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truncate, sides moderately arcuate, disc convex, tlie aiite-hasal impression deeii 

 and sligiitly arcuate toward the base, the longitudinal impressions well marked, 

 the punctures moderately coarse, not closely placed, the intervals well marked 

 and shining. Elytra slightly wider at base than the thorax, humeri distinct, 

 umbone moderately prominent, disc regularly convex, strife very feebly impressed 

 punctures large and closely placed, but distiiictly separated, intervals narrow 

 shining, with a single series of fine punctures. Prosternum coarsely and rather 

 clcsely punctate, the pleurae smooth. Abdomen piceous, shining, sparsely punc- 

 tate and pubescent. Legs rufotestaceous, posterior femora piceous. Length 

 .06— .08 inch. ; 1.5-2 mm. 



This species varies somewhat in the punctuation of the thorax, at 

 times being rather spar.ser and , again comj)aratively close, but never 

 so dense as in fmcula or lohata. The anterior and middle femora are 

 at times brownish. 



Widely distributed from MassacluLsetts to Georgia and westward 

 to California. 



E. brevis Schwarz. — Form broadly ovate, piceous. shining. Anteunte rufo- 

 testaceous. Head brownish, front smooth, a small group of punctures near each 

 eye. Thorax fully twice as wide as long, slightly narrowed in front, sides dis- 

 tinctly arcuate, anterior angles obliquely truncate, disc convex, the punctuation 

 moderate in size, not closely fJaced, distant from each other by their own diam 

 eters, ante-basal impression very feeble, the longitudinal impressions not evi- 

 dent. Elytra a little wider at base than the thorax, humeri distinct, umbone 

 moderately prominent, strife scarcely at all impressed on the disc, but deeper at 

 the sides, the punctures of the former rounded and distinct, those at the sides 

 more quadrate and closer, intervals very narrow, with a single series of fine 

 punctures. Prosteruura coarsely and rather closely punctate, pleur?e smooth. 

 .\bdomen piceous, shining, sparsely punctate and slightly pubescent. Legs pale 

 rufotestaceous, posterior femora piceous. Length .06 inch. ; 1.5 mm. 



By its comparatively sparsely punctate thorax this species is re- 

 lated to ciicwneris, but differs in its shorter form and the feeble ante- 

 basal impressions. 



Collected by Mr. E. A. Schwar/ at Enterprise, Florida, and at 

 Columbus, Texas. 



E. subci'iiiita Lee. — Oblong ovate, moderately convex, surface with dis- 

 tinct aeneous lustre. Antennae rufotestaceous, slightly darker externally. Head 

 smooth at middle, a group of coarse punctures near each eye. Thorax nearly 

 twice as wide as long, not narrowed in front, except by the obliquely truncate 

 fi'ont angles, sides very slightly arcuate, disc convex, punctuation moderately 

 coarse and very close, but not densely crowded, the ante-basal transverse im- 

 pression well defined and straight, the longitudinal impressions well marked. 

 Elytra distinctly wider at l)ase than the thorax, humeri distinct, umbone mod- 

 erately prominent and smooth, disc evenly convex, strife very feebly impressed, 

 the punctures large, closely placed, intervals narrow, with a series of finer punc- 

 tures. Prosternum coarsely sparsely punctate, the pleurae smooth. Abdomen 

 piceous, shining, sparsely punctate and very slightly pubescent. Legs rufotesta- 

 ceous, the posterior femora piceous. Length .08 inch. : 2 mm. 



