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narrower than the thorax, indistinctly punctured. The 

 thorax is slightly but distinctly narrower than the elytra, 

 its breadth fully half as great again as its length, about 

 as broad at the antei'ior as at the posterior angles, finely 

 and thickly punctured, and finely but rather roughly 

 pubescent. The elytra are fully one-third longer than 

 the thorax, closely and finely punctured. The abdomen 

 is punctured much as in H. serieea, but not quite so spar- 

 ingly. The legs are rather dusky testaceous. 



Rare. I have found single specimens in several parts 

 of Scotland. 



Obs. — I have examined two specimens of H. suhtilis 

 sent by Herr Scriba to Mr. Crotch ; these difi^r from my 

 specimens by being a little larger and broader, and 

 having no channel or impression at the back of the head. 

 These two specimens are, however, females, while I be- 

 lieve all my Scotch examples to be males ; they have the 

 apex of the seventh abdominal segment very indistinctly 

 truncate. This species resembles H. celata in some 

 respects, but its abdomen is much more sparingly punc- 

 tured. 



118. Homalota induhia. 



Nigra, sat nitida, tenuiter pubescens, parce punctata, 

 pedibus piceis; antennis articulis 5-10 minus fortiter 

 transversis; thorace transverse j abdomine supra seg- 

 mentis 2-4 parce subtiliter punctatis, 5° et 6° fere lasviga- 

 tis. Long, f lin. 



Mas ; abdomine segmento 7° dorsali margine posteriore 

 sat fortiter crenulato. 



Scarcely larger than S. serieea, but blacker, stiU more 

 sparingly pubescent and therefore more shining-, with 

 the antennge not quite so stout, and the seventh abdomi- 

 nal segment crenulate in the male. The antennae are 

 black, moderately stout, a little thickened towards the 

 apex; joints two and three longer and more slender than 

 in S. serieea, three not quite so long as two, four about 

 as broad as three, and about as long as broad, five slightly 

 transverse, ten pretty distinctly so ; eleventh joint point- 

 ed, about as long as the two preceding. The head is 

 narrower than the thorax, but broad, the disc flat, punc- 

 tuation and pubescence almost absent. The thorax is 



