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Somalota egregia, Rye. 



This species, which was introduced on a single specimen taken by Mr. Champion 

 at Caterham, has apparently been since abandoned, as being synonymous with .H". 

 rufo-testacea. 



HOMALOTA DIFFICILIS, Bris. 



Near H. vilis, Er., but smaller, with shorter thorax and paler antennee. Taken 

 by Mr. Champion at Stajnes, Lee, and Arundel, and by Mr. Eye near London (Ent, 

 Mo. Mag., viii, 247 ; Ent. Ann., 1873, 23). 



Somalota csneicolUs, Sharp. 



This insect can hardly be separated as a species from S. xanthoptera, Steph. 



HoMALOTA HUMEEALI8, Kraatz. 



This insect is described by Dr. Sharp as being very near H. sodalis, Er., but 

 smaller, with paler elytra and antennae, and different <? characters. Taken by Pro- 

 fessor McNab, at Cirencester (Ent. Mo. Mag., viii, 247). 



HoMALOTA ATEATA, Mann. 



Most nearly allied to H. gagatina, Baud. {variabilis,W. C.),but rather smaller, 

 shorter, and broader, with the abdomen thickly and finely punctured all over the 

 upper surface. Five specimens taken by Mr. Champion in a marshy place near Lee 

 (Ent. Mo. Mag., viii, 247). 



HOMALOTA FIMORUM, Bris. 



Very near S. cinnamoptera, Thoms., but smaller, darker, rather more sparingly 

 punctured, and with shorter antennoe. Taken by Mr. Crotch, according to Dr. 

 Sharp's belief, in Norfolk (Ent. Mo. Mag., viii, 247). 



Mr. Matthews has lately been revising the genus Myllcena, and 

 three or four species will have to be added to the British list : the 

 descriptions will appear in his essay on the genus. 



Mycetoporus longulus, Mann., and Mycetoporus lepidus, Gr. 



These species are apparently again united by some continental authorities, and 

 are classed as synonymous with Mycetoporus hrunneus, Marsh. They seem, however, 

 to have sufficient characters to separate them as species. 



Mycetoporus longicornis, Kraatz. 



It seems very doubtful whether the characters assigned to this species are suf- 

 ficient to separate it entirely from Mycetoporus splendidus, Grav. It is the var. 2 

 of this latter insect mentioned by Erichson (Gen. et Spec. Staphylinorum, p. 287). 



Quedius fulgidus, (xrav. 



This species is divided by Thomson into five distinct species, which will be 

 found fully discussed by Mr. Rye in Ent. Ann., 1869, 27. They are as follows : — 



Quedius 4-punctattcs, Thoms. — Distinguished from the others by having two oblique 



