STAPHYLINIDA. 779 
HOMALOTA (p. 172). 
43 (a). Homalota ornatula. 
Rufo-testacea, capite, pectore abdomineque in medio nigris, antennis medio fusco; opaca, subtiliter punctata ; 
abdomine parce punctato, nitido. 
Long. 2} millim. 
Hab. Panama, David (Champion). 
Antenne moderately long and stout; base yellow, the middle joints infuscate, the 
terminal one again more pallid; joints 5-10 slightly transverse, the eleventh joint nearly 
twice as long as the tenth. Head black, very feebly punctate. Thorax much broader 
than long, even, very finely punctate. Elytra a little longer than the thorax, more 
distinctly punctate. Hind body sparingly punctate. Legs clear yellow. 
This is not very close to any other species; in colour it is somewhat similar to 
H. championi, but it is only half the size and differs in several points of form and 
punctuation. I have only two examples before me, and they do not exhibit any sexual 
character. 
HOPLANDRIA (p. 219). 
6 (a). Hoplandria arguta. 
Flavicans, antennis ex parte majore, capite elytrisque angulis exterioribus nigricantibus, prothorace abdomi- 
neque nitidis, elytris crebre subtiliter punctatis. 
Long. 4 millim. 
Mas elytris ad marginem posteriorem processu acuminato erecto, abdomine segmento sexto longius carinato. 
Hab. Mexico, Huitzo in Oaxaca (Hoge). 
Antenne with the base sordid yellow, the following joints black; the penultimate 
joints transverse; the terminal joint elongate, acuminate, yellow. Thorax shining, very 
finely pubescent, scarcely visibly punctate. Hlytra rather closely and finely punctate ; 
in the male with an acute process near the outer hind angle. “Hind body remarkably 
polished and shining, but at the extreme base of each segment, except the terminal, 
with a dense fine punctuation. In the male the terminal dorsal plate is provided with 
a large carina more elevated behind. Three examples. 
MERONA (p. 229). 
I find this name is preoccupied in zoology and propose therefore to substitute 
Meronera for it. 
DIESTOTA (p. 247). 
1 (a). Diestota civica. 
Elongata, subdepressa, subparallela, nigricans, antennarum basi, pedibus abdominisque basi et apice testaceis, 
elytris testaceo-brunneis ; subopaca, dense subtiliter punctata, abdomine parce punctato. 
Long. 4 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, near the city (Hoge). 
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