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One, most likely the female, is all I have seen of this species ; it was 

 found near Wellington by Mr. P. Stewart. 



1300. P. punctirOStre, n.s. ?. Form, colour, and clothing 

 somewhat similar to P. confinis, with a shorter, more parallel, and less 

 punctate rostrum ; the thorax shorter, broader behind, less coarsely but 

 more closely punctured, and without a smooth dorsal space ; the elytra 

 have more fine punctures between the striae, are not dilated near the 

 apices, and are more pubescent. 



In the male the rostrum is stout and broad, parallel, and somewhat 

 rugosely punctured, and the thorax is impressed along the middle. 



I have one of each sex, and, besides these, a specimen of what I con- 

 sider a variety of the male form in which the thorax is less broad, and 

 unimpressed. 



Length, if lines ; breadth, almost \. 



Discovered by Mr. P. Stewart near Wellington. 



P. asporella, n.s. Sub-parallel, convex, slightly glossy, 

 piceous ; legs, rostrum, and antennae pitchy-red, club dilute ; very 

 sparsely pubescent. 



Rostrum moderately long, parallel, its punctures distinct from one 

 another, becoming rather coarse, but not close, towards the base ; occiput 

 smooth; eyes prominent. Prothorax with very few slender yellowish 

 hairs, triangularly ovate, constricted but not greatly narrowed anteriorly, 

 coarsely and closely punctured, the punctures near the sides more or less 

 confluent, seeming to form irregular abbreviated striae. Elytra cylin- 

 drical, their apical margins dilated, crenate-punctate-striate, interstices 

 punctulated and rugose, bearing many very slender but rather long 

 pallid hairs, not, however, readily perceptible. 



Belongs to the same section as P. rufum, but easily separated from 

 it and its immediate allies by the dense and coarse thoracic sculpture 

 without the least trace of a smooth dorsal line; the punctures are 

 crowded together in front, but are somewhat more distant from one 

 another just behind the middle. 



Length, 2 lines ; breadth, quite -. 



We are indebted to Mr. P. Stewart, of the Public Works Department, 

 Wellington, for the discovery of this species also. I have one example 

 only, probably the female. 



1302. P. auriCOHia, ?. Body sub-depressed, not parallel, red ; 

 the thorax covered with coarse golden-yellow hairs, the elytra with 

 slender griseous ones apt to be passed unnoticed, and a few others of a 

 yellow colour. 



Rostrum moderately elongate, not slender, parallel, punctate, its 

 punctures elongate, coarsest behind, with some fine pallid hairs ; the head 

 bears coarse golden hairs and has prominent eyes, so that it seems rather 

 large. Prothorax triangularly ovate, gradually narrowed but not very 

 obviously constricted anteriorly, the posterior angles so rounded off as to 

 cause an evident gap between its sides and the shoulders of the elytra ; 

 its whole surface is moderately coarsely punctured, and, besides the con- 

 spicuous yellow hairs, a few slender grey ones may be seen on the disc. 

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