Horn.] 4:U0 [Dec. 19, 



narrower in front, apical margin deeply emarginate, feebly reflexed, sur- 

 face 00t densely punctured. Thorax transversely oval, sides rather 

 strongly arcuate, base emarginate at middle, disc moderately convex, 

 sparsely obsoletely punctured, a small white spot on each side of middle, 

 lateral margin very narrowly cretaceous. Elytra obsoletely bicostate, the 

 punctures between the eostse very fine and in two rows, sides rather 

 strongly plicate, suture rather strongly elevated, especially near the tip, 

 where it is slightly prolonged, surface opaque green with small cretaceou- 

 spots, the first at middle on the inner costa, the second at three fourths, 

 between this costa and the suture, a third behind the second near the apex, 

 two at the margin placed obliquely behind the first two, a very small 

 spot behind the humerus. Pygidium strigose, a white spot each side. 

 Body beneath shining green, sparsely clothed with hair along the sides. 

 Metasternum and abdomen smooth at middle, coarsely punctured at the 

 sides. Meso-metasternal protuberance long, parallel, rounded at tip. Legs 

 bright green, tarsi black. Length .64 inch; 16 mm. 



Of this species I have seen but one specimen, the type. 

 It was given by Baron Osten-Sacken to Dr. Leconte, with 

 the statement that he obtained it in California, but I do not 

 know if it was collected by him. The species seems to me 

 to resemble the East Indian type and to belong to the genus 

 (?) Glyciphana, but until an opportunity is afforded for com- 

 parison no positive statement can be made, and I leave it 

 with the doubts above given. 



E. herbacea Oliv. 



Body beneath green, moderately shining, above dull green, changing to 

 opaque brown. Clypeus as broad as long, sides and apex reflexed, the 

 latter not emarginate, surface sparsely punctate. Thorax transversely 

 oval, sides moderately arcuate 9» or more triangular with sides nearly 

 straight <$, base emarginate at middle, disc sparsely punctate. Elytra 

 vaguely bicostate, intervals finely punctate, sides with coarse strigae, surface, 

 variable from brownish-green to brown, opaque, with numerous whitish 

 spots of irregular size and shape behind the middle and near the apex and 

 sides. Pygidium concentrically strigose and with short hairs. Body be- 

 neath green, shining, abdomen often brownish. Metasternum smooth at 

 middle, strigose and hairy at the sides, abdomen sparsely punctate over 

 the entire surface, pubescent at the sides. Mesosternal button oval, a little 

 broader than long. Length .56-64 inch ; 14-16 mm. 



The male club is very decidedly longer than that of the 

 female, the anterior tibiae tridentate in both sexes. 



This species is entirely devoid of pubescence on the upper 

 surface, except the head and pygidium. It is a well-known 

 species to all collectors, but less common than inda. 



