98 8TAPHYLTNID.E. [Homalota. 



Kent (Champion) ; rare in France, under dead leaves on the banks of ponds or 

 streams. 



K. laticeps, Thonis (difficiUs Bris., pumila, Kr., nana, Muls. et 

 Eey, Dilaera difficiUs, Muls. et Eey, Atlieta laticeps, Thorns.). Very- 

 near the preceding, but easily distinguished by its smaller size, lighter 

 coloured antennse, shorter thorax, and elytra longer in proportion ; the 

 colour also is usually lighter ; the head is larger, being almost as large as 

 thorax, and the punctuation of the hind body is a little less close ; the 

 male has the seventh segment of the hind body slightly emarginate 

 both above and below. L. H mm. 



Marshy places ; under dead leaves, in flood refuse, &c. ; very rare ; Lee, Staines, 

 Arundel, and Egham (Surrey) (Champion). 



This and the preceding species somewhat resemble H. anah's, but 

 H. vilis has longer antennae, which are less thickened, and a more 

 parallel- sided head ; S. laticeps is distinguished by its small size, colour, 

 and general appearance. 



K. analis, Grav. {Amischa analis, Thoms., ara^a, Muls. et 'Rey,JiIum, 

 Muls. et Key, fantilla, Woll., contempta, Heer). Black with the thorax 

 and elytra pitchy, more or less lighter or darker coloured, apex of hind 

 body testaceous ; head rather large, considerably widened behind eyes, 

 obscurely triangular, obsoletely punctured ; antennse rather thickened 

 towards apex, third joint shoi'ter than second, fourth much shorter than 

 third, 5-10 of about equal length, but each a little broader than the 

 preceding, eleventh large, as long as the two preceding ; thorax plainly 

 broader than long, nearly as broad as elytra, sides moderately rounded, 

 scarcely narrowed behind, very finely punctured^ with a fovea or in- 

 distinct channel in front of scutellum ; elytra rather short, closely 

 punctured ; abdomen rather dull, closely punctured throughout, seventh 

 segment of hind body triangularly emarginate in middle ; legs yellowish 

 or clear yellow. L. l|-2 mm. 



Sexual differences indistinct. 



Extremely abundant in all sorts of situations throughout the kingdom. 



The colour varies from quite black or pitchy black with legs and 

 antennae pitchy to pitchy brown with thorax and elytra bright reddish 

 brown, and legs and antennae yellow. 



A large dark variety occurs, which is found more commonly in the 

 north than the south, which, besides colour and size, differs from the 

 type form in having the joints of antennse longer, the thorax more 

 transverse and broader, and the elytra longer ; the hind body also is 

 duller and more closely punctured : this variety is very like H. soror, 

 and appears to be quite as distinct a species as several others that are 

 described as allied to H. analis ; at all events it should be provisionally 

 separated as H. analis, var. major. Sharp. 



U. declpiens, Sharp. This species is described by Dr. Sharp as 



