86 STAPHYLiNiDiE. \^Ho'malota. 



middle, ventral plate more produced than in female, dorsal plate in 

 female with a distinct notch in middle. 



Rare ; under bark, &c. ; Smnllheath, Knowle, and Yardley, near Birmingliam ; 

 Sherwood Forest ; Manchester ; Northumberland district. Scothind, scarce, Solway, 

 Forth, Tay, and Moray districts. 



This species somewhat resembles H. fungicola, but is more parallel, 

 and has the antennae shorter and much less stout, and the thorax and 

 elytra are longer. 



K. excellens, Kr. (Bessohia excellent, Muls. et Eey). Black, with the 

 elytra fuscous black ; head plainly narrower than thorax, rather dull, 

 with indistinct punctuation, impressed in middle, antennae rather short, 

 distinctly, but not strongly thickened towards apex, joints 2-3 rather 

 shorter than usual, 4-10 each broader than the preceding, 7-10 distinctly 

 transverse, eleventh rather shorter than usual ; thorax narrower than 

 elytra, fully one-third broader than long, with an impression or fovea in 

 front of middle of base from which proceeds a channel, often more or 

 less obsolete, finely and rather densely jDunctured ; elytra rather short, 

 finely sculptured ; hind body shining black, sparingly punctured towards 

 base, apical segments nearly impunctate ; legs pitchy, femora darker 

 than tibise and tarsi. L. 3 mm. 



Male with seventh segment of hind body furnished before apex with 

 a curved transverse row of irregular tubercles, six in number, posterior 

 margin triangularly notched. 



Rare ; a Bortliern species ; Studley Royal, Ripon (Waterhouse) ; Whitley Sands, 

 Northumberland (Bold) jScotland, rare, Solway, Tay, Clyde, Dee, and Moray districts 

 (Rannocb, Arrau, Thornbill, &c.). 



K. monticola, Thorns. (BessoMa monficola, Thoms., sub-gen. 

 Tridiiota, Muls. et Rey). Black with the elytra brownish or reddish 

 brown ; head rather broad, finely and sparingly punctured, in male with 

 a broad impression, in female channelled ; antennae black, with base 

 lighter, rather short and stout and somewhat thickened towards apex, 

 joints 2-3 about equal, 4-10 each broader than the preceding, 5-10 

 distinctly transverse, eleventh pointed, half as long again as tenth ; 

 thorax plainly broader than long, finely and not thickly pimctured ; 

 elytra longer than thorax, sculpture and pubescence fine ; hind body 

 shining black, sparingly punctured towards base, apical segments im- 

 punctate ; legs pitchy yellow. L. 3 mm. 



Male with the dorsal plate of seventh segment deeply triangularly 

 emarginate in middle at apex, sides and apical margin raised, the latter 

 with four raised longitudinal folds. 



Rare. Purloy Downs, Surrey; Wincbester; Smallheath, under bones; Yardley, 

 near Birmingham, in grass-tufts; Washington and Gosforth, Northumberland 

 district ; Wallington, Northumberland ; Scotland, local, in fungus, Thornbill, Dumfries, 

 and Balmuto, Fifesbire ; Ireland, near Waterford (Power). 



The very peculiar male characters will at once distinguish this species. 



