130 On the Longicorn Coleoptera of New Zealand . 



tabula antica extus angulata, intermedia fere clausa. Femora 

 clavata ; tibiae intermedia? extus perparum emarginata? ; tarsi 

 breves, articalo priino omnium breviter triangulari. Ungues 

 divaricati. 



Although resembling the Australian Distemce in general 

 appearance, this genus differs much from them in structural 

 characters and approaches much more nearly Hybolasius, the 

 form of the scape of the antenna?, being very nearly the same. 

 The thorax, however, is much shorter, and has a far larger 

 and more acute median spine. The apical ventral segment 

 is much elongated and broadish at the apex in my single 

 specimen ; but I suspect this is a sexual character ; otherwise 

 it would be a good structural distinction from Hybolasius. 



Poeciltpjie stictica, n. sp. 



P. nigro-fusca, nitida, antennis pedibusque castaneis ; thorace 

 sparsim ochreo-pubescente, impunctato, tuberculis discoidalibus 

 tribus parvis ; elytris apice obtuse rotundatis, grosse punctatis, 

 punctis versus apicem sparsioribus ; griseo maculatim pubescen- 

 tibus, maculaque tomentosa ochracea reniformi utrinque ad tri- 

 entem longitudinis ornatis. Long. 4 lin. 



Auckland (Mr. Lawson) ; one specimen. 



The close grey pubescence of the elytra is divided by the 

 large punctures, producing a spotty appearance ; these large 

 punctures are very dense near the base, but become confined 

 to lines posteriorly, leaving smooth spaces, and as such extend 

 to the apex. 



Lamia jlavipes, White, Voy. Ereb. & Terr., Ins. p. 21. 



I have not seen this insect, which, from the description, re- 

 sembles somewhat the Pcecilijjpe above described. 



Diastamerus tomentosus, Redtenb. Reise Novara, Col. p. 177, 



t. v. f. 1. 



The intermediate tibiae are without notch, the claws divari- 

 cate, and the pro- and mesosterna broad and plane, with a 

 declivity on their opposing extremities. The genus is very 

 distinct, and approaches the Hebesecince in its chief characters, 

 with some resemblance to Ranova and Tetradia. I am in- 

 debted for a specimen to Mr. Pascoe. 



Tympano palpus dorsalis, Redtenb. Reise Novara, Col. 

 p. 180, t. v. f. 3. 



The cicatricized apex of the scape of the antennas and general 



