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Varies by the elytra being testaceous, unicolorous, and the sides of 

 the thorax somewhat obscure testaceous. — Erkhson. 



16. Homalota pedicularis. Mels. 



Oligota pedicularis, Mels. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. ii, p. 31. 

 Homalota pedicularis, Lee. List. N. A. Col. p. 22. 



Linear, piceous ; feet, palpi and base of antennae, testaceous. Length 

 | line. 



Hob. — Pennsylvania. 



Head narrower than the thorax, slightly indented on the front, sub- 

 pubescent, minutely and not densely punctured, blackish with a rufous 

 tinge; antennae longer than the thorax, incrassated towards the tip. 

 brownish, with the basal joint testaceous; thorax transverse, narrower 

 than the elytra, angles rounded ; minutely punctured, reddish-brown- 

 piceous: elytra somewhat longer than the thorax, indented about the 

 scutel, minutely punctured, dark reddish-brown, with the apical mar- 

 gins piceous ; like the thorax, slightly pubescent : abdomen black, pu- 

 bescent, punctured; anal segment obsoletely rufous: feet testaceous. 

 Mehheimer . 



17. Homalota lateralis, Mels. 



Gyrophcena lateralis, Mels. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. ii, p. 32. 

 Homalota lateralis, Lee. List. N. A. Col. p. 22. 



Piceous ; head, sides of the elytra, tergum and antennae, black ; feet 

 testaceous. Length nearly 1 line. 



Hah. — Pennsylvania. 



Head narrower than the thorax, minutely and somewhat densely, 

 punctured, deep black, glossy, with the mouth piceous : antennae hardly 

 surpassing the base of the thorax ; joints from the fourth to the tenth 

 subequal, apical joint somewhat thicker than the preceding; blackish 

 or dark brown, with the three basal joints testaceous: thorax narrower 

 than the elytra, transverse, base and sides rounded ; apex truncate ; 

 angles rounded, anterior ones slightly deflexed; minutely and densely 

 punctured, reddish-brown or brown, with the margins piceous : elytra 

 nearly twice as wide as long, punctured as the thorax, pale brown-pice- 

 ous. with the sides and region of the scutel dusky, darkest near the outer 

 posterior angles : tergum pitchy-brown, or i*eddish-brown, transversely 

 black before the apex : feet testaceous. — Mehheimer. 



18. Homalota granulans, Mann. 



Stonalota granulata, Mann. Bull. Mosc. 1846, i, p. 508. 

 Homalota granulans, Lee. List. Col. N. A. p. 22. 



Linear, depressed, blackish, shining, sparsely pubescent ; antennae 

 long, thickened and pilose; thorax subquadrate, rather narrower than 



