212 BRACHELYTRA — ALEOCHARIDAE. 



Head black ; legs brownish-yellow. Punctuation toler- 

 ably close. Antennae scarcely tliickened after the sixth 

 joint, L. 1 1. Kather common. H. ohlita, Er. 



J> h. Antennae pitcliy, first three joints 

 yellowish ; basal segments of abdomen 

 diffusely punctured. 

 Head brown-black ; legs yellow, basal joint of posterior 

 tarsi very short, last joint about as long as the other four 

 together. Antennae thickened from third joint to apex. 

 L. 1 1. Very rare. H. autumnalis, Er. 



4, Length | — 1 line. 



A A, Antennae short and stout, joint 4 slightly 

 transverse. 



Eather robust, with fine pubescence, moderately shiny. 

 Black; antennae and elytra pitch-ljlack ; legs dirty yellow. 

 Thorax fully half as broad again as long; elytra about one- 

 third longer than thorax ; abdomen with segments 2 to 4 

 rather diffusely punctured, 5 and G nearly smooth. L. 

 I — 1 1. Common. H. scricea, Muls. 



Ji jB. Antennae only moderately stout, joint 4 

 about as long as broad. 



a a. Thorax with fine but rather rough pu- 

 bescence. 

 Similar to H. sericea, but with closer punctuation and 

 pubescence and rather longer elytra. L. | 1. Eare ; Scot- 

 land. II. suhtilis, Scrib. 



b h. Thorax with delicate pubescence. 



A a. Antennae a little thickened toward 

 apex ; punctuation of thorax and elytra 

 diffuse. 



Similar to H. scricea, but blacker, more shiny, with 

 rather longer antennae, and apex of seventh abdominal 

 segment crciuilate in male. L. | 1. Eare ; Scotland. 



H. induhia, Sharp. 



-B h. Antennae shorter than in H. inditbia, 

 more thickened toward apex; punctuation 

 of tliorax and elytra rather close. 



Similar to //. scricea, but darker, flatter, rather liroader 

 but more narrowed in front, pubescence closer and elytra 



