Jlomaluta.] staphiunidj:. 127 



body, female witli the hind inargiii of ventral jtlate ciliate, and exaked 

 in middle. 



In dung, dead leaves, moss, &c., common throughout the kingdom. 



From H. nigra it may at once be distinguished by its more stron<dy 

 narrowed lund body whicdi is more shining especially towards apex, 

 the rough punctuation of front parts, and the strong exserted setaj of 

 the segments of the hind body, thorax, and posterior pairs of tibiie. 



I have adopted the name H. cauta, Er., as //. parva appears to be 

 considered by contmental authorities as the proper name to be apidied 

 to H. 2)ilosive?itns, Thorns. = stercoraria, Kraatz. 



H. viUosula, Kr. {Atheta villnsula, Thorns., sub-gen. Dimntrota 

 MuJs et Rey, nigripes, Thoms.). Deep black, rather dull except the 

 hind body which is shining, souiewhat strongly punctured ; head much 

 narrower than thorax; antenn;e black, somewhat stout, thickened 

 towards apex, joints 2-3 rather stout, of about equal length, 4-10 each 

 a little broader than the preceding, the first as long as broad, the latter oneg 

 slightly transverse, eleventh stout, gently pointed, as long as the two pre- 

 ceding together ; thorax a little narrower than elytra, half as broad ao-ain 

 as long, narrowed m front, indistinctly impressed in Iront of scutelhim 

 With a few outstanding setse at sides ; elytra longer than thorax, dis- 

 tinctly sculptured j bind body shining, only narrowed behind, secrments 

 2-4 moderately punctured, 5-6 finely and sparingly punctured, sides and 

 apex with distinct setae ; legs pitchy, tarsi lighter, the posterior ones 

 hairy ; intermediate and posterior tibiae each with two long seta? the 

 lower ones being the longer. L. 2| mm. ' 



_ Male with the hind margin of dorsal p'ate of seventh segment truncate 

 m middle, and armed on each side with a fine spine ; in the female 

 the same part is obsolettdy emarginate with a small sharp tooth on ear-h 

 side. 



In dun- dead leaves, &c. ; rather widely distributed, but local ; London district, 

 rare, Lee Cowley. Hampstead, Darenth Wood, Chatham, Longhton ; Littlingtou. 

 Sussex; Upnor, near Rochester; Markfield, near Leicester; Birmingham disU-ict 

 Eepton; lo.^ndge; L.ye.po,.!; Manchester; Northumberland distrfet ; Scotland 

 scarce, lay. Dee, and Solwiiy districts ; Ireland (near Waterford) (Power). 



H. setig-era, Sharp (sub-gen. Dimetrota, Muls. et Rev). Black 

 rather shining, with the elytm pitchy black, closely and rather stron-dy 

 punctured ; antennte slightly thickened towards apex with joints 7-10 

 distinctly transverse ; thorax one-third broader than lon^ plainly nar- 

 rower than elytra, narrowed both in front and behind but not stronc^jy 

 in either case; elytra about a third longer than thorax, rather closely 

 and strongly punctured; hind body black and shinin'-r, secrments 2-4 

 distinctly but not closely punctured, fifth more sparingly "punctured, 

 sixth impunctate or nearly so, sides and apex with distinct out- 

 standing setae ; legs pitchy, four posterior tibiae each with two fine, rather 

 short setae. L. 2 mm. 



