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12. Fourth Joint of antennae transverse. Pronotum dully ^^listening. elytra 



light brownish-yellow. L. 3.5-4 mm 6. H. sordida Marsh. 



Fourth joint of antennae as long as or longer than broad 13. 



13. Fourth joint of antennae as long as broad. Elytra a little longer than 



pronotum, brownish-yellow with black sides and a large triangular 



black spot around scutellum. L. 3 mm 7. H. melanaria Mannh. 



Fourth joint of antennae longer than broad. Elytra short, not longer than 

 pronotum, brov.n. L. 3-4 mm 8. H. consanguinea Epp. 



14. Abdomen to the tip with dense or rather dense and smooth, fine silky 



glistening hair vestiture; the fifth free dorsal joint much longer 



than the fourth: 5. subg. Colpodota IjIuIs 15. 



Abdomen posteriorly sparsely and not silky-glistening haired, its fifth 

 free dorsal joint oftenest not longer than the fourth 17. 



15. Antennal base brownish or reddish yellow. L. 2.5-3 mm.: S. H. pygmaea Jravh, 

 Antennae entirely black or blackish-bro\.n, scarcely lighter at base.. 16. 



16. Antennae rather long and slender, their third joint as long as the second. 



L. 2.5-3 mm 10. H. aterrima -iravh. 



Antennae rather short, distinctly even though feebly thickened distally, 

 their third joint shorter than the second. Pronotum with groove or 



without groove (v. muscorum Dris.) in medial-line. L. 2-2.5 mm 



11. H. parva Sahib. 



17. Pronotum grooved posteriorly at middle-line. Antennal first joint not 



much thicker than the second; 6. subg. Solenia Muls 18. 



Pronotum without groove in middle-line. Antennal first Joint most often 

 thicker than the second: 7, subg. Acrotona Thorns 19. 



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