110 Dr. Sharp's Revision of the 



ovate, nearly twice as long as the tenth. Head much 

 smaller than the thorax, not much more than half the 

 width of the elytra, obsoletely and not very closely punc- 

 tured. Thorax distinctly narrower than the elytra, a 

 little shorter than broad, a little narrowed behind, with 

 an indistinct fovea in the middle of the base ; densely 

 and very finely punctured, and with extremely delicate 

 pubescence. Elytra lighter in colour than the head and 

 thorax, about one-fourth longer than the latter ; their 

 breadth rather greater than their length, densely and 

 finely punctured, and delicately pubescent. The abdomen 

 is black, and rather shining, with the apex lighter in 

 colour ; all the segments are thickly and equally punc- 

 tured, the punctuation and pubescence being much 

 coarser than on the front parts of the body. The legs 

 are dirty yellow. 



In the male, the under plate of the seventh abdominal 

 segment is considerably produced, and narrower than in 

 the female. In the female, the hind margin of the same 

 plate, as well as being broader than in the male, is in the 

 middle very gently emarginate. 



Rare. I have found it in muddy places, on the sea 

 shore, at Deal and Brighton, and it has been taken in 

 other localities ; always on the sea shore. 



H. littorea is best compared with H. luteipes, than 

 which it is rather smaller ; the antennge are shorter, the 

 thorax is much shorter and broader, and the punctua- 

 tion of the abdomen is a little coarser and more sparing. 



Ohs. — The above is the insect referred to as possibly 

 H. iiuviatilis, Kr. (in Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1858, p. 16.) 

 by *Mr. Waterhouse ; but it conforms neither with Kraatz's 

 description, nor with specimens of H. fl.uviatilis, sent by 

 Kraatz to the British Museum. Moreover, I have seen 

 a specimen which has been sent to Dr. Kraatz, and re- 

 turned by him marked "H. nov. spec, ex affinitate H. 

 elongatula." 



14. Homalota imbecilla. 



Depressa, nigro-fusca, antennis ore ano pedibusque 

 testaceis, elytris ferrugineis ; antennis elongatis, apicem 

 versus vix incrassatis ; thorace transversim subquadrato ; 

 elytris hoc paulo longioribus; abdomine supra toto con- 

 fertim evidenter punctato. Long. 1^ lin. 



