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band. Large punctures often confluent, forming narrow ridges 

 between. Lateral explanate portion nearly impunctate. Sides ex- 

 planate in anterior one-third with anterior angles broadly rounded. 

 Posterior angle barely evident but indicated by definite constriction 

 (this angle more prominent than in E. moseri, new species). Pro- 

 notum much narrower at base than the elytra. Pronotal outline 

 as in figure 3. 



Elytra: Together suboval, widest at apical one-third; intervals 

 acutely carinate, striae deep, punctate. The lateral cariniform 

 margin forms a "tooth" on each side in front of humeri. Punctures 

 complicated, but appearing quadrate on disc, gradually becoming 

 less distinct toward sides. Carinate intervals with single row of 

 regularly spaced, very minute, short setae in center. Scutellum 

 elongate, depressed basally at middle. 



Sternum: Mesosternum very similar to that of E. duncani except 

 that the alutaceous sculpture of the middle depressed area extends 

 forward only three-fifths of length, the anterior two-fifths is smooth 

 and shining with close moderate punctures, the middle is more dis- 

 tinctly impressed, the anterior one-fifth more or less convex, the 

 anterior border very distinct and the inner edge of the flat diverging 

 lateral margins is noticeably irregular, not so smooth an edge as in 

 E. duncani. The metasternum is also similar to E. duncani but 

 much smoother with the punctures very fine except for a few coarse 

 close punctures between middle coxae and the arcuate forward edge 

 of the depression in front of the posterior coxae. 



Abdomen: Each abdominal sternite depressed on anterior one-half; 

 this depression with longitudinal ridges irregularly punctate. Py- 

 gidium nearly concealed, a transverse depression paralleling the apical 

 border and a longitudinal depression in middle, reaching to transverse 

 depression. 



Legs: Anterior tibiae tridentate; apical tooth broad, bent outward 

 at nearly right angle to tibia. Apical spur elongate, narrow, slightly 

 longer than combined length of first three tarsal segments. Anterior 

 trochanter large, prominent, impunctate, rugose ventrally. Anterior 

 femoral groove and about one-half the dorsal surface of femur covered 

 with fine, short, golden setae. Posterior femur with marginal groove 

 covering one-half the length from the apex. Terminal spurs of middle 

 and posterior tibiae unequal: the longer one four-fifths the length of 

 the first tarsal segment; shorter spur two-thirds the length of the 

 longer one. Middle and posterior tibiae nearly straight, narrow, 

 slightly curving outward toward the weakly expanded apex. First 

 segment of middle and posterior tarsi equal in length to next three 

 segments combined. 



