92 STAPHTLiNiD.G. \_Homalota 



yellow or brownish testaceous with the head and central portion of the 

 hind body more or less pitchy ; head rather elongate, parallel-sided, 

 narrower than thorax, with mandibles and palpi reddish yellow, rather 

 strongly and not closely punctured, impressed or channelled ; antennae 

 testaceous, stout, much thickened towards apex, second joint longer than 

 third, 4-10 transverse, the latter very strongly so, eleventh as long as the 

 two preceding, all the joints furnished with long projecting hairs ; thorax 

 about as long as broad, diffusely punctured, alutaceous between punctures, 

 with distinct central channel : elytra long, plainly longer than thorax, 

 very finely alutaceous ; hind body almost impunctate, but very finely 

 alutaceous, and covered sparingly with long hairs ; legs yellow. L. 3^ mm. 

 The sexual characters are apparently very slight. 



In moss, &c. ; occasionally by sweeping or on the wing ; rare ; Chatliam and 

 Sboerness (J. J.Walker) ; Reigate, Eslier, Shirley, Aniberley, Caterbiini, Wandsworth, 

 Ashstead, Claygate (Esher), Monks' Wood, Auiberley; New Forest ; Studley, near 

 Ripon. 



K. rufotestacea, Kr. (Aleuonofa atricapilla, Thoms.). Kufo- 

 testaceous with the head and fifth segment and base of sixth segment of 

 hind body pitchy ; head rather narrow, with sides nearly parallel, 

 obsoletely punctured ; antennse yellow, stout, thickened towards apex, 

 second joint longer than third, 4-10 strongly transverse, eleventh nearly 

 as long as the two preceding ; thorax narrower than elytra about as 

 broad as long, slightly narrowed behind, rather dull, alutaceous, very 

 obsoletely punctured, finely and not distinctly channelled ; elytra plainly 

 longer than thorax, alutaceous ; hind body shining and impunctate ; legs 

 testaceous. L. 2|-3 mm. 



Male with the apical margin of ventral plate of seventh segment 

 regularly rounded, female with the same part slightly sinuate. 



By sweeping herbage ; unique as British ; Mickleham, Surrey, one example, May 

 1868 (Champion). In France it has been found rarely in flood refuse. 



K. hypog-aea, Rey {egregia, Rye). This species is allied to both 

 the preceding, which it resembles in colour ; the antennee however are 

 longer, gradually and but slightly thickened towards apex, with the fourth 

 joint considerably less transverse, joints 5-10 rather diti'erently shafjcd, 

 and the apical joint much longer ; it is more depressed and more shining 

 than H. rufotestacea ; the thorax, too, is darker than in that species, 

 more obsoletely channelled, and more plainly punctured, and the elytra 

 are rather longer ; the smaller size, very obsoletely punctured head, and 

 shape of the antennae will at once separate it from H. elegantula. L. 3 

 mm. 



Unique as British ; one specimen taken by sweeping in a lane at Caterham, Surrey, 

 on June 3, 1873, by Mr. Champion. 



K. splendens, Kr. (Ouralia splendens, Muls. et Rey). Linear, 

 narrow, black or pitchy, with the elytra, and often thorax, brownish, and 



