130 On the Longicorn Cohoptera of Neio Zealand. 



tabida antica extus angulata, intermedia fere clausa. Femora 

 clavata ; tibiae intermedioe extus pcrparum emarginatae ; tarsi 

 breves, articulo primo omnium breviter triangulari. Unrjues 

 divaricati. 



Although resembling the Australian Disternce in general 

 appearance, this genus differs much from them in stnictural 

 characters and approaches much more nearly Hyholasius^ the 

 form of the scape of the antennee. 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 Ilyholasius. 



Poecilqype stictica, n. sp. 



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

 sparsim ochreo-pubeseente, impunctato, tuberculis discoidalibus 

 tribus parvis ; elytris apice obtuse rotundatis, grosse punctatis, 

 punctis versus apicem sparsioribus ; griseo raaciilatim pubescen- 

 tibus, maculaque tomentosa ocbracea reniformi utriuque ad tri- 

 entem longitudinis ornatis. Long. 4 lin. 



Auckland {Mr. Laivson) ; 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 PceciUjJpe above described. 



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

 t. V. f. 1. 

 The intermediate tibige 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 Hehesecince in its chief characters, 

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

 debted for a specimen to Mr. Pascoe. 



Tympanopalpus dormJis, Redtenb. Reise Xovara, Col. 

 p. 180, t. V. f. 3. 

 The eicatricized apex of the scape of the antenaaj and general 



