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261. E. brevitarsis, n.s. Body elongate, sub-depressed, rather 

 dull pale castaneous, legs testaceous-yellow. The head is nearly as 

 large as the thorax, with a carinated interval between the antennal 

 tubercles, an elongate fovea midway between the vertex and each eye 

 extending to the antennal line ; the eyes very much flattened. Thorax 

 cordiform, not much longer than broad, with three basal fovese, one at 

 each side and one on the middle, united by means of a curved im- 

 pression, the external fovese much more obvious than the central one. 

 Elytra not much broader, but considerably longer than the thorax, the 

 base emarginated ; each elytron with a sutural and abbreviated intra- 

 humeral groove ; they are densely covered with fine cinereous pubes- 

 cence. Hind-body nearly as wide as but shorter than the elytra; gradually 

 deflexed, its clothing resembling that of the wing-case's. The antenna 

 are short and robust, their basal and penultimate joints distinctly larger 

 than the intermediate ones, the last large and oval. 



The tarsi are unusually short, a character that will lead to the 

 recognition of the species. 



Length, f line. 



My specimen was found at Tairua. 



262. E. ovicollis, n.s. Elongate, pubescent, pale castaneous. 

 Antenntz stout, hardly as long as head and thorax, the last three joints 

 forming an elongate club, the two penultimate joints being larger, and 

 the last rather smaller, than usual. 



Head moderately large yet rather narrow, so punctured as to be 

 quite dull, with small frontal tubercles, and two small fovese between 

 the eyes. Thorax longer than broad, rather narrow, oviform ; with a 

 rather feeble, curved impression in front of the base, terminating in a 

 fovea at each side ; its surface is finely pilose, and rather dull. 



Elytra sub-quadrate, as long as and broader than the thorax; each with 

 a sutural and discoidal stria extending from base to apex, most distinct 

 near the base. Hind-body smaller than elytra, gradually bent down, 

 and, like the elytra, pubescent. Legs stout, their tarsi small and 

 slender. 



Length, f line. 



I have only one example which I found at Tairua. The insect can 

 be at once identified by the form of its prothorax. 



263. E. foveolatus, n.s. This species is distinguished by its 

 rather broad, smooth, not very convex prothorax, which has three very 

 distinct rounded fovese near the basal margin, one at the middle, and 

 one at each side ; it is about as broad as it is long, and considerably 

 rounded laterally. 



The head is narrower than the thorax, with distinct, quite lateral 

 tubercles (smooth), the frontal portion is concave, and there is a distinct 

 fovea on each side of the vertex near the eye, which is prominent. 

 The elytra are not much longer than the thorax, do not exceed it in 

 width at their base, but are considerably broader behind ; each has a 



