Ilomaluta.] STAPiiYLiNrD.E. 101 



Sipalia tenuis, Muls. et Rey (?) ). This species might easily be mistaken 

 for a small pale variety of the preceding ; it is smaller, of a uuifunuly 

 pale testaceous colour, segments 4-5 ot hinel body being suinetiuies 

 slightly darker; the sculpture is even finer, and the elytra rather shorter; 

 the dilferences, however, appear to be exceedingly slight ; the sexual 

 characters seem to be the same as in //. exilis, except tliat the seventh 

 dorsal segint-nt in male is " obtusely truncate " in-tead of " slightly 

 sinuously truncate " (Muls. et Eey, Ercvipennes, 1875, p. 90). L. 1^ mm. 



Very rare; on the banks of streams; only found liitlicrio in Scotland in the Forth, 

 Tay, iind Sohvay districts (''banks of Nitli and Avon under slones iu rather muddy 

 phices," Sharp). 



The name indocilis, Heer, must be adopted instead of the name above 

 used, if it is proved that Heer's and Redtenbacher's species are 

 identical. 



K. palleola, Er. (Microdota {HUara) 2^'dlenla, Muls. et Eey). Tes- 

 taceous with the head fuscous, elytra darker than thorax, and the hind 

 body darker before apex ; in some specimens the contrast of the light and 

 dark colour is much more pronounced than iu others ; the pubescence 

 and punctuation are very tine ; head large, nearly as broad as thorax ; 

 antemiiB short and thick, third joint more slender and shorter than 

 second, 5-10 each broader tlian the preceding and strongly trans- 

 verse^ eleventh large and broad, at least twice as long as tenth ; thorax 

 slightly narrower than elytra, transverse ; elytra long, halt as long 

 again as thorax ; hind body finely punctured towards base, smootli 

 behind; legs yellow. L. \\ mm. 



Male with the upper p)late of seventh segment of hind body truncate. 



In decaying fuugi, dead leaves, &c. ; rare ; Reigate, Claygate Lane (Esher), Birch 

 Wood, Darenth, Br.ixtead, Chailiam, Dorking; appears to be ratlier generally dis- 

 tributed in the Loudon district, but lias not been found elsewhere ; in France it occurs 

 in forests in the gills of fungi tiiat have not decayed. 



SZ. validiuscula, Kr. {Meotica validiuscula, ]\[uls. et Rey). This 

 species is allied to the preceding, but is ratlier darker, and not so 

 depressed or parallel ; the head is narrower in proportion to the elytra, 

 and the anterior parts of the body are more distinctly punctured and 

 pubescent ; it is also allied to H. exilis, but is stouter and broader, and 

 less depressed, and more plainly scidptured ; head rather large, round, 

 black, and shining ; antennae stout, third joint shor'.er than second, 

 fourth slightly transverse^ 5-10 plainly transverse, tenth twice as broad 

 as long, eleventh large twice as long as tenth ; thorax broader than, 

 long, finely but distinctly punctured and pubescent, with an indis- 

 tinct central channel behind ; elytra a little longer than thorax, slightly 

 transverse, finely, but distinctly, punctured ; basal segments of hind 

 body very finely punctured, apical ones smooth ; legs yellow. L. 

 1| mm. 



Male with a small fovea on middle of head, seventli segment of liind 



