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strongly transverse, rounded at the sides and base, the hind angles very indistinct, 
the surface almost impunctate. Elytra broader and greatly longer than the thorax, 
sparingly and very indistinctly punctate. Hind body slender, parallel, almost impunc- 
tate. 
In this species the middle coxe are quite contiguous and their cavities confluent, the 
meso- and metasternal processes being widely separate, and the latter very short. ‘The 
insect will probably form a distinct genus; but I prefer to treat it as a Homalota, of 
which genus, as at present defined, it has the systematic characters. 
40. Homalota mollis. 
Scutello occulto, elytris sat elongatis; minuta, rufo-testacea, pectore antennisque extrorsum obscuris ; 
abdomine in medio nigricante; subtilissime haud dense punctata; antennis brevibus, articulis 5°-10™ 
transversis. 
Long. 13 millim. 
Hab. GuatemaLa, Guatemala city (Champion). 
This species appears to be closely allied to H. longipennis; but the individuals are 
much smaller, of different colour, and with much shorter antenne. These organs are 
much thickened externally ; the third joint is small, the fourth very small, fifth to tenth 
each quite short, and the last of them strongly transverse. The punctuation of the 
surface is very indistinct, but is not so scanty as in H. longipennis. 
Three specimens have been found. 
41. Homalota discrepans. 
Breviuscula, subdepressa, nitida, parce punctulata subtiliterque pubescens, fuscula, antennarum basi, capite, 
thorace, abdominis basi pedibusque dilute testaceis, elytris fusco-testaceis; antennis brevibus, extrorsum 
incrassatis, prothorace omnino fortiter transverso. 
Long. 13 millim. 
Hab. Guaremana, San Geronimo 3000 feet (Champion). 
Antenne quite short, much thickened outwardly; the six basal joints yellow, the 
five apical blackish ; third joint short, greatly shorter than the second; fourth trans- 
verse, tenth very strongly transverse; terminal joint stout, only moderately long. 
Head broad, but much narrower than the thorax, yellow, shining, impunctate. Thorax 
clear yellow, very short and broad, but distinctly narrower than the elytra, shining and 
almost impunctate. Elytra elongate, nearly twice as long as the thorax, yellow, much 
tinctured with black, sparingly punctate. Hind body blackish, the apex more dilute, 
and the base yellow, rather sparingly punctate. 
This minute insect has rather the appearance of a Gyrophena or of an Oligota than of 
Homalota; but I have been able to see distinctly that the front tarsi are 4-, the middle 
and hinder 5-jointed; and as the middle coxé are but little distant, it must be placed 
at present in Homatota. 
