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with the joints longer than in pavens. The head and 

 thorax are more distinctly channelled^ the thorax rather 

 longer in proportion to its widths and more narrowed 

 behind than in H. pavens. I have seen it placed in col- 

 lections both as H. languida and H. pavens. It is readily 

 distinguished from languida by the thicker joints of the 

 antennae, the thorax narrowed behind, and the abdomen 

 not so densely punctm^ed, 



I have seen no specimen named by Thomson, and have 

 identified the species only by his description. He says 

 (Sk. Col. iii. 9) , that the male characters are difierent from 

 H. lissonura [pavens, Er.), but as he makes no mention 

 whatever of what these characters are, I fancy the male 

 of H. insecta was unknown to him, especially as it is 

 much rarer than the female. 



Generally distributed, but uncommon. London, Scot- 

 land, Carnarvon. 



I possess thirty-two specimens of this species, of which 

 only three are males. 



4. Homalota pavens. 



Linearis, sub-opaca, dense subtiliter punctata, elytris 

 antennisque fuscis, harum basi pedibusque testaceis; 

 thorace subquadrato, basin versus subangustato, obsolete 

 canaliculate ; abdomine supra segmentis 2-5 sat dense 

 subtiliter punctatis, 6° Isevigato. Long. If lin. 



Mas ; abdomine segmento sexto medio carinula longi- 

 tudinali elevata, segmenti apicem fere attingente, seg- 

 mento 7° apice denticulis 4 instruct©. 



H. 'pavens, Er. Kaf. Brand, i. 689; Gen. et Spec. Staph, 

 85; Kr. Ins. Deutsch. ii, 214. H. qui squili arum, Er. 

 Kjif. Brand, i. 317; Heer, Faun. Col. Helv. 337. Aloco- 

 nota lissonura, Th. Sk. Col. iii. 9. H. sulcifrons, Wat. 

 Cat. 



Var. — Elytris thorace fere brevioribus. 



Larger than H. elongatula, and not so flat and de- 

 pressed. The antennte are pitchy testaceous, with the 

 base a little paler, moderately long and stout, a little 

 thickened towards the apex; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd joints 

 moderately long, of about equal length, the fourth joint 

 not much more than one half the length of the third, 

 from the 4th to the 10th each joint is shorter and a little 

 stouter than its predecessor, 4th and 5th longer than 



