British Species of Homalota. 235- 



3Ias; abdomine segmento 7° dorsali apice obsolete 

 quadridentato. 



H. nigra, Kr. Ins. Deutscb. ii. 287 ; Wat. Cat. 



A small, ratlier narrow, black species, shining, but 

 clothed with a fine pubescence, giving it a somewhat 

 gray appearance. The antennae are black, of moderate 

 length and thickness, a little thickened towards the apex ; 

 the first joint is stout, two and three of moderate length 

 and thickness, two longer than three, this latter much 

 narrowed at the base, four scarcely broader than the pre- 

 ceding one, about as long as broad, from this to the tenth 

 each one a little broader than its predecessor, none of 

 them, however, being strongly transverse, and sometimes 

 appearing but little broader than long; eleventh joint 

 about as long as the two preceding together. The head 

 is smaller than the thorax, rather small, black and shining, 

 finely and indistinctly punctured, sometimes indistinctly 

 channelled or impressed. The thorax is a little narrower 

 than the elytra, about a third broader than long, very 

 finely and closely punctured, with an indistinct impres- 

 sion in front of the scutellum, from which proceeds a 

 fine channel, sometimes scarcely to be distinguished. 

 The elytra are about a third longer than the thorax, 

 closely and finely punctured. The abdomen is a little 

 narrowed towards the apex, closely finely and evenly 

 punctured above, segments five and six somewhat more 

 sparingly than the preceding ones. The legs are 

 pitchy. 



In the male, the apical angles of the dorsal plate of 

 the seventh abdominal segment are acute, and eA^en a 

 little produced, and the hind margin is furnished besides 

 with two small indistinct projections, the distance be- 

 tween which is about the same as that between each one 

 and the lateral tooth. 



In the female, the middle of the hind margin of the 

 same segment is slightly and indistinctly emarginate in 

 the middle. 



Extremely abundant, in vegetable refuse, all over 

 England and Scotland. 



127. Homalota germana. 



Nigra, vix nitida, pedibus fuscis, confertim evidenter 

 punctata, et tenuiter pubescens; thorace transverse; 



TRANS ENT. SOC. 1869. PART IIT. (jUNe) . S 



