BY THOMAS G. SLOANE. 419 



strongly punctate-striate; interstices not shagreened, glabrous, 

 third, fifth, and seventh seriate-punctate : posterior tarsi with 

 fifth joint rather longer than first joint, about as long as three 

 preceding joints together. Black, nitid; femora testaceous with 

 apex black, tibise more or less ferruginous (base piceous); palpi 

 and basal joint of antennae of a clear ferruginous colour; antennae 

 reddish-piceous, second and third joints ferruginous at apex: 

 labrum piceous. 



Head large (1"8 mm. across eyes), gradually obliquely narrowed 

 behind eyes, punctate on each side near eyes, impunctate in 

 middle; neck wide; front lightly and widely bi-impressed; eyes 

 prominent, shortly rounded in front, obliquely rounded behind. 

 Prothorax longer than broad (I'T x 1*5 mm.), convex; pronotum 

 glabrous, punctate, a smooth space near each anterior angle; 

 base truncate; posterior angles obtuse; lateral borders narrow, 

 lightly oblique to base, gently divergent forward, terminating at 

 anterior angles. Elytra subquadrate with angles rounded (5x3-3 

 mm.;, depressed on disc, declivous to base, roundly declivous to 

 sides; base shortly constricted to peduncle, rounded at shoulders; 

 apex shortly rounded, widely subsinuate on each side; stria? 

 coarsely punctate; even interstices glabrous, odd ones each bear- 

 ing a row of small, widely placed, setiferous punctures. Under- 

 surface, excepting three apical ventral segments, punctate. 

 Length, 9-3; breadth, 3-3 mm. 



Hab. -Queensland: Cooktown District, Laura (Sloane). Type, 

 unique in Coll. Sloane. One specimen occurred to me under 

 floated debris on the margin of the Laura Pviver, near the rail- 

 way-bridge. 



A very distinct species, in colour and general appearance 

 resembling E. nigra 81.,* but differing by smaller size ; head 

 glabrous, much less strongly constricted behind eyes; prothorax 

 far less strongly angustate to apex, lateral channel narrower and 

 not beset with numerous long setse, lateral border narrower, less 

 strongly arcuate; elytra not generally setigero-punctate. It 



" Mr. Dodd found E. niyra in Queensland, at Townsville, and on the 

 Herjbert River. 



