90 STAPHYLiNiD^. [Homalota. 



thickly punctured ; hind body shining, rather long, segments 2-4 

 finely and rather closely punctured, fifth more sparingly, sixth almost 

 impunctate ; legs clear yellow. L. 2| mm. 



Male with ventral plate of seventh segment produced considerably 

 beyond upper plate, apex truncate. 



Marshy places, in flood refuse, moss, &c. ; local, aud as a rule uncommon ; Netting 

 Hill ; Lee ; Dareuth Wood ; Toubridge ; Reptou ; Scarborough ; Scotland, local. 

 Lowlands, Solway district. 



This species has somewhat the appearance of a small H. elongatula. 



IS. fallaciosa,' Sharp {Hyrjroecia parca, Muls. et Rey). Re- 

 sembles the preceding, but is more robust and duller, with narrower 

 head, and shorter elytra ; head considerably narrower than thorax, finely 

 punctured ; antennae much as in the preceding species ; thorax nearly 

 as broad as elytra, distinctly transverse, and more convex than in 

 H. debilis, with an obscure impression in front of scutellura, finely 

 and closely punctured ; elytra very plainly transverse only slightly 

 longer than thorax^ thickly and finely punctured ; hind body shining, 

 punctured as in the preceding species. L. 3 mm. 



Male with the head more distinctly channelled, and with ventral 

 plate of seventh segment produced and narrowed towards hind margin 

 which is rounded. 



Marshy places ; rare; Lee, Kent (Champion). Scotland, local, Lowlands, Solway 

 Tay, aud Dee districts. 



Distinguished from small varieties of S. volans by its shorter and 

 stouter antennae, with transverse penultimate joints. 



H. deforsnis, Kr. {Tliinoida {Hydrosmectd) deformis, Muls. et Rey, 

 complana, Mann. (1) ). A small, peculiar, immature-looking species, 

 very thickly pubescent, pitchy-brown, with the thorax and elytra, and 

 sometimes head, fuscous testaceous, and the apex of hind body testa- 

 ceous ; head rather broad, finely and indistinctly punctured ; antennae 

 testaceous, stout for the size of the species, slightly thickened towards 

 apex, third joint plainly shorter than second, much longer than fourth 

 (if viewed sideways), 7-10 distinctly transverse ; thorax nearly as 

 broad as elytra, transverse, thickly and finely punctured, with a broad 

 longitudinal channel in middle ; elytra longer than thorax, thickly and 

 finely punctured, hind body with segments 2-4 finely punctured, fifth 

 sparingly, sixth almost impunctate. L. 2 mm. 



Male with hind margin of dorsal plate of seventh segment gently 

 rounded, female with the same part widely and indistinctly emarginate. 



Marshy places ; rare; Eltham (Kent); Wandsworth; Toubridge Wells. 



K. csesula, Er. (Geostiba ccesula, Muls. et Rey, Sipalia hracliyp- 

 tera, Thorns.). One of the most distinct of the Homalotae by reason of 

 its small size and exceedingly short elytra; shining black or fuscous 

 black with the elytra sometimes, but not always, fuscous ; head large, 

 almost impunctate, narrowed in front ; antennae pitchy, or entirely more 



