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subminoribus ; prothorace in disco magis depresso ; abdomine levins 

 pimctulato ; antennis pallidioribiis ac midto brevioribus, articiilis 

 magis transversis (ultimo minus acuto). — Long. corp. lin. 1-1^. 



Habitat in locis similibus ac praecedens, sed in Palma (nee Teneriffa). 



This species seems to have exactly the same habits as the last one, 

 occiirring, however, in Palma instead of Teneriffe. It differs from it 

 in being smaller, more shining, and less pubescent ; in its head being 

 a little more oval (or less rounded), and with the eyes perhaps even 

 smaller still ; and in its coloiu- being a shade darker, or more rufes- 

 cent, — the antenna?, however (which arc much shorter, with their 

 joints more transverse), being paler. 



805. Homalota trogopMceoides, n. sp. 



H. subdepressa, nigra, subopaca, densissime et grosse fulvescenti-ci- 

 nereo-pubescens et coriaceo-alutacea ; capite ovali, oculis magnis ; 

 prothorace transverso-quadrato, angulis posticis argiite determina- 

 tis, postice in medio levissime sed latissime impresso ; elytris qua- 

 dratis ; antennis brunneis, ad basin pedibusque testaceis. — Long. 

 Corp. lin. Ij-l^. 



Habitat Fuerteventuram, sub fucis in arenosis maritimis latens. 



This most distinct Homalota (which was examined by Kraatz, and 

 regarded by him as new) seems to be a littoral species, residing be- 

 neath marine rejectamenta on the sandy shores. In such situations 

 it was taken by Mr. Gray and myself, at the end of January 1858, 

 about a mile to the south of Puerto de Cabras in Fuerteventura. Its 

 very square elytra and general contour, combined with its subopake 

 surface and dark hue (the legs alone being pale), give it somewhat 

 the primd facie appearance of a large Trogopliloius ; and it is further 

 remarkable for its rather coarse fulvo-cinereous pubescence, and for its 

 (transverse-quadrate) prothorax having the posterior angles sharply 

 defined. 



806. Homalota amnicola, n. sp. 



H. subdepressa, nigra, subopaca, dense pubescens, alutacea ; capite 

 subrotundato, oculis magnis ; prothorace angustulo, subquadi-ato, 

 basi foveola media impresso; elytris latiuscuhs, quadratis; antennis 

 pedibusque longiusciilis, iUis ad basin vix dilutioribus, his infus- 

 cato-testaceis. — Long. corp. lin. If- 2. 



Habitat Canariam, Teneriffam, Gomeram et Palmam, ad margines 

 rivulorum in intermediis (prassertim sjdvaticis) degens. 



This rather large Homalota (which was examined by Dr. Kraatz, 

 and considered to be new) appears, like the H. gregaria, the Madeiran 

 //. obliquepuHctata, &:c., to be of subaquatie habits — residing beneath 



