OF NEW ZEALAND. 1301 



that species as beiouging to Fcecilippe. The two following new 

 species also are quite similar to HyholaHiuf^, except in the above 

 characters. 



2288. P. medialis, "•*■• {Sharp; Trans. Boy. Dub. Soc, 18Q6, 

 p. 444.) Nigro-fusca, antennis tibiisque testaceo-variegatis ; pubes- 

 cens, elytris ante medium fascia lata ad latera antrorsum curvata 

 albida, post hac fascia nigro-fusca, apice minus argute pallido ; 

 prothorace ad latera minus acute tuberculato, elytris ad basin tuber- 

 culis sat elevatis haud cristatis. 



Long., 5|— 8mni. 



Scape of antennae dark, the following joints testaceous at base, 

 fuscous at extremity. Tliorax strongly transverse, furnished at each 

 side with an angular prominence, and on the iniddle with two 

 transverse elevations ; it is sparingly covered with griseous pubes- 

 cence, which is more concentrated at each side behind the lateral 

 tubercle. Elytra broad, not narrowed till near the extremity, near 

 the suture at the base with two broad, not tufted, elevations, and 

 behind each a little obliquely depressed, clothed with whitish pubes- 

 cence, which forms a broad band just about the middle, and is 

 sharply limited behind by black, in front quite vaguely limited ; 

 behind the broad dark fascia the pubescence is again more pallid, 

 though more scantv. Tihim black at the apex ; pallid above 

 this. 



This species is excessively similar to Hybolasius pedator, but the 

 central pallid fascia is more distinct and curvate in the opposite 

 direction. 



Picton. Helms ; a small series exhibiting little variation ex- 

 cept in size. 



2289. P. femoralis, «.s. {Sharp; Trans. Dub. Soc, 1886, 

 p. 444.) Nigricans, griseo-vestita, subvariegata, pedibus plus minusve 

 rufo-variegatis, femoribus semper superne rufis, antennis pedibusque 

 longius albido-setosellis, illis ex parte majore testaceis. 



Long., 5^7mm. 



Tliorax rather elongate, with moderate lateral prominence, and 

 two slight elevations in front of the middle, the pubescence more 

 concentrated at the side behind the lateral tubercle. Elytra de- 

 pressed, narrowed behind, the centro-basal tubercles moderately 

 conspicuous, but not tufted, the surface behind them a little ob- 

 liquely depressed, and also near the suture behind the middle longi- 

 tudinally a little depressed ; they are more or less obscurely rufescent, 

 exhibit a punctuation like the species of Hybolasius, and are clothed 

 with griseous pubescence m a somewhat spotty or irregular manner. 



Although very similar to P. medialis, this is readily distinguished 

 by the longer thorax, and the absence of a definite medial fascia on 

 the wing-cases. 



Picton. Helms ; a series of twelve examples, unfortunately 

 much abraded, varying a good deal in size and in the colour of the 

 derma, which is sometimes more rufescent than black. 



