230 Dr. Sharp's Revision of the 



Ohs. — I have little doubt this is the mortuorum of 

 Thomson ; it is allied to H. indiscreta, but is smaller, less 

 shining, has shorter antennae and elytra, and a less 

 transverse thorax. 



121. Homalota atricolor. 



Linearis, subdepressa, vix nitida, nigra, elytris pedi- 

 busque nigro-fuscis, confertim subtiliter punctata, et ten- 

 uiter pubescens ; thorace transverse, basin versus sub- 

 angustato ; abdomine supra segmentis 2-4 crebre subtiliter 

 punctatis, 5° parce punctate. Long. | lin. 



Var. — Elytris pedibusque nigris, concoloribua. 



Mas; abdomine segmento 7° dorsali apice truncato. 



H. inconspicua, Wat. Cat. {nee Er.) . 



A very small, black, rather parallel and depressed 

 species, with close and fine but distinct punctuation and 

 pubescence. The antennas are black, thickened towards 

 the apex ; joints two and three short and stout, two 

 longer and stouter than three, from joint four thickened 

 towards the apex, four about as broad as three, nearly as 

 long as broad, the others to the tenth transverse ; eleventh 

 joint about as long as the two preceding. Head but 

 little narrower than the thorax, rather quadrate, rather 

 long in proportion to its breadth, the eyes a little pro- 

 minent, finely and closely punctured, the punctuation 

 consisting of fine elevations, so that the surface appears 

 rough, with a distinct channel or impression on the 

 middle. Thorax a little narrower than the elytra, its 

 breadth fully half as great again as its length, a little 

 narrowed behind, finely and closely punctured. The 

 elytra are black or pitchy-black, one-half or one-third 

 longer than the thorax, closely and finely punctured. 

 The abdomen is black and shining, segments two to four 

 rather closely and finely but somewhat roughly punc- 

 tured, fifth segment more sparingly punctured, sixth 

 nearly impunctate. Legs black, or pitchy-black. 



In the male, the apex of the dorsal plate of the seventh 

 abdominal segment is truncate in the middle. 



Extremely abundant in Scotland, in carcases, dung, 

 &c. ; also near London, but not so common there. 



Ohs. — This species is intermediate between H. mor- 

 tuorum and inquimda ; it is a little smaller than the 



