OF NEW ZEALAND. 497 



slightly dilated behind the shoulders and rather obtusely rounded 

 behind. 



Rostrum stout, shorter than the prothorax, a little dilated towards 

 its apex ; scrobes deep, directed backwards towards the eyes. Head 

 large, globose, immersed up to the eyes ; these are moderate, placed in 

 front of the head and separated by the beak. Thorax large, rather 

 longer than broad, slightly projecting over the head, its base is truncate 

 and closely adapted to the elytra. Legs moderately long, very stout ; 

 the femora strongly excised below near the apex, incrassated, and 

 strongly dentate near the middle ; tibia slightly flexuose and armed at 

 apex; tarsi short and stout, four-jointed, the basal joint obconical, 

 second transverse, third bilobed and quite twice the width of the basal 

 joint, fourth slender, as long as the first, with simple claws. 



Antenna inserted at the sides near the middle of the rostrum, yet 

 rather in front of it ; the scape reaching to the front of the eye. not so 

 long as the funiculus, flexuose, and incrassated towards the extremity ; 

 funiculus seven-jointed, the club stout and ovate, its basal joint large, 

 the apical small. 



Pectoral canal large and deep, extending to middle coxae ; metaster- 

 num short. Abdomen with five visible segments, the basal large, a little 

 prominent and separating the posterior coxae, next two mere bands and 

 transversely grooved, the apical obconical. Front coxa large, globose \ 

 all widely separated. 



883. P. setiger, n.s. Rostrum rather coarsely sculptured, with a 

 smooth longitudinal carina on the middle, and of a pitchy colour. 

 Antenna reddish-yellow, the second joint of the funiculus a little longer 

 and much more slender than the obconical basal joint, the others nearly 

 equal to one another. Thorax piceous, rather coarsely punctured ; the 

 sides are rather densely covered with cream-coloured scales, the disc 

 bears yellowish setulae or hair-like scales, and there are many erect setae 

 or bristles disposed over the surface. The elytra are pitchy-red, with 

 the basal and discoidal portions paler or reddish ; they are longitudi- 

 nally grooved, the lateral abbreviated, and these striae are coarsely 

 punctured, the interstices are somewhat convex ; they are sparingly 

 clothed with elongate yellowish scales, intermingled with slender upright 

 fuscous setae. Legs reddish and squamose, and bearing numerous setae 

 similar to those on the body, and the anterior tibiae are covered exter- 

 nally with scales of the same colour as those on the sides of the thorax. 



The insect is very convex, quite ovate, very abruptly deflexed 

 behind, and without any visible scutellum. 

 Length, i J ; breadth, f line. 

 I found five specimens on the ground near Whangarei Harbour. 



884. P. vestita, n.s. Antenna and tarsi ferruginous, legs infus- 

 cate-red, body piceous and slightly rufescent ; its clothing is variegated, 

 consisting of depressed ferruginous and white hair-like scales, inter- 

 mingled with short coarse erect reddish setse. Rostrum piceous, indis- 

 tinctly bi-sulcate, its base squamose. Prothorax punctate, with a not 



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