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Genus HGMALONOTUS. Kcenio. 



[ Iyiy. : Homalo8, on the same level; notos, back.] 

 (1825: Icones Foss. Sectiles, p. 4.) 



Body usually large, depressed above, with abruptly slop- 

 ing: sides. The axial furrows are indistinct or obsolete. 

 Cephalon depressed-convex, wider than long, with rounded 



g e n a 1 angles, a n d 

 somewhat produced 

 anterior margin. Gla- 

 bella almost rectangu- 

 lar, smooth, or with 

 faint lateral furrows. 

 S m a 1 1 eyes situated 

 behind the middle, and 

 converging facial su- 

 tures are characteris- 

 tic. Thorax of thir- 

 t een deeply grooved 

 segments. P3^gidium 

 smaller than the ceph- 

 alon, elongate-triangu- 

 lar, rounded or pro- 

 duced posteriorly. 

 Axis with ten to four- 

 teen annulations; lat- 

 eral lobes smooth or 

 with posteriorly slop- 

 ing ribs. 



HoMALOXOTUS DE- 



kayi. (Green.) (Fig. 



255.) (Pal. N.Y., Vol. 



VII., p. 7, Pis. II., III., 



IV., V.) 

 Distinguishing Cli;i meters— Elongate linguiform outline : 

 sub-triangular cephalon, aearly equilateral in perfect speci- 

 mens : flattened, abruptly deflected movable cheeks; broad 



Fig. 255, Homalonotus <lrk<nji (after Hall and 

 CI »rke - reduced). 



