OF NEW ZEALAND. 1437 



Habitat New Zealand, exemplis nonnullis a D. Lawson captis. 



NOTE. This species occurs amongst decaying vegetable matter 

 in the Auckland Domain. T. B. 



Ptenidium, 



EricTison. 



(Lacord. ; Hist, des Ins. Coleop., Vol. ii., p. 234.) 

 Head very large. Prothorax quadrate, hardly narrowed behind, 

 convex, the base about as wide as the elytra. Scutellum very large. 

 Elytra entire, convex, medially curvate, more or less obtusely 

 acuminate apically. Posterior coxa not dilated. Mesosternum 

 feebly prominent in front, prolonged posteriorly in the form of a 

 very small process. Abdomen composed underneath of seven seg- 

 ments, the basal one much larger than the others. 



2493. P. lawsoni, n.s. (Matth.; Cist. Entom., Vol. i., p. 123.) 

 Ovale, convexum, castaneum, nitidum, pilis brevissimis flavis parce 

 vest it um. 



L.c./jflin. 



Head rather small, smooth, and shining, impunctate, furnished 

 with a few long recurved hairs, with the margins of the clypeus 

 distinctly reflexed near the eyes and antennae ; eyes moderate, 

 prominent ; antenna long and slender, pale-yellow. Thorax 

 moderate, longer and wider than the head, widest behind the 

 middle, irregularly covered throughout with very large foveolate 

 punctures, which near the base are arranged in an irregular trans- 

 verse row, the interstices smooth and shining, the sides margined 

 and rounded, contracted towards the base, the basal margin nearly 

 straight, the angles obtuse. Scutellum large, triangular, somewhat 

 acuminate, smooth and shining, with two large foveolate punctures 

 near the middle of the base. Elytra oval, widest before the middle, 

 rather longer and wider than the head and thorax, closely covered 

 with large and deep punctures, with the interstices smooth and 

 shining, the sides margined, the apex paler, broad, and much 

 rounded. Legs rather long and slender, the tibiae moderately 

 dilated towards their apex, bright-yellow. 



Underside castaneous, with the mouth, prothorax, and terminal 

 segments of the venter paler. 



Auckland. Three specimens, found by Mr. Lawson. 



OBS. This species occurs on the Hunua Eange, and near 

 Howick. T. B. 



2494. P. posticale, n.s. Oblong, moderately convex, slightly 

 shining, flavo- castaneous, a broad space near the extremity of the 

 elytra fuscous, antennae and legs testaceous. 



Head large, broad, punctate. Antenna elongate and slender, 

 extending backwards beyond the shoulders, with conspicuous hairs. 

 Thorax moderately large, transverse, its sides rounded and finely 



