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 but hardly constricted; temples and genae finely margined; antennae rather 

 short; maxillary palpi likewise, their fourth Joint small and very fine, 

 about half as lonjj as the third; labial palpi two-jointed; tongue cleft 

 at tip. 



Pronotum feebly narrowing posteriorly narrower than elytra, these a 

 little longer than same, evenly broad, together as broad as long; abdomen 

 of e;ual breadth, its first four free dorsal joints transverse-grooved 

 depressed at base, the fifth longer than the fourth; legs rather short, 

 fore- and middle-tarsi 4-jointed, and hind tarsi 5-jointed; first four 

 joints of hind tarsi equally short, their distal joint as long as tne 

 first three joints together. 



The one to this genus belonging species is by Erichson, Kraatz, Sharp 



et al. included in the genus Fomalota I/lannh. , but must, on account of the 



4-jointed fore- and midlle-tarsi, here be, placed in division Bolitocharina . 



In Thomson et al. the generic name Homalota is limited to this species 



alone; - a few other closely allied species are found in North America. 



They live under bark in larvae-burrows and crumblings. 



1. E. plana iyllh. 



(3yllh. Ins. Suec. II, 4C2; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 7CC; Jen. Spec. Staph. 

 93; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 250; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 285; Sharp Pev. Brit. 

 Horn. 167; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1871, 139; Ganglb. Kaf. U. II, 292). 



Black, finely haired; forebody with feeble gloss, abdomen especially 

 posteriorly rather glistening; elytra and most often also abdominal tip 

 brown or brownish-red; (Page 253) antennae pitch-brown with light- 

 er base; mouth-parts and legs brownish-yellow, femora most often somewhat 



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