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

 gently rounded, scarcely narrower at the anterior than at 

 the posterior angles, the sides with a few fine outstanding 

 setae, pretty closely and finely punctured, with a fine 

 longitudinal channel in front of the scutellum, varying 

 in length and distinctness. The elytra are but little 

 longer than the thorax, of an obscure fuscous colour, 

 closely and finely punctured. The abdomen is strongly 

 narrowed to the apex, black, the apex sometimes obscure- 

 ly paler; segments two to four pretty closely and finely 

 punctured, fifth segment more sparingly but distinctly 

 punctured, sixth very sparingly punctured ; the sides and 

 apex, as well as the hind margins of the segments, with 

 numerous distinct outstanding black setae. The legs are 

 dirty yellow, the middle and hinder tibiae with a distinct 

 outstanding seta on the middle. 



I have found this species in numbers, in dung, near 

 Thornhill, and rarely in other parts of Scotland, but 

 never in England. 



Obs. — This is not very closely allied to any other species. 



136. Homalota cadaverina. 



Lata, subdepressa, nigra, antice parum nitida ; thorace 

 transverse, basi vix foveolato; elytris hoc distinctius 

 punctatis ; abdomine nigerrimo, nitidulo, supra seg- 

 mentis 2-4 parce punctatis, 5° et 6° fere laevigatis ; pedi- 

 bus rufis, femoribus piceis. Long. 1^ lin. 



Var. — Elytris fuscis. 



H. cadaverina, Bris. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1860, p. 341. 



A fine and distinct species, broader than the others of 

 this group, the head especially being broad. The an- 

 tennae are black, moderately long, rather slender, but 

 little thickened towards the apex; joints two and three 

 long and rather slender, two a little the longer; of the 

 following joints the first three or four are longer than 

 broad, the subsequent ones but little broader than long", 

 the penultimate one being scarcely transverse; eleventh 

 joint moderately long, rather pointed, about as long as 

 the two preceding together. The head is broad, but 

 distinctly narrower than the thorax, sparingly and indis- 

 tinctly punctured. The thorax is a little narrower than 

 the elytra, not quite twice as broad as long, the sides 



