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five segments. The tarsi are all 5-jointed, slender ; the 2nd joint of 

 the four posterior tarsi being long, and the basal joint (especially of the 

 hindermost tarsus) very short ; the claws are appendiculated. 

 I add descriptions of Mr. White's two species — 



E. MODESTTJS. 



Black, with the elytra dark metallic green. Head finely and some- 

 what thickly punctured, slightly contracted in front, the front margin 

 very gently emarginate, the anterior angle obtuse ; clypeus with two 

 small impressions behind. Eyes prominent. Thorax gently convex ; 

 the sides flattened, much contracted in front, nearly straight, the an- 

 terior angles obtuse, the posterior very little so; posterior margin 

 gently lobed in the middle, the lobe bounded on each side by a some- 

 what deep puncture near the margin. Disc of the thorax very deli- 

 cately and somewhat sparingly punctured, the punctures more distinct 

 and more frequent towards the sides. Scutellum elongate, acuminate, 

 sparingly punctured. Elytra gently convex, at the base as broad as the 

 base of the thorax, broadest at the basal third, then gradually con- 

 tracting to the apex ; each elytron with ten punctate striae, the striae 

 somewhat strongly and not very closely punctured, the interstices mo- 

 derately convex, sparingly and finely punctured near the suture, more 

 distinctly and thickly towards the sides ; the striae deeper at the apex 

 of the elytra, the 10th stria confused with the punctures at the base 

 of the elytra. Legs pitchy, very long ; claws pale, furnished beneath 

 with a blade. Palpi and the two basal joints of the antennae testaceous. 



Length 2| lin. (6 mill). Breadth 2i miU. 



Habitat, N. Zealand (Wellington). 



E. PEDrN-OTDES. 



This species diff'ers from the former in being rather larger and less 

 contracted behind. The two impressions on the clypeus are wanting, 

 and supplied by two punctures between the eyes. The thorax has the 

 lateral depressions more distinct at the posterior angles, which are a 

 little more obtuse ; the sides are fuscous. The elytra are darker, and 

 tinged, especially at the sides, with fuscous ; less contracted posteriorly, 

 and less acuminate at the apex ; the striae are deeper and more strongly 

 and less regularly punctured, the interstices are more convex and ex- 

 tremely delicately punctured (almost smooth) , the 10th stria is scarcely 

 abbreviated at the base. The legs are shorter. The antennae have the 

 six basal joints fuscous. Length 3 lin. (6| mill.). Breadth 3 mill. 



N. Zealand (under stones). 

 British Museum : December llth, 1868. 



