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behind the middle, the fourth is raised behind the middle only ; 

 the intervals may be termed striae, with some punctures in them, 

 the declivity is striate. 



Underside piceous, the second abdominal segment is .nearly flat 

 and a little shining, the first and the metasternum are longitudi- 

 nally impressed, the last three are red ; there are only a few shallow 

 punctures and minute grey setae . The legs are indistinctly pubes- 

 cent. The middle of the body is little more than ^ line in breadth. 



Length (rost. incl.), 1|- lines; breadth, quite f line. 



Mount Pirongia. One pair, brought by Mr. Urquhart amongst 

 leaves. 



Phyllodytes. 



Nov. gen. 



Elongate. Prosternum medially emarginate. Front coxes globose, 

 almost touching each other, placed nearer the base than to the front 

 of the prosternum. Mesosternal process broadly triangular and 

 fitting into a notch of the metasternum between the coxae, which 

 are moderately separated. Metasternum rather short. Hind coxce 

 extend almost to the sides, widely separated by the very broad, 

 slightly-curved, abdominal process. Abdomen elongate, basal seg- 

 ment rather larger than the second, the suture oblique towards the 

 sides ; third and fourth only moderately short, their sutures broad, 

 deep, and straight ; fifth fiat. Legs elongate, femora medially clavate ; 

 tibia flexuous, their inner extremity mucronate ; tarsi narrow, their 

 soles with elongate outstanding hairs, second joint transverse, the 

 third broadly excavate above but not lobate, fourth elongate, claws 

 simple. Mandibles curved, moderately prominent, bifid at apex. 

 Palpi short. Hostrum about the same length as the thorax, of 

 moderate breadth, not slender, widely and slightly contracted 

 medially. The scrobes begin near the apex, where they are open 

 above (pterygiate) , they extend obliquely downwards halfway to the 

 eyes, and, near the middle, become shallow. Eyes small, just free, 

 quite lateral, directed obliquely downwards. Scape rather long and 

 stout, not much thickened towards the extremity, extending to just 

 beyond the back part of the eye. Funiculus 7-articulate, first joint 

 longer than the second, 3-7 subquadrate ; club oval, pubescent, in- 

 distinctly jointed. Thorax longer than broad, its base and apex 

 truncate. There is no visible scutellum. Elytra elongate, sub- 

 cordate, the base incurved and hardly exceeding the thorax in width, 

 their sides inflexed, their epipleura extremely narrow. 



Ocular lobes absent. Posterior corbels not cavernous. 



An anomalous form. The mandibular scar cannot be seen, so 

 that the genus should not be placed in the Otiorhynchida. If the 

 tibial hooks were present the insect could be located in the Cossonida;, 

 near Exomesites, w r hich it somewhat resembles. 



2558. P. foveatUS, n.s. Elongate, narrow, moderately convex, 

 subopaque, fusco-niger ; antennae and tarsi reddish ; femora testa- 

 ceous, blackish at the base, their extremity, and the tibiae, in- 



