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sexual character ; otherwise it would be a good structural distinction from 



Hybolasius 



Pcecilippe stictica, n. sp 



P. nigro-fusca, nitida, antennis pedibusque castaneis ; thorace sparsim 

 ochreo-pubeseente, impunctato, tuberculis discoidalibus tribus parvis; elytris 

 apice obtuse rotundatis, grosse punctatis, punctis versus apiceni sparsioribus ; 

 griseo maculatim pubescentibus, maculaque tomentosa ochracea reniformi 

 utrinque ad trientem longitudinis ornatis. Long. 4 lin. 



Auckland {Mr. Lawson) ; one specimen. 



The close grey pubescence of the elytra is divided by the large punctures, 

 producing a spotty appearance ; these large punctures are very dense near the 

 base, but become confined to lines posteriorily, leaving smooth spaces, and as 

 such extend to the apex. 



Lamia Jlayipes, White, Voy. Ereb. & Terr., Ins. p. 21. 

 I have not seen this insect, which, from the description, resembles some- 

 what the Pcecilippe above described. 



Diastamerus tomentosus, Redtenb. Reise No vara, Col. p. 177, t.v. f.l. 

 The intermediate tibiae are without notch, the claws divaricate, and the 

 pro- and mesosterna broad and plane, with a declivity on their opposing 

 extremities. The genus is very distinct, and approaches the Ilebesecince in its 

 chief characters, with some resemblance to lianova and Tetradia. I am 

 indebted for a specimen to Mr. Pascoe. 



Tympanopalpus dorsalis, Redtenb. Reise No vara, Col. p. 180, t.v. f.3. 

 The cicatricized apex of the scape of the antennae and general form show 

 that this very remarkable genus belongs to the MonoJmmmince, or some group 

 nearly allied thereto. 



Note . 



White 



New Zealand fauna by error. 

 Hesperophanes unicolor (, 



White 



taloerus 



belon 



Island. According to the type still preserved in the Banksian collection,, the 



by its clothing of long hairs. 



dist 



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