British Species of Homalota. 161 



culo elongate elevato, segmento 7° apice medio obsolete 

 bi tuber culato. 



Aleochara circellaris, Grav. Mon. 155; S. cir cellar is, 

 Er. Gen. et Spec. Staph. 98 ; Ejr. Ins. Deutsch. ii. 326 ; 

 Wat. Cat. ; Geostiha circellaris, Th. Sk. Col. iii. 104. 



A very abundant and "well-known species. Reddish- 

 yellow, or reddish-brown, with the abdomen darker. 

 Antennge yellow, stout, thickened towards the apex; first 

 joint not much longer, but stouter than the second, three 

 nearly as long as two, four to ten each distinctly stouter 

 than its predecessor, four and five each about as long as 

 broad, six to ten transverse, the tenth strongly so ; 

 eleventh joint about as long as the two preceding*. Head 

 rather long and narrow, ovate, a little narrowed towards 

 the front, narrower than the thorax, almost impunctate. 

 Thorax but little narrower than the elytra, its length 

 almost greater than its breadth, very slightly narrowed 

 behind, the base not truncate, but a little produced in 

 front of the scutellum, very finely and closely punctured, 

 Avith a slight impression in front of the scuteUum. Elytra 

 shorter than the thorax, closely and rather strongly 

 punctured. Abdomen pitchy, the base and apex paler, 

 segments two to four finely and moderately thickly punc- 

 tured, five and six almost impunctate. Legs yellow. 



In the male, each elytron is furnished at the base, near 

 the suture, with a distinct elevation. The upper surface 

 of the sixth segment of the abdomen is provided, before 

 the apex in the middle, with a raised linear tubercle, and 

 the hind margin of the seventh segment is indistinctly 

 bituberculate in the middle. 



Very abundant everywhere. 



Ohs. — The narrow form, reddish colour stout antennee, 

 and short elytra, are characters of themselves sufiicient 

 to distinguish this anomalous^ but vulgar species, from 

 all others. 



56. Homalota elegantula. 



Subdepressa, nitidula, piceo-rufa, capita abdomineque 

 cingulo piceis, elytris pedibus anoque rufo-testaceis ; 

 antennis articulis fortiter transversis ; capite thoraceque 

 parce fortiter punctatis, hoc canaliculato ; elytris aluta- 

 ceis; abdomine fex'e Isevigato. Long. 1| lin. 



