1118 COLEOPTEEA 



1984. P. lugubris, "-s [Sharjj ; Trans. Boy. Dub. Soc, 1886, 

 p. 398.) OvaUs, supra niger, limbo flavesceute, subtus flavescente 

 abdomine plus ruiuusve uigi-icante, antennarum basi pedibusque 

 flavis. 



Long., 8mm. 



This is easily recognised by the black colour of the upper 

 surface, the outer margin of the thorax and elytra being yellow, this 

 colour on the wing-cases becoming broader behind, and sometimes 

 extending a little forwards from the apex along the suture. The 

 front tibiaB of the male are slender, but shaped much as in P. /estiva, 

 and the basal joint of the front tarsus in this sex is longer and 

 more slender than in the other species : the club of the antennae is 

 elongate. 



Greymouth. Helms. 



Obs. — This species occurs also in Otago, and I captm-ed several 

 specimens on Mount Egmont. None are quite so large as described, 

 and some are entirely dark in colour. 



P. edicardsi has been found at Taieri, Otago ; in some examples 

 there is a reddish or fuscous ^itta on the thorax, besides other 

 variations of colour. — T. B. 



1985. P. pallida, ''••^- Pallid; thoracic stripe, sutm-e and 

 lateral vittae of elytra, infuscate-red ; body pale obscure testaceous- 

 green, in some cases more infuscate ; legs and antennae pale reddish- 

 chestnut ; underside darker than legs ; club black. 



Thorax narrowed behind the middle as well as in front, the 

 sides, therefore, slightly angulated. Elytra rounded behind, not 

 obhque. 



Male. Front tibia narrow, nearly quite straight, excised on 

 the outside near the extremity so that there is no very distinct sub- 

 apical tooth, the terminal process directed forwards and rather 

 short ; tarsi not elongate, basal joint of moderate length, inserted 

 near apex. Club rather short. Palpi stout, their terminal joint 

 thick, but somewhat acuminate. 



Female. Anterior tibiae tiidentate, the uppermost tooth obtuse. 



This is perhaps the smallest species, and not at all difficult to 

 sepai'ate from the others. 



Length, Si : breadth, 2 lines. 



Mount Egmont and Tuakau. Mr. Urquhart also brought a female 

 specimen from Stratford, near Mount Egmont. 



Odontria. 



1986. O. albonotata, >i-s. Subovate, widest behind, opaque, 

 ni*gro-fuscous ; head shining dark-castaneous, front margins reddish ; 

 legs and antennae testaceous ; densely clothed with depressed, 

 rather short, greyish-yellow bail's, and with some longer ones on 

 the thorax and sides of the body ; elytra with numerous whitish 

 spots, not due to the pubescence but on the derm itself. 



Head with coarse distant punctures ; clypeus broadly rounded 



