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53. Homalota deformis. 



Linearis, depressa, confertim subtiliter punctata, 

 picea, tliorace elytrisqne fusco-testaceis, antennis ano 

 pedibusque testaceis ; thorace transversim subquadrato, 

 basin versus angustato ; abdomine supra segmentis 2-4 

 subtiliter baud confertim punctatis, 5° parcius punctato, 

 6° fere Igevigato. Long. 1 lin. 



Mas ; abdomine segmento 7° apice rotundato. 

 Fern. ; abdomine segmento 7° apice medio obsolete 

 emarginato. 



H. deformis, Kr. Ins. Deutsch. ii. 244. 



An immature looking species, like H. dehilis, but much 

 smaller and paler. Antennee pale testaceous, stout for 

 the size of the insect, thickened towards the apex ; joint 

 three not so long as two, seven to ten distinctly trans- 

 verse. Head a little narrower than the thorax, finely 

 and indistinctly punctured ; thorax nearly as broad as 

 the elytra, about one-third broader than long, a little 

 narrowed behind, thickly and finely punctured, with a 

 shallow, broad, longitudinal channel down the middle. 

 Elytra about a fourth longer than the thorax, thickly and 

 finely punctured. Abdomen with segments two to four 

 finely and not densely punctured, fifth segment sparingly 

 punctured, sixth nearly impunctate. Legs pale yellow. 



In the male, the hind margin of the dorsal plate of the 

 seventh abdominal segment is gently rounded, while in 

 the female it is widely but indistinctly emarginate in the 

 middle. 



. Rare : in the collections of Mr. Waterhouse, Dr. Power, 

 and Mr. Crotch. 



Ol)S. — The small size and stout antennae, parallel and 

 depressed form, and the apparently immature colouring, 

 should prevent this species being mistaken for any other 

 of the genus. 



54. Homalota ccesida. 



Nigro-fusca, nitidula, elytris antennisque fuscis, pedi- 

 bus testaceis, subtiliter punctata; thorace subquadrato; 

 elytris hoc brevioribus; abdomine supra basi obsolete 

 punctato, apice leevigato. Long. |- lin. 



Mas ; abdomine segmento 7° ventrali producto, apice 

 fere truncate. 



