186 Dr. Sharp's Revision of the 



80. Homalota hepatica. 



Nigra, elytris ferrugineis, antennis pedibusque testa- 

 ceis ; antennis sat validisj thorace elytrisque crebre dis- 

 tinctius punctatis, evidenter pubescentibus ; abdomine 

 basi parce punctate, apice leevigato. Long, 2-2j lin. 



Mas ; elytris linea prope suturam longitudinaliter ele- 

 vata ; abdomine segmento 6° supra lineis 2 elevatis pos- 

 tice convergentibus instruct©. 



Fern.; abdomine segmento 7° ventrali margine pos- 

 teriore medio sat profunda emarginato. 



H. hepatica, Er. Gen, et Spec. Staph. 102; Kr, Ins. 

 Deutsch, ii. 268; Wat, Cat, 



A fine, large, and robust species, Antennge yellow, 

 stout, the first three joints elongate, two and three of 

 nearly the same length, four to ten each a little broader 

 than its predecessor, of four and five the length is about 

 equal to the breadth, six to ten distinctly transverse, last 

 joint long and pointed, as long as the two preceding to- 

 gether. Head roundish, smaller than the thorax, rather 

 coarsely but obsoletely punctured. The thorax is nearly 

 as broad as the elytra, about one-third broader than 

 long, the sides rounded in front, then nearly straight 

 behind, distinctly and pretty closely punctured, and with 

 a well-marked yellowish pubescence. The elytra are 

 reddish-brown, rather longer than the thorax, distinctly 

 and pretty closely punctured, and with a well-marked 

 pubescence. The abdomen is black and shining, a little 

 paler at the apex, segments two to four sparingly punc- 

 tured, fifth segment still more sparingly punctured, 

 sixth nearly impunctate. Legs reddish-yellow. 



The male has on each elytron a raised longitudinal 

 line, nearly parallel with the suture, and on the sixth 

 abdominal segment above, two raised lines converging 

 posteriorly, (Kraatz), 



The female has the posterior margin of the seventh 

 ventral segment distinctly excised in the middle. 



This fine species is rare, but has occurred in several 

 parts of England, All the specimens I have seen are 

 females, 



8L Homalota exarata. 



Linearis, nigro-picea, antennis elytris pedibusque rufo- 

 testaceis, abdomine rufo-piceo ; thorace transverso, elytris 



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