162 Dr. Sharp's lievistoii of the 



Mas; latet. 



Fern.; abdomine segmento 7° ventrali^ apice medio, 

 late obsolete emarginato. 



E. elegantula, Brisout, Cat. Grenier^ Mat. p. 24. 



A remarkable and very distinct species ; flat, and mo- 

 derately broad, of a reddish-yellow colour, with the head 

 and abdomen more or less pitchy. Antennae reddish- 

 yellow, stout, much thickened towards the apex; first 

 joint rather long and stout, second considerably longer 

 than the third, four to ten short and broad, each one 

 broader than long, the tenth twice as broad as long ; 

 eleventh joint about as long as the two preceding to- 

 gether; they are furnished throughout their length with 

 rather long projecting hairs. Head rather elongate, with 

 the sides parallel, narrower than the thorax, pitchy, with 

 the mandibles and palpi reddish-yellow, distinctly and 

 strongly, but not closely punctured, with a channel or 

 impression on the middle of the upper side. Thorax 

 reddish-yellow, more or less suffused with a darker colour, 

 about as long as broad, slightly narrowed behind, rather 

 coarsely and moderately densely pu,nctured, akitaceous 

 between the punctures, with a distinct central longitudi- 

 nal channel. Elytra reddish-yellow, fully one-third long- 

 er than the thorax, alutaceous, but scarcely pvmctured, 

 with a moderately long and rather sparing pubescence. 

 Abdomen almost impunctate, but with the segments 

 sparingly furnished with distinct hairs ; reddish-yellow, 

 more or less pitchy in the middle. Legs yellow. 



I am unable to distinguish satisfactorily the male of 

 this species : but in one specimen, which I have no 

 doubt is a female, the ventral plate of the seventh seg- 

 ment of the abdomen has the hind margin a little emar- 

 ginato in the middle. 



I have seen but three or four specimens of this remark- 

 able species ; they were taken by Mr. Crotch at Monk's 

 Wood. 



Ohs. — These specimens agree well with Brisout's de- 

 scription of E. elegantula ; moreover, an example sent 

 by Mr. Crotch to M. Brisout, was returned with a label, 

 " elegantula, mihi," attached. Its peculiar colour, broad 

 antennfe, strongly punctured head and thorax, and 

 impunctate abdomen, should distinguish it from all 

 others. Its nearest ally is the following species. 



