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From exllis , to which it is very closely allied, especially in re- 

 gard to form of body and punctation, structure and strength of antennae, 

 it is separated by the following details; 



It is a little smaller, body rather unicolorous brownish yellow, some- 

 times with dark reflection across the next-last wbdominal segments, the 

 antennae and legs yellow, the eyes especially small and the temples are 

 four times as long as these; pronotum about as broad as elytra, its sides 

 almost straight, elytra scarcely longer than pronotum, and the fifth free 

 dorsal joint of abdomen is peculiarly long, over twice as long as the fourth. 

 L. 1. 2 mm. 



In the o ihe next-last ventral joint not elongate, at tip broadly and 

 flatly rounded. 



Distributed in Middle Europe and also found in Scotland; in this coun- 

 try very rare and local on damp rich soil, in compost and at hot houses 

 (Dyrehaven, Rosenborg Park, Nykpbing F.)* 



34. Subgenus Amidobia Thorns. 

 99. H. talpa Heer. 



(Heer Faun. Helv, I, 1341, 594; ^anglb. Kaf. ?/.. II, 215. - parallela 

 Mannh. Bull. Wosc. 1844; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 262; Skand. :;ol. Ill, 255; 

 Sharp Pev. Brit. Hom. 183; Mule, et Rey Brivip. 1875, 66). 



A very small and fine myrmecophilous species with small eyes, propor- 

 tionately short elytra and extremely fine punctation, in appearance not 

 unlike a small H. analis . but narrower than this, with more rounded head 

 and much finer, scattered punctation of abdomen, of which the fourth and 

 fifth free dorsal joints are of equal length, and the sixth without inci- 

 sion. 



