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BKACHELYTKA — HOMALIIDAE. 



elytra reddish-brown, rest of latter blackish-brown ; legs 

 and l)ase of antennae reddish-yellow, latter gradually 

 slightly thickened. Head rather diffusely and deeply 

 punctured, with two small, deep, puncturelike impressions 

 before ocelli ; depressions on disc of thorax shallow ; elytra 

 punctured as in H. fiorale, the scratches on interstices still 

 stronger. L. 1 J 1. Eare. //. nigrum, Gr. 



h h. Mesosternum finely ridged. 



Black, shiny ; legs and first five joints of antennae red- 

 yellow, rest of latter dark brown, joints distinctly broader 

 than long. Head diffusely and finely punctured, with two 

 small, deep impressions befoi-e ocelli ; thorax evenly nar- 

 rowed before and behind, rather diffusely, moderately finely 

 punctured, depressions on disc shallow; elytra rather closely 

 and strongly punctured, the punctures placed alternately 

 closely in tolerably regular rows and diffusely in irregular 

 rows. L. 2 — 1\ 1. Rare. //. salicis, Gyll. 



2, Thorax and abdomen red-brown, with apex of 

 latter black. 



Eed-brown ; head, breast, suture and apex of elytra and 

 apex of abdomen lilack ; apex of antennae brown ; legs 

 reddish-yellow. Head closely and rather strongly punc- 

 tured, without impressions before ocelli ; thorax longer than 

 in //. salicis, closely and ratlier strongly punctured, de])res- 

 sions on disc indistinct ; elytra with almost regular roAS's of 

 punctures, interstices diffusely and finely punctured. L. 

 1\ 1. Rather common. H. iojiteruvi, Steph. 



J>. Body short and broad ; elytra dilated toward a})ex ; 

 abdomen short, ovate, pointed at apex. 



a. Forehead without raised line ; tibiae spined ; elytra 

 j)unctured in rows. 



Deep black, moderately shiny ; legs reddish-yellow ; an- 

 tennae witli first joint red-brown, next five or six pitch- 

 l)rown and rest blackish, gradually somewhat broader. 

 Punctuation of head diffuse, indistinct, that of thorax 

 moderately close and fine, depressions on disc shallow ; 

 scutcllum smooth ; elytra with tolerably regular rows of 

 punctures ; interstices finely wrinkled. Tliorax with a 

 slight central furrow, more distinct in i'ront. L. | 1. 

 Connnon. II. striatum, Gr. 



b. Forehead with a raised line on each side from base of 



