1060 COLEOPTEEA 



peduncle between it and the thorax. Thorax less coarsely punc- 

 tured, the median fovea in front of the base deeper and better 

 defined. Elytra relatively shorter and broader. Femora more in- 

 flated, their greatest curvature above ; front tibiae thicker and more 

 arched externally. Antenna shorter and more incrassated towards 

 the extremity. 



$ . Length, f ; breadth, \ line. 



Found near Howick. 



1895. E. unicUS, n-s. Robust, convex, elongate, shining; 

 covered chiefly with very short, depressed, brassy hairs, but with a 

 few longer ones on the abdomen ; castaneo-rufous, tarsi and palpi 

 yellow. 



Head subquadrate, with two shallow foveao between the eyes, 

 the space in front brought to the level of the foveae, the tubercles 

 large, these and the sides punctate, occiput convex and nearly 

 smooth ; eyes prominent. Antenna as long as head and thorax, the 

 first four joints stout and distinctly punctate ; joints 5-8 moniliform, 

 nearly equal, broader than long ; ninth broader than the preceding 

 one ; tenth distinctly larger than ninth ; eleventh large, ovate, 

 acuminate. Thorax much narrower than elytra, as long as broad, 

 rounded laterally, obsoletely punctated, the three basal fossae 

 united by a transverse impression, the longitudinal channel 

 moderately well marked. Elytra convex, large, length and breadth 

 about equal, their sides so rounded as to appear narrower behind 

 than at the shoulders, indefinitely punctate ; their sutural striae 

 broad, deep at the base only, intrahumeral impressions large. 

 Rind-body obviously narrower than elytra, obsoletely sculptured. 

 Legs long and robust. 



An easily-recognised species, owing principally to its compara- 

 tively large size and ample, regularly-rounded wing-cases. 



Length, ; breadth, nearly f line. 



Stratford, near Mount Egmont. 



1896. E. patronus, n.s. Convex, robust, shining, covered 

 with short decumbent yellow hairs, with a few longer ones on the 

 hind-body ; red, the legs, elytra, and last antennal joint paler. 



Head not narrowed behind, longish, nearly as large as thorax, 

 indefinitely sculptured, the large foveae prolonged forwards so as to 

 unite in front of the central raised part ; eyes moderate. Antenna 

 as long as head and thorax, slender ; second joint evidently larger than 

 third ; fourth and fifth equal ; sixth rather smaller than the adjoin- 

 ing ones ; seventh larger than eighth ; ninth larger than the preced- 

 ing and about half the size of the following one ; eleventh large. 

 Thorax narrower than elytra, quite as long as broad, narrower in 

 front than behind ; the three basal fovese well developed, and joined 

 together by a transversal linear impression. Elytra large, curvate 

 laterally, narrowed towards the shoulders, base incurved ; sutural 

 strias distinct, deepest in front, intrahumeral impressions broad in 

 front, but gradually attenuated. Hind-body narrower than wing- 

 cases, not evidently sculptured. Legs robust, intermediate tibiae 



