Mr. R. E. Tunier on Fossorial lliji)iCn'<pieia. W\\\ 



Second dorsal segment without a inediau 

 baud or spot 42. 



39. The baud of pubescence starting from the 



base and broadly interrupted before the 

 apex, leaving a spot only in the middle 



of the apical margin 40. 



The band of pubescence starting from the 

 apex and not reaching the base 41. 



40. Second dort-al segment v,'ith an elongate 



spot on each side and a transverse spot 

 on each side at the apical margin of 



white pubescence ; head black E. Irilineata, Turn. 



Second dorsal segment without lateral 

 spots on the sides or apex ; head ferru- 

 ginous E. albolineatii, Sm. 



41. Head finely and closely punctured ; ante- 



rior angles of thorax not rounded .... E. voluhilis, Turn. 

 Head coarsely punctured ; anterior angles 



of thorax rounded E. conies, Turn. 



42. Second dorsal segment with a spot of 



white pubescence on each side and a 



spot or baud at the apex 43. 



Second dorsal segment without spots on 

 tlie sides, with median or apical spot 

 or both, or with an apical band 46. 



43. Second dorsal segment with a round spot 



of white pubescence in the middle of 

 the apical margin ; hind tibiie strongly 



spinose 44. 



Second dorsal segment with an apical 

 band of white pubescence ; hind tibiae 

 with few .spines 45. 



44. Thoriix scarcely longer than broad E. quadrata, Sm. 



Thorax longer by at least one-third than 



broad E. pacificatrix, Sm. 



4o. Head black ; the apical band of pubes- 

 cence not extending beyond the lateral 



spots E. exceipta, Turn. 



Head pale ferruginous, the apical band 



extending over the whole margin .... E. subcristata, Turn. 

 40. With a spot of white pubescence in the 



middle and at the apex of the second 



dorsal segment, aud a spot at the apex 



of the first segment ; thorax elongate- 



pyriforni E. jnodesia, Sm. 



Second dorsal segment without a median 



spot, thorax not elongate, only a little 



longer than broad 47. 



47. Second dorsal segment with a transverse 



apical spot of whitish pubescence ; seg- 

 ments 3-5 also witli median spots .... 48. 

 Second dorsal segment with a narrow 

 apical band of white pubescence ; third 

 or fifth segment also with an apical 

 band 49. 



48. Head and thorax coarsely rugose-reticu- 



late ; thonix black E. /lofj.'cs, Sm. 



