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the whole inferior surface of the body is sprinkled with innume- 

 rable impressed punctures. 



In the collection of Latreille, I saw a mutilated specimen of a 

 species, which from its general form seemed to belong to this ge- 

 nus. It came from Barbary. 



GENUS VI.— HAMMONIA. 



Antennae articulis 2 et 3 longitudine aequalibus extrorsum cras- 



siores. 

 Palpi maxillares capitis fere longitudine, articulo secundo lon- 



giore ; articulis tertio et quarto longitudine aequalibus, hoc 



subclavato. 

 ■ labiates abrupte clavati. 



Thorax transversus, antice rotundatus j sternum anticum planum ; 



tarsi breves. 

 Antenna with the second and third joints of equal length, exter- 

 nally thicker. 

 Maxillary Palpi almost as long as the head, the second joint 



longest; the third and fourth equal in length, the latter 



slightly clavated. 

 Labial Palpi abruptly clavated. 

 Thorax transverse, anteriorly rounded, anterior sternum flat, 



tarsi short. 



Species 1. — Latreillii.* 



H. — Castaneo-testacea, elylris sordide testaceis. 

 Long corp. 5 | millim : 



Habitat in Etrusca et in Gallia Australiore, rarissime 

 Mus. Latreille. 



Descr. — Caput, thorax et elytra punctata ; his striatis ; striis dis- 

 coideis, postice confluentibus. 



H. — Chestnut clay-coloured, elytra dirty clay-coloured. 

 Length 2-|. lines. 

 Inhabits Tuscany and the southern parts of France very rarely. 



Descr. — Head, thorax and elytra punctured ; the latter striat- 

 ed ; the striae discoidal, confluent behind. 



* M. Latreille informed me that this species was named by some author 

 Cebrio brpvicornis. 



