398 [Jpnb 



Small, short, yellowish-testaceous, thinly pubescent. Antennae 

 shorter than the head and thorax, rather thickened, the penultimate 

 joint somewhat transverse, the last oblong, apex acuminate. Head 

 narrower than the thorax, scarcely constricted at base, densely and 

 deeply punctured, occasionally blackish, shining. Thorax as wide as 

 the elytra, twice as broad as long, the base and sides slightly, the ante- 

 rior angles strongly rounded, posterior angles obtuse, subdepressed. 

 closely and finely punctured, the basal fovea obsoletely and transversely 

 marked. Elytra a little longer than the thorax, closely and distinctly 

 punctured. Abdomen, except the two anterior segments, nigro-piceous. 

 shining above, densely and finely punctured. Sides of the pectus 

 piceous. Elytra more or less yellowish. 



Male antennae a little longer, the last joint more or less ovate, ob- 

 tuse. — Erkhson . 



S. Homalota flaveola. Mels. 



Homalota flavcola, Mels. Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. ii, p. 30. 



Rufo-testaceous ; head and fifth abdominal segment black ; basal 

 joint of the antennae and feet testaceous. Length 1 line. 



Hah. — Pennsylvania. 



Pubescent ; head narrower than the thorax, sparsely and distinctly 

 punctured, black, with a dull rufous tinge, glossy : antennae, basal joint 

 only remaining, which is testaceous : thorax at its greatest width as 

 broad as the base of the elytra, transverse; base with the posterior angle 

 strongly rounded, anterior angles obtusely rounded, slightly deflexed ; 

 much punctured, dark testaceous with the disk darkest : elytra sparsely 

 and minutely punctured, minutely transverse-rugulose, dark testaceous, 

 region of the scutel and sides darkest : abdomen sparsely and somewhat 

 coarsely punctured, rufo-testaceous, with the fifth segment and posterior 

 margin of the fourth black : feet and mouth testaceous. — Melsheimer. 



9. Homalota silacea, Erich. 



Homalota silacea, Erich. Staph, p. 120. 87. 



Testaceous; apex of antennae and abdomen before the apex, black; 

 thorax transverse, even ; disk of abdomen finely punctured. Length 

 i line. 



Hob. — North America. 



Yellowish-testaceous, rather shining, with very fine greyish-pubes- 

 cence. Antennae rather longer than the head, gradually thickened 

 towards the apex, the penultimate joint transverse, the last subglobose; 

 testaceous, the four terminal joints black. Head a little narrower than 

 the thorax, slightly constricted at base, very finely punctured, front 

 flattened. Thorax nearly as broad as the elytra, twice as short as broad, 



