Ilomalota.] STAPHTLiNiDJi;, 95 



head nearly black, narroAved beliind eyes which are largo and prominent, 

 very coarsely and closely punctured, with a smooth space in front ; 

 antoiuuTe yellow at base, somewhat fuscous towards apex, rather short 

 and stout, third joint as lono; as second, fourth as long as broad, much 

 narrower than fifth, 5-10 strongly transverse, eleventh as long as the two 

 preceding; thorax very transverse with sides much rounded and narrowed 

 belund, coarsely and closely punctured, especially on disc ; elytra plainly 

 longer than thorax, indistinctly punctured ; hind body pitchy, paler 

 towards apex, with basal segments rather closely, apical segments 

 sparingly, punctured ; legs yellow. L. 2^ mm. 



A rather doubtful species that rests entirely on one example of which 

 the locality is unknown ; it is very peculiar in appearance, and can 

 hardly be compared with any other species ; the specimen is in Dr. 

 PoAver's collection. 



Section TV. 



Hind body parallel ; thorax moderately transverse, its sides evenly 

 rounded. "^ 



This section comprises three groups as follows : — 



10. Sixth segment of hind body punctured sparingly, or impuuctate ; antenna mode- 

 rately long, not stout (p. 95). 



11. Sixth segment of hind body closely punctured; antenna not very stout 

 (p. 97). 



12. Sixth segment of hiud body impunctatc; antennaj stout or very stout (p. 100). 



Group 10. 



The species belonguig to this group may be distinguished from some 

 of those to which they bear a resemblance by their short thorax, taken 

 in conjunction with their somewhat thin antennae, of which the' fourth 

 joint is well developed. 



H. eremita, Eye {islandica, Kr., Lioghda (Hypnota) eremita, Muls. 

 et Eey.) _ Black or pitchy black with the elytra sometimes brownish* 

 apex of hind body obscurely testaceous ; head short and rather broad^ 

 but much narrower than thorax, finely punctured ; antennae obscurely 

 testaceous, rather long and slender, third joint longer than second, 4-10 

 only slightly diff"erent, eleventh nearly as long as the two precedmg ; thorax 

 half as broad again as long, almost broader than elytra, finely punc- 

 tured, with an impression or short channel at base ; elytra short, not as 

 long as thorax, more distinctly sculptured than thorax ; hind body 

 black, sparingly punctured towards base, smooth and shining towards 

 apex, apical segments with numerous long projecting hairs ; legs testa- 

 ceous, femora sometimes darker. L. 3-3| mm. 



_ Male with the under plate of seventh segment of hind body con- 

 siderably produced and narrowed towards apex. 



A common Scotch species in moss in both Lowlands and Highlands ; Northumber- 



