five segments. The tarsi are all 5-jointed, slender ; the 2nd joint of 
the four posterior tarsi being long, and the basal joint (especiaUy of the 
hindermost tarsus) very short ; the claws are appendiculated. 
I add descriptions of Mr. White's two species— 
E. MODESTUS. 
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 
smaU impressions behind. Eyes prominent. Thorax gently convex ; 
the sides flattened, much contracted in front, neariy 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 deU- 
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 stri», the stri» 
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 stride 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 antenna testaceous. 
Length 21 lin. (6 mill). Breadth 2i miU. 
Habitat, N. Zealand (Wellington). 
E. PEDINOIDES. 
This species differs 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 
ilittle more obtuse ; the sides are fuscous. The elytra are darker, and 
[tmged, especially at the sides, with fuscous ; less contracted posteriorly, 
iand 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 antenna have the 
six basal joints fuscous. Length 3 lin. (6| mill.). Breadth 3 mill. 
N. Zealand (under stones). 
British Mnsenm : December 11th, 1868. 
