1058 COLEOPTEBA 



lower plane than the occiput, and from the middle proceeds back- 

 wards for a short distance a somewhat raised space, this frontal 

 portion finely punctate ; the vertex or occiput is more elevated than 

 other parts, its front is inwardly curvate, and in the middle there are 

 three or four small notches with minute denticles interposed. Eyes 

 small, quite lateral. Antennae, inserted below the forehead, their 

 second joint quite as long as the visible portion of the basal one ; 

 third and fourth nearly equal ; joints 5-10 transverse ; sixth rather 

 smaller than fifth or seventh ; eighth smaller than the contiguous 

 ones; eleventh largest, pointed. Thorax about as long as broad 

 but appearing longer, widest before the middle, rather abruptly 

 rounded towards the front, thus causing an obvious angular gap 

 between its broadest part and the head, which is of almost the same 

 width as it ; there is a large fovea near each hind angle, and one 

 near the middle of the base, all three united by a groove, dorsal 

 furrow well marked but abbreviated in front ; it is indistinctly 

 punctured. Elytra broader than thorax, sutural and intrahumeral 

 impressions broad and rather deep, so as to seem as if separated by 

 raised interstices ; not evidently punctate. Hind-body elongate, quite 

 unfolded, the three basal segments large, the apical much narrowed. 

 Legs moderately stout, tibice curved outwardly ; second joint of front 

 tarsi unusually thick. 



I cannot point out any nearer ally than E. mirificus (No. 1653), 

 which, I may here state, most nearly resembles No. 260. 



$ . Length, -f ; breadth, nearly J line. 



I received one example from Mr. George Munro, Clevedon. 



1891. E. acuminatUSj n.s. Glossy, red, legs and antennae 

 fulvous, clothed with short grey hairs. 



Head nearly trigonal, nearly as broad as thorax behind, finely 

 punctured ; the two fovese on the vertex well developed and not dis- 

 tinctly extended forwards; antennal tubercles distinct, forehead 

 rounded. Eyes small. Antennce shorter than head and thorax ; 

 second joint as long as exposed portion of first ; joints 3-8 small, 

 submoniliform, differing but little from one another; ninth and 

 tenth transverse, the former somewhat broader than eighth, tenth 

 twice the breadth of ninth ; eleventh largest, acuminate. Thorax 

 widest near the middle, rather wider before than behind that point, 

 narrower in front than at the base ; trifoveate behind, the foveae 

 united in the ordinary way, no discoidal sulcus. Legs moderate, 

 tibiae a little arched externally. 



The elytra and hind-body are similar to those of E. allocephalm, 

 and, on this account, this might be considered at first sight the 

 female of that spe2ies, but the form and sculpture of the head and 

 thorax as well as the antennal structure forbid such an association. 



Length, quite f ; breadth, nearly J- line. 



Mr. G. Munro sent me two specimens from Clevedon. 



1892. E. devedonensis, n.s. Pubescent, moderately glossy, 

 dark-red, legs and antennae paler. 



Although no well-marked character distinguishes this species 



