PascoE.—New Genera and Species of N.Z. Coleoptera. 425 
Pactola variabilis, 
P. oblongo, fusco- vel brunneo-squamosa, aliquando variegata: an- 
tennis fulvis, apicem versus infuscatis; prothorace subcylindrico, 
in medio bituberculato ; elytris basi prothorace fere triplo latio- 
ribus, supra tuberculatis, antice subdepressis, late striato-punc- 
tatis; corpore infra sparse punctato. Long. 14 lin. 
Hab.: Auckland. 
Idotasia ejena. 
I. elliptica, nitide nigra; rostro pone basin fortiter arcuato, dimidio 
basali antice punetis magnis oblongis approximatis impresso ; 
oculis grosse granulatis; antennis fulvo-ferrugineis; clava ob- 
longo-ovata; prothorace sat vage punctato; elytris vage leviter 
punctulatis ; pedibus piceis. Long. 12 lin 
Hab. : Waikato. 
This species is more nearly allied to the Batchin J. scaphioides than to 
either of the Australian members of the genus ; it is, however, broader and 
less convex, the posterior portion of the elytra less attenuated, the intervals 
of the punctures on the rostrum less decidedly elevated or cariniform, etc. 
Idotasia now contains nine species—five from New Guinea and the neigh- 
bouring islands, two from Queensland, one from New Caledonia, and the 
above. They are very homogeneous, except the one from New Caledonia, 
but are differentiated by well-marked characters. 
Araocerus pardalis. : 
A, dense pubescens, fuseus, albido maculatus; antennis breviusculis 
nitide fulvis, articulis tertio ad quartum paulo elongatis ; clava in- 
fuscata, articulis perfoliatis, duobus basalibus valde transversis, 
ultimo rotundato; prothorace transverso, basi quam apice fere duplo 
latiore; scutello minuto ; elytris oblique striato-punctatis, humeris 
paulo eallosis; pedibus pallidis, tibiis apicem versus leviter incras- 
satis, tarsis articulo basali modice elongato. Long. 14 lin. 
Hab.: Auckland. 
Probably introduced, as this species has also been found in Ceylon; but 
it has not, I think, been described. It is like 4. Coffee, but smaller, with 
shorter antenne, the club stouter and more compact, the tarsi not nearly 
so long, etc. 
Ocnnocypvs. 
Caput breve. Oculi permagni, subtenuiter granulati; epistoma distincta ; 
labrum parvum ; labium membranaceum, bifidum ; mazillz lobo in- 
teriore triangulari. Palpi elongati, omnes fere æquales. Antenne 
(male) eorpore longiores, 12-articulate, articulo basali mediocri, 
obconico, tertio paulo breviore, cæteris (ultimo excepto breviusculo) 
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