1172 COLEOPTEEA 



than thorax, parallel-sided, shoulders obtuse, apices rounded. Legs 

 slender and elongate ; tibiae with minute spurs ; posterior tarsi 

 elongate, basal joint longer than the other three taken together. 

 Prosternum truncate in front ; coxae prominent, elongate, con- 

 tiguous, having only a very slender process in front ; middle coxae 

 contiguous, almost lunate. Metasternum elongate ; hind coxae 

 almost contiguous. Abdomen with five free segments. 



This seems to be a quite isolated form, one, at any rate, that 

 cannot be mistaken for any other. 



2079. P. propera, n.s. Body slightly nitid; rufo- testaceous, 

 elytra darker and subopaque, owing to the dense covering of de- 

 pressed greyish hairs ; legs yellow. 



Head nearly quadrate, but with rounded hind angles ; finely 

 punctate, with fine yellow hairs ; the whole middle portion densely 

 sculptured and opaque ; the neck one-third width of head, closely 

 sculptured. Thorax abruptly obliquely narrowed in front, this 

 portion quite one-third of the entire length ; disc convex on the 

 middle, the sides and a large space before the base depressed, with 

 a rather broad shallow dorsal furrow ; the surface closely and finely 

 punctured, or granulated, difficult to determine which. Elytra 

 densely and rugosely punctured. 



Underside finely sculptured and pubescent, abdomen infuscate. 



Length, 2J- lines; breadth, f line. 



Waitakerei Eange. Two, taken off foliage. 



Techmessa (Gen., p. 423). 



2080. T. attenuate* ft*** Shining, black, palpi and legs (espe- 

 cially the knees) infuscate, head and thorax almost nude, wing-cases 

 clothed with semi-erect, greyish-yellow hairs. 



Head rather broader than thorax, much contracted behind, so 

 that a very evident gap exists between the eyes, which are large and 

 prominent, and the widest part of the thorax ; moderately coarsely, 

 very closely, and somewhat rugosely punctured. Antennce quite 

 black, the third joint obviously larger than second, but shorter than 

 fourth. Prothorax transverse, widest before the middle, rounded 

 anteriorly, narrowed but not sinuated behind ; its sculpture like that 

 of the head. Elytra elongate, gradually narrowed from the shoulders 

 backwards, strongly and closely punctured and transversely con- 

 fluently rugose. 



The head is broader than in T. concolor, and its punctation, as is 

 also that of the thorax, is more evenly distributed, and the hind- 

 body is gradually attenuated posteriorly. Not being in a position to 

 refer to the type of T. concolor, it is extremely difficult to speak with 

 decision, still I think T. attenuata will prove to be a valid species. 



Length, 2f lines ; breadth, f line. 



NearHowick. Taken on shrubs. 



OBS. I possess seven specimens from different localities (Otago, 

 Wellington, and Auckland) which I refer to T. telephoroides ; none, 



