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mottled with these colours in an irregular and variable manner. Elytra 

 nearly twice as long as the thorax, with distinct rows of punctures, but 

 clothed with pale grey and with darker scales, the darker scales forming 

 a transverse band behind the middle, two spots behind and near to this, 

 and two spots near the scutellum, the band as well as the spots variable 

 in size and distinctness. Under-side clothed with whitish hairs. Legs 

 red, the femora dark in the middle, and the tarsi also blackish except 

 the basal joint. 



Auckland (Mr. Lawson). 



NOTE. I found this species also, at Tairua. 



976. E. COnulTlS, n.s. Body convex, sub-conical. Antennae. 

 about as long as head and thorax conjointly, testaceous, the last two 

 joints of the club, and the apex of joints three to nine fuscous ; basal 

 joint stout, sub-cylindrical, flexuose ; second narrow at its base, inflated 

 at the extremity, and shorter than the first or third ; remainder about 

 equal, except the sixth and eighth, which are rather short ; ninth elon- 

 gate-triangular ; tenth transverse, its base rounded, apex emarginate ; 

 the last fits into the concave apex of the tenth ; they are inserted in 

 deep cavities mid-way between the eyes and apex of rostrum. The head 

 is rather narrow, not very much broader than the short rostrum, it is 

 rugosely punctate and sparingly pilose ; the eyes are small, prominent, 

 circular, almost entire, being very slightly excised in front. The front 

 of the thorax is about as broad as the head, its base of the same width 

 as the base of the elytra, the sides somewhat rounded ; the carina is 

 distinct, adapted to the base of the elytra, and its acute hind angles 

 just overlap their shoulders ; it is convex, and the surface is so densely 

 covered with brown and whitish depressed hairs that its sculpture is ren- 

 dered quite indistinct. The elytra are rather short and convex, broadest 

 behind, apex truncate ; their surface is somewhat uneven, there being 

 two tubercles near the base, and several rows of punctures, the inter- 

 stices are rugulose or punctulate ; the pubescence is rather scanty and 

 variegated, being of the same colours as that of the prothorax. The 

 legs and tarsi are reddish-testaceous, with fuscous bands. The femora 

 are more slender than in E. spinicollis. 



Length, if lines. 



I found two specimens at Tairua. 



977. E. proximus, n.s. Body elongate-conical, fuscous, varie- 

 gated with testaceous scales and whitish hairs. Antenna pilose, longer 

 than head and thorax, inserted in deep foveiform scrobes in front of the 

 eyes ; basal joint stout, sub-conical ; second of about the same size as 

 the first, obconical ; three to eight each shorter and more slender than 

 its predecessor ; club distinct, ninth joint elongate-triangular ; tenth 

 quadrate ; eleventh longer than tenth. Head as wide as front of thorax; 

 rostrum short, nearly as broad as the head ; eyes almost circular, 

 scarcely excised in front. Thorax convex, about as long as broad, 

 widest behind, narrowed and rounded anteriorly ; the carina is almost 

 contiguous to base of elytra, has a sinuation on each side of its centre, 

 the extremities forming spinous angles. The elytra are convex, rather 



