Genera and Species of New Zealand Goleoptera, 607 



that tliey are hardly appreciably broader near the front than 

 at the base ; the posterior angles are rectangular and only 

 very slightly projecting ; the well-marked central groove 

 barely attains the base or apex, the basal fossae are large and 

 deep and there is a smaller one near each angle ; the longitu- 

 dinal impressions at the base and the transversal discoidal ones 

 are quite faint. Scutellum striate at base. Elytra oblong, 

 moderately sinuated posteriorly ; the apical portion, however, 

 appears broad^ humeral angles dentiform ; their sculpture 

 consists of irregularly interrupted strise, which become coarser 

 and more confused towards the extremity. Femora dilated, 

 the hind pair most strongly, so as to be subangulate below. 

 The prosiernal process is canaliculate, the flanks are closely 

 yet finely punctured, the mesosternum more densely. 



This is another member of the section with four sefae at 

 each side of the thorax. P. irregularis is nearly related ; it 

 has, however, distinct ruga3 on the head, a rather longer 

 thorax, much broader elytral impressions, and acutely denti- 

 form posterior femora. F. Levoisi is also similar as regards 

 elytral sculpture, but the thorax is obviously longer and the 

 antennee are more slender and shorter. In Sharp's P. myr- 

 midon the basal joint of the antenna is thinner and slightly 

 longer, the eyes are smooth and embedded, so as to seem 

 exactly continuous with the gense (which is not the case in 

 P. setiventris, as the eyes are slightly prominent and facetted), 

 its thorax is more contracted behind, the elytra are more 

 oviform, more strongly sinuated and narrowed posteriorly, and 

 their sculpture is different. 



In tlie males of these species there are two setigerous 

 punctures on each side of the middle at the apex of the last 

 ventral segment ; these are also present in P. setiventris^ but, 

 in addition thereto, there are four others on the middle of 

 that segment, and as these last do not occur in the species 

 now adverted to, they form a distinctive character. 

 (J . Length 9, breadth 3 lines. 



Westport. 



One example from Mr. J. J. Walker's collection. 



Group Harpalida3. 



Allocinopus, gen. no v. 



Mentum deeply emarginate, its tooth entire and bisetose at 

 base. Palpi elongate, their terminal articulations not quite 

 oviform, truncate at extremity ; intermediate joint of the 

 labial with four seta?. Head large, epistome straight and 



