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and there in rows; tliorax not mucli hroader than long; 

 abdonien diffusely, extremely finely punctured; depressions 

 on disc of thorax shallow. Common. H. vile, Er. 



Ji b. Punctuation of elytra confused 

 throughout ; length 1| lines. 



Black, shiny ; first five joints of antennae and the legs 

 yellow-red ; antennae scarcely longer than head and thorax, 

 latter with two oblong gentle depressions. Similar to H. 

 vile, but broader, with punctuation stronger, thorax more 

 shiny and antennae stouter. Not common. 



H. hrcvicorne, Er. 



h h. Thorax without dorsal depressions, sides 

 rather strongly rounded. 



Lighter in colour than H. vile and hrevicorne, punctuation 

 stronger than in former and not so close ; narrower than 

 latter, thorax with scarcely a trace of depressions on disc, 

 punctuation of elytra not so close, abdomen less sliiny, 

 antennae with two basal joints not so stout and penulti- 

 mate joints less transverse. L. 1 — 1| 1. Eare. 



H. gracilicorne, Fairm. 



li JB, Forehead with impressions before ocelli ; 

 anterior tibiae toothed. 



a a, Mesosternum not ridged. 



A a. Thorax evenly narrowed before and 

 behind, finely punctured ; basal joints of 

 antennae pitch-black. 



Black, shiny ; legs red, femora sometimes darker ; an- 

 tennae pitch-black, more or less reddish toward apex, 

 gradually slightly thickened. Head rather diffusely punc- 

 tured l)ehind, smooth in front, with two small deep longitu- 

 dinal impressed lines before ocelli ; thorax evenly narrowed 

 before and behind, moderately closely and finely punctured, 

 depressions on disc indistinct ; elytra moderately closely 

 punctured (near suture in tolerablyregular rows), interstices 

 w^ith fine scratches. L. 2 1. Rather common. 



H. f lor ale, Payk. 



J5 h. Thorax distinctly more narrowed l^efore 

 than behind, rather strongly punctured ; 

 basal joints of antennae reddish-yellow. 



Black, shiny ; side margin of thorax and slioidders of 



