British Species of Homalofa. 219 



A reddish-yellow species, the head and fourth and fifth 

 abdominal segments blackish; with comparatively small 

 head, and with the punctuation and pubescence of the sur- 

 face distinct and well marked. The antennae are reddish- 

 yellow at the base, infuscate towards the apex, they are 

 moderately stout, joint three a little longer than two, four 

 not broader than three, nearly as long as broad, five dis- 

 tinctly broader than four, five to ten transverse, but not 

 strongly so; eleventh joint about as long as the two pre- 

 ceding. The head is roundish, much narrower than the 

 thorax, rather finely and moderately closely punctured, 

 with the eyes rather prominent. The thorax is convex, 

 narrower than the elytra, its breadth nearly twice its 

 length, narrower at the anterior than at the posterior 

 angles, the anterior angles rounded and depressed, close- 

 ly and moderately finely punctured, and with a distinct 

 pubescence. The elytra are about a third longer than 

 the thorax, closely and rather strongly punctured, with 

 a distinct pubescence. The abdomen is yellowish-red, 

 with the fourth and fifth segments darker ; segments two 

 to four are rather strongly and pretty closely punctured, 

 fifth segment more sparingly but distinctly punctured, 

 sixth nearly impunctate; pubescence rather coarse. Legs 

 yellow. 



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

 seventh abdominal segment is armed with four teeth, the 

 middle ones are stout, short and rounded, the outer ones 

 project rather more backwards, are slender and pointed. 



Scarce ; but occurs sparingly in several localities about 

 London, and has been found, not uncommonly, at Monk's 

 Wood, by Mr. Crotch; Weybridge, Mickleham, Croydon. 



111. Homalota suhterranea. 



Linearis, sat nitida, rufo-testacea, capite abdomineque 

 plus minusve nigricantibus, subtiliter punctata, antennis 

 validis, basi pedibusque testaceis; abdomine supra seg- 

 mentis 2-5 parce punctatis, 6° fere Isevigato. Long. IJ 

 lin. 



Mas; abdomine segmento 7° dorsali apice 4-dentato, 

 deutibus validis. 



H. suhterranea, Muls. Opusc. ii. 40 ; Kr. Ins. Deutsch. 

 ii. 291 ; Wat. Cat. 



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