HOMALIUM. 333 



antennae to ocelli ; tihiac not spined ; elytra confusedly 

 punctured. 



I, Elytra not dilated at sides ; body closely and finely 

 pubescent. 



Eed-brown ; head and apex of elytra brown ; legs yellow ; 

 antennae reddish-yellow, gradually thickened toward ai)ex. 

 Punctuation of fore parts close, rather deep, that of abdomen 

 very fine. Thorax without any trace of depressions on 

 disc, sides not notched. L. 1^ 1. Not uncommon. 



H. pygmacum, Payk. 



II. Elytra inflated, almost bare. 



Pitch-brown ; margins of thorax, base of elytra and 

 sides of abdomen often red-brown ; legs reddish-yellow ; 

 antennae red-brown, four penultimate joints sti'ongly trans- 

 verse. Punctuation of fore parts rather close, deep, that of 

 abdomen scarcely visible. Thorax without any trace of 

 depressions on disc, sides finely notched. L. 1 1. liare. 



H. inf latum, Gyll, 



Eus2yh alertijn. 



Black ; side margins of thorax, elytra and apex of abdo- 

 men lighter or darker brownish-yellow ; antennae and legs 

 reddish-yellow. L. 1^ 1. Puather connnon. 



-E. primulac, Steph. 



AntJioMu^ii. 



A, Upper-side lilack, elytra brown or red-yellow. 



a. Elytra brown, three times as long as thorax. 



Black ; elytra brown ; base of antennae and legs reddish- 

 yellow. Apex of elytra in female produced at suture. L, 

 1 1. Common. A. minutnm, Fab. 



I), Elytra red-yellow, rather more tlian twice as long as 



thorax. 

 Similar to A. minutum but with thorax finely and less 

 closely punctured, with a fine central furrow; elytra 

 shorter, red-yellow. L. 1 1. A specimen taken at Ptannoch. 



A. la2:)ponicum, Mann. 

 H, Upper-side reddish -yellow, elytra paler. 

 a. Thorax closely punctured. 

 Elytra aliout double as long as thorax ; apical margin 



