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towards the extremity, on the outside, and distinctly ciliate in- 

 wardly ; the middle pair with a spiniform process on the inside near 

 the extremity. 



This most nearly resembles No. 1903 so far as the antennae are 

 concerned, but it is otherwise quite different. From the other 

 species, P. monilifer may be separated by looking at the laxly-arti- 

 culated eighth, ninth, and tenth antennal joints. 



Length, J ; breadth, quite J line. 



Maketu. One only. On the ground amongst leaves. 



2487. P. angulata, n.s. Robust, shining, head and thorax 

 piceous ; elytra, legs, and antennae red ; tarsi yellow, palpi fulvous ; 

 pubescence yellowish. 



Head convex, rather narrow, the rather coarse hairs are con- 

 fined to the back part and are directed backwards. Eyes promi- 

 nent. Antenna stout, as long as the head and thorax, with distinct 

 pale hairs ; second joint quite one-third longer than the exposed 

 part of the first ; 3-6 nearly equal, subquadrate ; joints 7-10 

 considerably broader than the preceding ones, each rather broader 

 than long ; eleventh conical ; the terminal four loosely jointed. 

 Thorax longer than broad, rounded near the front, deeply con- 

 stricted near the base, so that the posterior angles seem to overlap 

 the shoulders ; there are two distinct median fovese near the base, 

 and a more elongate one near each side with cariniform edges ; the 

 side is deeply impressed below ; its pubescence is rough-looking. 

 Elytra oviform, widest near the middle, with two large rounded 

 depressions at the base, the sutural region is also a little depressed 

 near the base ; they bear rather long, erect, but not coarse hairs. 

 Legs robust ; front tibia with coarse, bright hairs along the lower 

 half inside, some of these appear spiniform ; the intermediate tibiae, 

 on the inside, near the extremity, with a slender spine, and some 

 coarse ciliae. 



Mesosternum with a rather large carina, its upper face with fine 

 but distinct pubescence. 



Easily recognised by the thick legs, antennal structure, peculiar 

 basal portion of the thorax, and the pubescent mesosternal lamina. 



Length, 1 ; breadth, f line. 



Maketu. Two examples. In mode of life similar to the preced- 

 ing two species. 



Group-SILPHID^E. 



Choleva (Gen., p. 151). 



2488. C. phyllobia, n.s. Oblong-oval, covered with fine ash- 

 coloured pubescence, and with a few short erect hairs on the elytra ; 

 opaque, piceous, tarsi dark-red. 



Head trigonal. Antenna hardly as long as the head and thorax, 

 gradually thickened towards the extremity ; first joint reddish ; 

 seventh hardly longer than broad ; eighth small, much closer to the 

 ninth than it is to the seventh apparently, owing to its stalk-like 



