OF NEW ZEALAND. 1245 



behind, there is no constriction behind the eyes, the thorax with 

 two obhque frontal impressions instead of one transverse one, the 

 scape is straight instead of being quite flexuous. 



Length, If Hnes ; breadth, f Hne. 



Paparoa, near Howick. One female. 



2192. P. aurantiacum, "•«■ Eloiujatc, subdepressed, mode- 

 rately shining, not distinctly pubescent ; fulvescent, elytra not so 

 red, tarsi yellowish. 



Rostrum quite as long as thorax, elongate, slightly but widely 

 narrow^ed between the antennal insertion and the eyes ; finely 

 punctate, some of the punctures longitudinally confluent; head 

 densel}' and minutely sculptured, and with numerous punctures, 

 somewhat swollen just behind the eyes, behind this part abruptly 

 constricted, but not so as to cause a dorsal depression, its hind 

 portion gi'adually dilated. Ejies rather small, not prominent, rather 

 distant from the thorax. Antennm imj^lanted a little before the 

 middle, stout ; scape gradually thickened and distinctly curved 

 towards the extremity ; second joint of funiculus not as large as the 

 first ; club rather large, oval. Thorax somewhat suddenlv narrowed 

 and constricted anteriorly, moderately rounded laterally ; its sculp- 

 ture similar to that of the head, the punctures being moderately fine 

 and not very close. Scutclhim smooth. Elytra elongate, very 

 gradually narrowed towards the apex ; punctate-striate, the striae 

 deeper behind, the intervals between the punctures rather larger 

 than the punctures themselves, interstices with fine, distant serial 

 punctures. Tarsi rather short and thick, their third joint bilobed. 



P. sharpianam is larger and darker, the rostrum is more ex- 

 panded in front, the scape is nearly straight, and the club is nar- 

 rower, &c. No. 92'1, described from a female, is a more slender, 

 though closely-allied, species. These are the nearest allies. 



Length, 1| lines ; l)readth, nearly i^ line. 



Tairua. One male. 



2198. P. exilis, '^••''■- Slender, elongate, subdepressed, sparsely 

 clothed with very minute, sleiader, greyish hairs ; ferruginous, tarsi 

 fulvous. 



Head gradually dilated behind, slightly constricted near the eyes ; 

 these latter small, not prominent, distinctly facetted ; occiput nearly 

 smooth. Thorax a good deal narrowed and constricted anteriorly, 

 causing a well-marked transverse impression near the apex, the sides 

 moderately rounded, contracted at the base, distinctly but not closely 

 punctured. Scutcllum distinct. Elytra nearly quite parallel-sided, 

 narrowed behind, apical margins not explanate ; they are punctate- 

 striate, the striae, however, are shallow, and the punctures, though 

 moderately large, are not close, interstices with very minute, dis- 

 tant, serial punctures. Tarsi short, third joint feebly lobate. 



Male. Rostrum quite as long as thorax, slender, arched, very 

 slightly narrowed behind, finely punctured, the punctures becoming 



