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second ; third rather shorter and narrower ; joints 4-8 bead-like, 

 the fifth a little larger than the others ; ninth rather larger than 

 the eighth ; tenth transverse, larger than the ninth ; eleventh 

 large, quite acuminate. 



Underside : Basal segment of the abdomen densely fringed be- 

 hind, in front with a triangular projection between the coxae ; 

 second with a broad triangular elevation on the middle ; fifth short 

 in the middle, subcarinate behind, so that the sixth seems flattened 

 or depressed behind the carina. 



Fern. Abdomen, segments 2-5 about equal. 



The remarkable antennal tubercles, and the broad polished 

 frontal depression, distinguish this from all the other EuplectinU. I 

 do not, however, deem it necessary to make a new genus for it at 

 present. 



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



Maketu, Hunua Eange. Three examples. 



2476. E. Spinifer, n.s. Shining, red, elytra and legs paler, 

 tarsi and palpi yellowish ; moderately densely clothed with short 

 yellow hairs. 



This species somewhat resembles E. lavifrons, but the antennal 

 tubercles are thicker, flatter, and more convergent in front. The 

 thorax has an almost uninterrupted median groove, the large fovea 

 at each side has a broad channel proceeding from it towards the 

 front, and there is a depression near the base which connects the 

 lateral and median foveae. 



Male. Intermediate femora much incrassate, the tibia of the 

 same pair with a spiniform angulation on the inside near the apex. 

 Abdomen : Basal segment short, covered by the femora; second irre- 

 gularly curved and densely ciliate behind, angularly prominent at 

 the apex, in the middle ; fourth of similar form, but, like the third, 

 depressed in the middle; fifth in the middle, at its base, with a 

 curvate depression, but with a straight median margin behind; 

 sixth large, somewhat flattened, with a transverse impression at 

 the base. 



No. 255 is another near ally, but its antennae are thinner, the 

 legs of E. spinifer are more robust, the middle tibiae, and tarsi, are 

 decidedly thicker and more curved externally, and the inner apical 

 angle is more spiniform. 



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



Maketu, Hunua Range. 



2477. E. munroi, n.s. Body only moderately shining; its 

 pubescence distinct, yellow, and decumbent ; infuscate-red, tarsi and 

 palpi fulvous. 



Head broad, subquadrate, indistinctly punctate ; antennal 

 tubercles rather broad and flat, piceous, uneven or punctate ; the 

 fovese on the vertex are large, and the frontal space is flattened. The 

 eyes are small. Thorax as in No. 255, but the lateral foveaa are 

 prolonged forwards for a short distance only. Elytra not longer 



