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 -brown with darker femora. L. 2.5-3 mm 31. H. atramentari a Jyfclh. 



36. Antennae entirely black or pitch-brown, scarcely lighter at base.... 37. 

 Antennae pitch colored or brownish-red, as a rule lighter at base: brown- 

 ish red or reddish-yellow 38. 



37. Head and pronotum glistening, black, without bronze reflection. Pro- 



notum nearly twice as broad as Ibng. L. 3-3.5 mm. ..32. H. cadaverina Bris. 

 Head and pronotum feebly glistening, black with bronza reflection. Pro- 

 notum 1 '/6 times as broad as long. L. 2.5-3.5 mm.: 33. H.picipennis ^' annh. 



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 36. Elytra li times as long as pronotum and much broader than this. L. 3.5- 



4 mm 36. H. marcida Er. 



Elytra at most \'/3 times as long as pronotum 39. 



39. Elytra brownish-red. Antennal second and third joints of same length. L. 



2.5-3 mm 34. H. cinnamoptera Thorns. 



Elytra yellow or brownish yellow, often darkly shaded around scutellum 

 and on the sides. Antennal third joint distinctly longer than the 



second. L. 3-4 mm 35. H. intermedia Thoms. 



Second Series. 



40. Head coarsely punctated (species live exclusively on the strand under 



seaweed); 24. subg. Halobrechta Thoms 41. 



Head 1 Inely punctated 42. 



41. Elytra \\ times as long as pronotum. Antennae and legs reddish-yellow. 



L. 3-3.5 mm 82. H. atricilla Scriba. 



Elytra ij times as long as pronotum. Antennae pitch-black, their base, 



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