1879.] 4\ht [Horn. 



pubescence. Clypeus a little wider than long, sides feebly arcuate, an- 

 terior angles broadly rounded, apical margin slightly reflexed and feebly 

 emarginate at middle. Head coarsely and densely punctured, more 

 sparsely on the clypeus. Thorax oval, narrowed in front, broader than 

 long, sides regularly arcuate, basal margin emarginate at middle, disc 

 moderately convex, coarsely but not densely punctured. Scutellum 

 coarsely punctured at the sides. Elytra moderately convex, sub-bicostate 

 on the disc, the intervals with variolate fovea, which gradually become 

 simple punctures toward the sides of the elytra, sutural angle rectangular. 

 Body beneath sparsely clothed at the sides with yellowish hair, abdomen 

 very sparsely punctate and with few hairs at the sides. Tibia? slightly 

 fimbriate within. Pygidium concentrically strigose. Mesosternal button 

 punctured and hairy beneath and in front. Length .40^-48 9 inch; 

 10-12 mm. PI. iv, fig. 15. 



The anterior tibiae are tridentate in the two sexes, the 

 upper tooth more distant. The antennal club is very nearly 

 as long as the rest of the antennae. 



This species resembles the Mexican E. dimidiata in form, 

 sculpture and size, and differs in the style of coloration and 

 the punctured scutellum. It also resembles the entirely 

 black varieties of Kernii, but the latter has more deeply 

 sulcate elytra and the thorax truncate at base. 



The males differ from the females by their smaller size, 

 narrower form and more convex pygidium. 



Occurs near San Antonio, Texas. 



E. sepulci a I is Fab. 



Body beneath bronzed, shining, distinctly violaceous, above dark bronze, 

 not very shining. Clypeus a little wider than long, anterior angles rounded, 

 apical margin slightly reflexed, not emarginate, surface coarsely punctured, 

 vertex with short erect yellow hairs. Thorax transversely oval, sides ar- 

 cuate, base emarginate at middle, surface coarsely punctured, not densely 

 at middle, but densely and subconfluently at the sides, pubescence short, 

 erect and very persistent. Scutellum usually smooth, often sparsely punc- 

 tured at the sides. Elytra distinctly bicostate, intervals with numerous 

 punctures which tend to become ocellate foveae, at sides the punctures are 

 converted into short, deep transverse strigre, especially near the apex, sur- 

 face sparsely pubescent with numerous short, sinuous lines of whitish or 

 ochreous color; tip of elytra distinctly sinuous, the suture slightly pro- 

 longed. P} r gidium concentrically strigose, often whitish at the sides. Me- 

 sosternal umbone transversely oval. Metasternum smooth at middle, stri- 

 gose, and often coated with white at the sides. Abdomen sparsely punc- 

 tured at middle, at sides more coarsely and with few hairs, often with 

 whitish coat. Length .44-.60 inch ; 11-15 mm. 



