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whole length of the depression, with distinct wrinkles branch- 

 ing from each side of it. The punctures on the humeral 

 angles and at the apex are almost obsolete, so that these 

 portions are more nitid than the rest of the surface. In 

 general appearance it somewhat resembles E . intricata, Klug., 

 from which it can be distinguished by having the club of 

 the antennae black, with the apical joint more obliquely 

 emarginate, the sculpture of the prothorax, and the punc- 

 tures on the elytra more reticulate. It differs from E. 

 reichei, Spin., in the shape of the apical joint of the antennae, 

 the sculpture of the prothorax, and the punctures on the 

 elytra being somewhat smaller. 



Eleale illaetabilis, n. sp. 



Upper-surface of a bronze colour with a coppery gloss, 

 palpi and four apical joints of club of antennae dull black, 

 legs violet with a coppery reflection; clothing moderately 

 dense; on head, prothorax, and legs with comparatively long, 

 on elytra short, semi-erect, black hairs; on face and legs 

 dark hairs interspersed with pale ones, scutellum scantily 

 clothed with white pubescence, and at apex of elytra a small 

 fringe of white hairs. Under-surface dark shining blue with 

 here and there a brassy reflection, and thickly clothed with 

 long, shaggy, white hairs. 



Head moderately elongate, with three small shallow 

 depressions, one midway between the eyes, and one near the 

 base of each antenna, with dense moderately large punctures, 

 only here and there confluent, those at the top less crowded. 

 Antennae long and stout, reaching back almost to base of 

 prothorax, joints three to six slightly longer than wide, 

 fifth and sixth feebly obconical in shape, seventh slightly 

 flattened and obconical, eight to eleven compressed, eight 

 to ten obconical, the apical joint only slightly .larger than 

 the tenth, and on the inside with a small, deep, and somewhat 

 oblique emargination, the apex of which is acute. Prothorax 

 distinctly longer than wide, sides almost straight to beyond 

 the middle, where they are slightly dilated, then contracted 

 towards base, subapical transverse impression almost obsolete, 

 the subbasal one comparatively shallow, disc flattened, with 

 a small shallow fovea in the middle and just in front of the 

 subbasal impression; densely punctured, punctures not much 

 larger than those on head and transversely confluent, those 

 near the apex smaller and less crowded ; in the middle is a 

 longitudinal carina. Scut ell inn comparatively small and 

 round. Elytra at base about one and a half times as 'wide, 

 and more than three times as long as prothorax, sides straight 

 and parallel, gently rounded off towards apex, humeral angles 



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