196 BRACIIELYTRA — ALEOCHARTDAE. 



Black, alutaceous ; antennae and elytra pitch-black. 

 Antennae sliort and stout, scarcely thickened toward apex ; 

 thorax fully one-third l)roader than long, not narrowed 

 behind ; elytra one-fourth longer than thorax. L. 1^ 1. 

 Not common ; Scotland. H. picipes, Th. 



c 1, Seventh abdominal segment in 

 male with a curved transverse row of 

 irregular tubercles, three on each side, 

 before apex, and a triangular notch in 

 the middle of the somewhat thickened 

 apical margin ; in female apex of 

 dorsal plate slightly emarginate in 

 middle. 



Black, moderately shiny; elytra black-brown. Antennae 

 rather short, distinctly thickened toward apex ; thorax fully 

 one-third broader than long, a little narrowed behind ; 

 elytra one-third longer than thorax. L. 1^ 1. ]-iare. 



H. cxcellens, Kr. 



d 1. Seventh abdominal segment in 

 male with a deep triangular excision 

 at apex, side margins distinctly raised, 

 apical margin less distinctly raised 

 but furnished with four longitudinal 

 folds ; in female apex a little emargi- 

 nate in middle. 



Black, shiny ; elytra dark brown. Antennae rather short 

 and stout, thickened toward apex ; thorax more than one- 

 third Ijroader than long, scarcely narrowed beliind ; elytra 

 one-third longer than thorax. L. l^- 1. Scarce. 



H. monticola, Th. 



Ji 1, Length 11 lines. 



Black, shiny ; elytra pitchy-yellow, darker toward base 

 and angles. Antennae rather stout, distinctly thickened 

 toward apex ; thorax fully one-third broader than long, not 

 narrowed behind ; elytra half as long again as thorax 

 Punctuation fine. Male scarcely distinguishable from 

 female. Kare ; Scottish mountains. H. suhf/lahra, Sharp. 



Ji b. Abdomen with basal segments closely 

 and distinctly punctured ; from the fourth 

 onward distinctly granulate. 



Somewhat flat, dull. Black ; antennae yellow at base, 



