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Kent, has been named for me by M. Brisoiit. It was ori- 

 ginally recorded from Toulon ; and is 1^ lin. long, linear, 

 flattened, rather dull, testaceous, with dark abdomen, very 

 short elytra and long antennas, and, when alive, has much 

 the facies of Phytosus. 



4. HoMALOTA DiFFiciLis, Ch. BHsout, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., 



1860, p. 219; D. Sharp, /. c, viii, p. 247. 

 " Near H. vilis, but smaller, with shorter thorax and 

 paler antennas. Taken by Mr. Crotch and also by Mr. 

 Champion." I have also taken this species near London, 

 and it has been corroborated for me by M. Brisout. 

 Mr. Champion's examples are from Staines, Arundel, and 

 Lee, out of flood-refuse. 



5. HoMALOTA HU3IERALIS, Ktz., Ins. Dcutschl., ii, p. 278 ; 



D. Sharp, /. c. 



" Very near H. sodalis, but smaller, with paler elytra 

 and antennge and different ^ characters." 



Taken by Prof. McNab at Cirencester. 



Dr. Kraatz states it to be very close to II. nigritttla, Grav., 

 Thorns., but to be somewhat less, with the abdomen more 

 acuminate behind, less strongly transverse antennal joints, 

 more strongly punctured thorax, and chestnut-brown elytra, 

 which are yellow at the shoulders. 



6. HoMALOTA FiMORUM, Ch. Brisout, /. c, p. 343 ; D. Sharp, 



/. c. 



" Very near H. ci?inamoptera, but smaller, darker, rather 

 more sparingly punctured, and with shorter antennte." 



Taken by Mr. Crotch (in Norfolk, according to Dr. 

 Sharp's belief). 



