Tylopilus brunneus (NZ concept) an endemic bolete; not conspecific with the Northern Hemisphere species; sequencing indicates it belongs to neither Tylopilus nor Porphyrellus.

Cap: Light brown, tan, or warm buff. Dry, smooth, sometimes faintly velvety. Convex to broadly convex, typically 30–70 mm. Margin even, not striate.
Pores: White to very pale pinkish with age. Small, round, bruising blue. Tube layer shallow, concolorous.
Stipe: Pale cream to light brown, smooth. No reticulation. Slender, sometimes slightly swollen at the base.
Flesh: White, firm. blueing when cut?. Taste mild (not bitter).