1064 COLEOPTERA 



Distinguished from P. i:)laniceps hy the more acuminate hiud- 

 body and more slender maxillary palpi. The clothing in both 

 species is very much alike. The short terminal joint of the antennae 

 differentiates this from all the other New Zealand species. 



Length, f ; breadth, quite -^ line. 



Clevedon. The insect bears the name of its discoverer, Mr. 

 George Munro, of Wairoa South, Auckland. 



1902. P. antennale, "-s. Nitid, infuscate-red, not dark, legs 

 and antennae rufo-testaceous, tarsi and palpi yellow ; pubescence 

 yellow, paler and more slender on hind-body. 



Head subquadrate, rounded behind; eyes not prominent. An- 

 temicB elongate and slender ; second joint cylindrical, longer than 

 exposed portion of first ; joints 3-8 differing but little from one 

 another ; ninth and tenth transversely quadrate, much larger than 

 preceding ones ; eleventh large, oblong-oval. TJiorax much longer 

 than broad, its widest part near the middle, not broader than head, 

 narrowed in front, constricted near base ; with a large fovea at each 

 side, and two small rounded ones at the middle near the base. 

 Elytra elongate-oval, widest at the middle, narrowed to width of 

 thorax at base, much narrowed behind ; the two basal fossae well 

 marked, humeral elevations indistinct. Legs long and slender. 

 Palpi with second joint thickened towards extremity ; third rather 

 broad, its apex truncate ; fourth short, rather broad, not needle- 

 shaped. 



The last three joints only of the antennae being obviously broader 

 than the preceding ones will at once lead to its identification ; it is, 

 moreover, one of the rather narrow forms. 



Length, f ; breadth, nearly ^ line. 



Mount Manaia, Whangarei Harbour. One example. 



1903. P. stenocera, '^-s. Castaneo-rufous, legs and aiitennae 

 fulvous, tarsi and palpi yellow ; pubescence yellow, of the ordinary 

 kind. 



In most respects like P. antennale, the hind-hody less narrowed 

 in front and of more rounded outline there ; maxillary palpi de- 

 cidedly more slender, fourth joint quite acicular. Antennce rather 

 more slender, fourth and sixth joints smaller than fifth ; seventh a 

 little broader but scarcely longer than sixth ; joints 8-10 transversely 

 quadrate; eleventh oblong-oval. No. 266 is another near ally. I 

 find on a re-examination of the thorax of that species that it is 

 smooth, not punctate, the punctate appearance having been caused 

 by minute particles of moisture adhering to the base of the hairs. 



Length, f ; breadth, J line. 



Howick. One example. 



1904. P, latiuscula, n.f^. Broad, shining, dark-red, legs paler, 

 tarsi and palpi yellow. 



This might be mistaken for P. calva, from which, however, it dif- 

 fers in some important points. The body is broader ; the head quad- 



