with two small basal 

 foveae and a large depression at each side. Elytra larger than 

 thorax, rather short and broad, oviform ; with two basal depressions 

 and a large shallow one at the suture before the middle, and with 

 the usual humeral plicas. Pygidium uncovered. Legs long, inter- 

 mediate tibiae somewhat sinuate, the others nearly straight. 



Of about the same size as P. calva, but with a shorter thorax, 

 the hind-body much broader and more strongly rounded, the legs 

 more slender (particularly the posterior), the structure of the 

 antennaB different, and the palpi more slender. 



Length, f line ; breadth, f . 



Paparoa (near Howick). 



