210 BRACIIELYTllA — ALEOCIIAKIDAE. 



ginate, and of ventral plate nearly straight, witli angles 

 rounded. L. 1 — 1^ 1. Moderately common. 



H. palustris, Kies. 



c c. Length from | to 1 line. 



A a. Thorax closely and finely punctured. 



Linear. Black; elytra pitchy-black; legs pitchy. Head 



large ; tenth joint of antennae longer and less transverse 



tlian ninth ; thorax scarcely one-third broader than long ; 



elytra half as long again as thorax. L. scarcely 1 1. Not 



uncommon. H- curvina, Th. 



JB b. Thorax diffusely and extremely finely 



punctured. 



A 1. Elytra fully half as long again as 



thorax. 



Rather flat and paraUel-sided, shiny. Pitch-black ; 



elytra i)itch-brown ; legs dirty yellow. Thorax more than 



half as broad again as long. L. 1 1. Very rare. Mickle- 



ham. ' 77". j9w&c7'?^/«, Sharp. 



H 1, Elytra one-third longer than thorax. 



a I. Thorax but little narrower than 



elytra. 



Black, shiny; elytra l;)lack or pitchy; legs pitchy. 



Thorax about one-tliird broader than long. L. I 1. Eare. 



H. a torn aria, Kr. 



h 1, Thorax distinctly narrower than 

 elytra. 

 Similar to IT. atomaria, but more fragile; thorax less 

 transverse ; antennae thinner. L. J 1. Eare. 



H. perexir/ua, Sharp. 



II. Penultimate joints of antennae strongly trans- 

 verse. 



1. Length 2— 2| lines. 



Broad and robust, a little narrowed before and behind, 

 fore parts scarcely shiny. Cinnamon-brown ; abdomen 

 black; antennae pitchy, with yellowish base; legs reddish- 

 yellow. Thorax twice as broad as long ; only basal seg- 

 ments of abdomen diffusely punctured, the rest smooth. 

 Conmion. H- cinnaonomea, Gr. 



2. Length If lines. 



