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armed at the inner extremity with an easily-seen spui- directed 

 inwards, posterior much narrowed at the apex. 



This is another species that can be readily identified by its 

 rather large size, in conjunction with its stout legs and the armature 

 of the middle tibiae. 



(?. Length, |; breadth, f line. 



Found near Howick. 



1897. E. verticalis, "•«• Sahdcpressed, elongate; elytra and 

 hind-body of very nearly equal width and almost parallel-sided ; 

 subopaque, clothed with short, depressed pale hairs, which, how- 

 ever, become longer on the hind-body ; rufo-testaceous. 



Heoxl rounded behind the eyes, coarsely and closely punctured ; 

 with two small interocular fovese ; eyes large, convex. AntenncB 

 shorter than head and thorax, their three terminal joints much 

 thickened ; ninth and tenth strongly transverse, more than double 

 the width of eighth ; eleventh large and conical, two basal joints 

 stoat ; joints 3-8 nearly similar to one another. Thorax not quite 

 so closely punctured as the head, longer than broad, its sides 

 moderately rounded ; the three basal fovese rather shallow, the 

 central one joined to those at the sides, and having an ill-defined 

 dorsal groove in front of it. Elytra a little broader than thorax, 

 rather longer than broad, base and apex truncate, their striae 

 normal. Legs moderate, tibiae curvate outwardly, the two hind 

 pairs much narrowed at the extremity. 



Larger than No. 1348, darker, with thicker legs, &c. It also 

 comes near No. 1647 and its allies. 



Length, quite f ; breadth, nearly \ line. 



Discovered near Howick. 



1898. E. antiquus, n.s. Elongate, not at all parallel, sub- 

 depressed, rough-looking, slightly shining; densely clothed with 

 short, depressed, distinct yellow hairs ; chestnut-red, legs and 

 antennae fulvous, tarsi yellow. 



Head without distinct depressions, punctate, anteunal tubercles 

 distinct. Eyes small. Antennce short, two basal joints stout, 3-8 

 small, ninth transverse, tenth much larger than ninth, eleventh 

 large, acuminate. Thorax quite oviform, longer than broad, punc- 

 tate ; with a short median impression, one near the base, and an 

 elongate one near each side. Elytra subquadrate, a little narrowed 

 towards the base, apparently punctate, not smooth, each with a 

 broad sutural, and a discoidal, stria, with raised intervening space. 

 Hind -body as broad as elytra, a little longer than they are, dis- 

 tinctly sculptured. Legs robust ; tibia? arched and dilated medially, 

 narrowed towards the extremity. 



This minute species comes near E. lejnphoriis, but the antennse 

 are much shorter and differently formed ; the thoracic impressions 

 are different, the thorax itself is longer and narrower, and the insect 

 is smaller. 



Length, ^ ; breadth, -J line. 



jNIokohinou Island. One example, found by Mr. Sandager, 



