Coleoptera Jrom yew Zealand. 167 



towards tlie base, which, however, exceeds the thorax in 

 breadth, thej are not punctate apparently ; on each elytron 

 there are two broad grooves^ one near the suture, the other 

 along the middle of the disk; the interstices are costiform, 

 the outer costa at the shoulder is a good deal thickened, and 

 the basal margin appears thick and asperate. Hind body 

 rather shorter than the elytra, much narrowed posteriorly, 

 but little deflexed, the basal four segments of nearly equal 

 length, first and second transversely impressed at the base, 

 the depression on the latter not so wide as the other. Tihice 

 evidently expanded towards the extremity. 



Underside castaneo-rufous, sparsely pubescent. Head 

 with a few slender outstanding sette. Front coxce elongate, 

 exserted, and contiguous, placed close to the hind margin of 

 the prosternura ; the sinuous carina near each side is distinct. 

 Mesosternum in the middle with a rather broad lamina ; this 

 has sharp borders, and it is acutely prominent behind. In- 

 termediate coxffi only slightly separated, the trochanters short. 

 Metasternum Q.oxwt's.. i/z'n^/coccfe but little separated. Abdo- 

 men slightly transversely convex, with six nearly equal 

 segments ; two to five decrease a little in length, the first is 

 covered with yellow pubescence. 



Antennce as long as the head and thorax, red, paler towards 

 the extremity, tenth joint infuscate at apex ; second joint 

 smaller than first, with slightly curved sides ; third a little 

 longer than broad, narrowed towards its base ; fourth to eighth 

 bead-like and differing but little ; ninth quite twice the size of 

 the preceding one, narrowed towards the apex, its frontal 

 articulation very narrow, so that it is distinctly marked off 

 from the following one ; tenth strongly transverse^ its apex 

 closely applied to the eleventh joint, which is narrower, 

 conical, and acuminate. 



This, though much like E. elegans, differs in many ways. 

 The head is not broader in line with the eyes than it is 

 behind ; in E. elegans it is so much wider near the eyes that 

 the sides behind are obliquely narrowed. The eyes are very 

 small. The elytral costffi, though present in E. elegans^ are 

 less distinct. The legs of E. costifer are shorter and less 

 slender. The tenth antennal joint is distinctly shorter. The 

 supplementary apical segment is wanting. 



Length f , breadth j line. 



Mount Pirongia. I found two of uncertain sex, one 

 damaged. 



'fa' 



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Obs. I found what may be considered a varietal form at 

 Ligar's Bush, Papakura. The head is as broad as the thorax 



