OF NEW ZEALAND. QII 



Allied to P. brevirostre ; larger, more glossy, differently coloured, 

 beak rather larger, thorax broader and constricted close to the apex, 

 its punctation nearly similar, elytral striae not so deep, &c. 



$ . Length, if lines ; breadth, f . 



Tuakau (Waikato). 



1628. P. spadiceum, n.s. Fusiform, slightly convex, but 

 little shining, dark castaneo-fuscous, legs, beak, and antennae red ; 

 clothed with fine yellow hairs. 



Rostrum cylindrical, moderately punctured ; neck broad, with 

 excessively fine sculpture and a few punctures. Antenna inserted just 

 behind the middle ; second joint of the funicle a little longer than 

 third ; club ovate. Prothorax gradually narrowed towards the front, 

 constricted at apex, posterior angles obliquely rounded ; moderately 

 punctated, the sides more closely than the middle. Scutellum 

 smooth. Elytra quite as broad as the widest part of the thorax, 

 base feebly arcuated, apices not distended ; almost crenate-striate, 

 interstices rugose. Legs moderate, femora finely and densely sculp- 

 tured, tibiae punctate. 



Owing to its form (a good deal narrowed towards the front) this 

 species resembles No. 1431 more than any of the other New 

 Zealand Pentarthra, but can be readily separated from it by its 

 prominent eyes, larger and broader thorax, longer and quite cylin- 

 drical beak, &c. 



2 . Length, i-f lines ; breadth, f . 



Fcund near Dunedin, by Mr. T. Chalmer. 



1629. P. Servulum, n.s. Convex, fusiform, gradually nar- 

 rowed forwards, shining; rufo-piceous, legs pitchy-red, tarsi and 

 antennae ferruginous ; very sparsely (not very perceptibly) clothed 

 witli minute greyish hairs. 



Nostrum cylindric, moderately finely punctate ; occiput with a 

 few punctures ; eyes moderate. Antenna implanted just behind the 

 middle ; second joint of fuiiiculus longer than third ; club oviform. 

 Prothorax sub-conical, posterior angles oblique, leaving an evident 

 gap between them and the elytra, widest near the base, gradually 

 narrowed anteriorly, constricted at apex, neither closely nor coarsely 

 punctured. Scutellum smooth. Elytra cylindrical, base feebly 

 arcuated, apical margins thickened; distinctly punctate-striate, 

 interstices with a row of minute dots. Legs stout, punctate, 

 sparingly clothed. 



P. rufum and allies are more coarsely sculptured ; No. 1298 has 

 the thorax rather narrower behind, so that the median notch is less 

 obvious ; the snout is stouter than that of P. zealandicum. 

 $ . Length, i J-if lines ; breadth, f . 



Taieri, Otago. Two examples from Mr. S. W. Fulton. 



Agastegnus (p. 805). 



I ^3- A. COlpratUS, n.s. Depressed, elongate, not very nar- 

 row, moderately shining ; beak, thorax, legs, and antennae rufescent, 

 head and club piceous; elytra fusco-testaceous, with large, ill- 



