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the surface is punctate, so as to be rather rough and dull, but with a 

 pale-red spot at each side on the dilated portion. Elytra a little longer 

 but hardly wider than thorax, with the suture somewhat carinated, and, 

 on each, two straight, slightly elevated costae between the suture and 

 side. Hind-body deflexed, about as large as elytra. Antenna stout, 

 the tenth joint distinctly more transverse than the ninth; eleventh large, 

 ovate. 



The body is very scantily clothed, there are some pallid hairs on the 

 elytra and abdomen. 



Length, f line. 



This very distinct species was detected at Tairua. 



257. E. longulus, n.s. Of peculiarly elongate outline, yet rather 

 convex,; the body red, legs testaceous-red, rather pallid. 



Antenna rather stout, scarcely as long as head and thorax, the basal 

 joint conspicuous, the others gradually incrassated towards the extre- 

 mity, the penultimate very little narrower than the oval terminal joint. 



Head comparatively small, with distinct antennal tubercles, an 

 obvious fovea near each eye almost confluent with the depression behind 

 the antennae. Thorax perceptibly longer than broad, yet not nearly so 

 long as and narrower than the elytra, cordiform, rather dull ; with a 

 straight furrow in front of the base, terminating near each side in an 

 elongate foveiform impression. Elytra very long and convex, a little 

 rounded laterally, the shoulders not narrower than the apex ; each with 

 an indistinct sutural stria, and a broad elongate depression near the 

 shoulder ; they are very sparsely pubescent. Hind-body narrower and 

 much shorter than elytra, deflexed, and pubescent. Legs long and 

 stout, with moderately long, slender tarsi of a clear yellow colour. 



Length, f line. 



Described from one example found at Tairua. 



258. E. OpaCUS, Sharp; Trans. Entom. Soc., 1874, /. 509. 

 Rufescens, opacus, pube brevissima densius vestitus ; antenna breves; 

 capite parvo, transversim impresso ; prothorace basin versus impresso, 

 disco canaliculate ; elytris stria suturali, alteraque subtili, discoidali, 

 abbreviata, basi profunde impressis. 



Long, corp., \\ mm. 



Antenna shorter than head and thorax, second joint a little shorter 

 than first, sub-globose ; joints three to eight very small ; ninth joint 

 broader than its predecessors, transverse; tenth broader than ninth, 

 strongly transverse; eleventh joint stout. Head very short, a large 

 portion of its upper surface occupied by a curved or angulated trans- 

 verse impression. Thorax short, not so long as broad ; in front of the 

 base it has a deep curved impression, which is indistinctly expanded in 

 the middle and on each side, and in front of this there is a longitudinal 

 impression on the disc. Elytra longer than the thorax, with a distinct 

 sutural stria and a fine abbreviated discoidal stria, these striae being 

 deeply impressed or foveolate at their commencement. Legs rather 

 short. 



