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rax, the penultimate joint transverse ; thorax one-half longer than 

 broad, densely and finely punctured, obsoletely impressed longitudi- 

 nally; elytra one-third longer than the thorax, closely punctured; ab- 

 domen sparsely punctured towards the base, the last segment smooth. 



Length 1^ line; breadth J line. 



Ilab. — Sitka. 



Var. — Elytra nigro-piceous or entirely black. — Mannerheim. 



23. Homalota nitens, Maklin. 



Homalota nitens, Makl. Mann. Bull. Mosc. xxv, I, p. 307. 



Black, shining, sparsely pubescent; base of antennae and the anus, 

 piceous ; elytra and legs testaceous ; antennae thickened, as long as 

 the head and thorax, the penultimate joint transverse; front broadly 

 impressed; thorax nearly one-half broader than long, sparsely punc- 

 tured, with a broad, transverse, obsolete impression (always ?) on the 

 middle ; elytra slightly longer than the thorax and a little more densely 

 punctured; abdomen nearly smooth. 



Length \\ line; breadth J line. 



Ilab. — Sitka. — Mannerheim. 



24. Homalota moesta, Maklin. 



Homalota moesta, Makl. Mann. Bull. Mosc. xxv, I, p. 307. 



Black, shining, very closely punctured; legs testaceous; antennae 

 thickened, as long as the head and thorax, the penultimate joint trans- 

 verse; thorax slightly transverse, broadly channelled ; elytra fuscous, 

 one-third longer than the thorax ; abdomen at base densely punctured, 

 towards the apex sparsely punctured, nearly smooth. 



Length | line ; breadth ± line. 



Hah. — Sitka. — Mannerheim. 



25. Homalota pratensis, Maklin. 



Homalota pratensis, Makl. Mann. Bull. Mosc. xxv, I, p. 30S. 



Black, shining, densely and finely punctured; elytra somewhat pice- 

 ous; legs testaceous; antennae as long as the head and thorax, the 

 penultimate joint stout, transverse; thorax more than one-half broader 

 than long ; abdomen sparsely punctured at base, the two penultimate 

 segments smooth. 



Length | line ; breadth I line. 



Ilab. — Sitka. — Mannerheim. 



26. Homalota geniculata, Maklin. 



Homalota geniculata, Makl. Mann. Bull. Mosc. xxv, I, p. 308. 

 Linear, depressed, black, opaque, densely pubescent; base of an- 

 tennae and legs piceous, joints of the tarsi testaceous; head, thorax 

 and elytra very finely and very closely punctured; thorax nearly one- 



