HISPA. HISPA. 
Generic Character. 
Antennce fusiformes, basi 
approximatac, inter ocu- 
los sitae. 
Thorax elytraque saepius 
aculeata. 
Antenna spindle-shaped, 
approximated at the base, 
situated between the eyes. 
Thorax and wing-shells ge- 
nerally aculeated. 
XnE principal British species of this genus is 
a rather small insect, sometimes found near the 
roots of grasses: it is totally black; and has the 
wing-shells beset with six rows of spines, and the 
thorax with a few distant ones. It is considered as 
a rare insect, and its larva is unknown. 
