1300 COLEOPTEEA 



very gradually narrowed from the shoulders backwards ; basal ele- 

 vations obtuse, without other well-marked elevations or depressions ; 

 moderately coarsely punctured, fewer punctures behind. Legs stout, 

 tibiae straight. Antenna stout, fourth articulation barely reaching 

 hind thighs. 



Similar in form to Dr. Sharp's H. simplex, which he has since 

 removed to the genus Pcecilippe. It is distinguished by the narrow 

 form, rather long thorax, and conspicuous clothing. H. picitarsis 

 and the male of H. pusillus are also of somewhat similar form. 

 H. gnarus and H. vegetus are intermediate between the broad and 

 narrow species. 



Length, 2-J lines ; breadth, line. 



Tairua. One individual, found during a visit to that district 

 about five years ago. 



2287. H. mfescens, n.s. Narrow, subdepressed, somewhat 

 nitid, almost wholly dark-red ; the tips of the last three antennal 

 joints, the tarsi, and extremity of tibiae dark in colour ; elongate 

 hairs on antennae pallid, elsewhere white ; pubescence on body 

 white and pale-cinereous, the former coarser and more conspicuous. 



Head granulated, not very closely. Antenna slender and 

 elongate, fourth joint reaching just beyond bind thighs, joints 7-11 

 extending beyond extremity of body. Thorax longer than broad, 

 more constricted behind than in front, lateral protuberances situated 

 behind the middle, rather large but obtuse ; its surface more closely 

 and finely granulated than the head. Elytra suboblong, widest at 

 base, yet not much wider there than elsewhere, apices rather 

 sharply rounded, so as to cause a sutural opening ; basal elevations 

 moderate, elongate; they are broadly impressed before the middle, 

 the punctation moderate, less evident behind, and there is an 

 obscure dark fascia in line with hind thighs. Femora rather slender 

 at base, medially clavate ; tibiae rather slender, the posterior a little 

 incurved. 



There can be but little difficulty in identifying this rather 

 brightly coloured species. It is somewhat similar to the H. tho- 

 racicus allies. 



$ . Length, If lines ; breadth, line. 



Howick. Only one individual found during three years. 



Poecilippe, 



Bates. 

 (Sharp ; Trans. Roy. Dub. Soc., 1886, p. 444.) 



This genus has not yet been distinguished in a very satisfactory 

 manner from Hybolasius, but I find a character which appears suffi- 

 cient to warrant its retention namely, that the scape of the antennae 

 is cicatrised in front towards the apex by numerous scars. This 

 character exists also in Hybolasius simplex (Sharp), though not in 

 so marked a degree, and it will be necessary, therefore, to treat 



