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may be distinguished from all others, viz., size, colour, 

 and the elongate terminal joint of the antennas ; and, as 

 his name is many years older than Thomson's merdaria, 

 I have adopted it. 



85. Honoalota incognita. 



Latior, nigra, antennis pedibusque testaceis, illis apicem 

 versus infuscatis, elytris obscure castaneis ; thorace trans- 

 verso, basi impresso; elytris crebre sat fortiter punc- 

 tatis ; abdomine segmentis 2-4 parce punctatis, 5 et 6 

 fere Itevigatis. Long. 2 lin. 



Mas; abdomine segmento 7° dorsali margine posteriore 

 medio truncate, haud crenulato. 



A large species, allied to H. xantlioptera, usually larger 

 and broader in proportion, the thorax being evidently 

 broader; it is more obscurely coloured, has the elytra 

 more strongly punctured, the fourth joint of the antennae 

 longer, and the apex of the abdomen not visibly crenulate 

 in the male. The antennae are long, but slightly thick- 

 ened towards the apex ; yellow at the base, more or less 

 infuscate towards the apex, pretty distinctly furnished 

 with outstanding hairs; joints two and three moderately 

 long and slender, four considerably longer than broad, 

 from this to the tenth the joints differ but little in length, 

 but each is a little stouter than the foregoing one, each 

 longer than broad; the eleventh joint is elongate (espe- 

 cially in the male), longer than the two preceding together, 

 and a little stouter than its predecessor. The head is 

 broad, narrower than the thorax, rounded behind the 

 eyes, finely and indistinctly punctured. The thorax is a 

 little narrower than the elytra, fully a third broader than 

 long, the sides gently rounded in front, then nearly 

 straight, and but very slightly narrowed behind, pretty 

 finely and not densely punctured, with an indistinct im- 

 pression in front of the scutellum, from which proceeds 

 a short indistinct channel. The elytra are about a fourth 

 longer than the thorax, of an obscure brownish colour, 

 indistinctly darker about the scutellum and towards the 

 apical angles, rather strongly and closely punctured. 

 The abdomen is black and shining, pitchy at the extreme 

 apex; segments two to four sparingly but distinctly 

 punctured, five and six nearly impunctate. Legs yellow. 



