EPUEAEA. 431 



I, Thorax much broader than long, more narrowed in 

 front than behind, sides sometimes more or less 

 distinctly sinuate immediately before posterior 

 angles. 



1. Sides of thorax without trace of sinuation. 

 A A, Upper-side brown, with yellow spots. 

 a a. Length If lines. 



Oblong-ovate, slightly convex. Head reddish -yellow, 

 with forehead brown ; thorax brownish, with sides and 

 spot before scutellum yellow ; elytra brown, with five yel- 

 low spots on each ; under-side and antennae yellow. Thorax 

 twice as broad as long, side border moderately broad. Pos- 

 terior femora of male with a small, blunt tooth beneath ; 

 posterior tibiae with a small projection on inner-side near 

 base. Not very common. E. decemguttata, Fab. 



h h. Length 1^ — 1| lines. 



Very like E. decemguttata but with the spots on the 

 elytra much less clearly marked and sometimes so con- 

 fluent as to leave the elytra entirely yellow, with only one 

 or two ill-defined darker patches ; thorax with narrower 

 side border ; elytra a little more pointed at apex. Male 

 with basal joints of anterior tarsi dilated ; posterior femora 

 and tibiae scarcely or not at all toothed. Eare. 



E. diffusa, Bris. 

 J3 7?. Upper-side shiny, brown-black, with side 

 margin of thorax and elytra brown-red, former 

 not waved. 



Broad oval, rather flat. Under-side red-brown ; antennae 

 unicolorous rust-red ; legs brown-red, simple. Thorax 

 twice as broad as long, side border rather narrow, posterior 

 angles right angles ; elytra not completely covering apical 

 segment of abdomen. L. 1^ 1. Scarce. E. neglect a, Heer. 



C C, Ujjper-side unicolorous yellow or yellow- 

 red, or at most with from two to four feeble 

 darker spots. 



a a. Intermediate tibiae of male slightly 

 dilated inward at apex. 



A a. Club of antennae yellow. 



Broad oval, rather flat. Yellow. Thorax not quite twice 

 as broad as long, deeply and somewhat angidarly emargi- 



