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towards the apex, and furnished throughout pretty dis- 

 tinctly with exserted hairs; joints two and three of about 

 equal length, four to ten each slightly broader than its 

 predecessor, four to six each as long as, or a little longer 

 than broad, seven to ten slightly broader than long; 

 eleventh joint about as long as the two preceding toge- 

 ther. The head is narrower than the thorax, not large, 

 sparingly and indistinctly punctured. The thorax is a 

 little narrower than the elytra, about a third broader 

 than long, the sides nearly straight, about as broad at the 

 anterior as at the posterior angles, moderately closely and 

 finely punctured, at the sides with two or three outstand- 

 ing hairs, in front of the scutellum with an indistinct 

 transverse impression. The elytra are about a third long- 

 er than the thorax, their colour either entirely dull brassy, 

 or more or less distinctly reddish, moderately closely and 

 indistinctly, somewhat rugulosely punctured. The abdo- 

 men is black and shining, scarcely narrowed towards the 

 apex ; segments 2-4 finely and sparingly punctured, fifth 

 segment still more sparingly punctured, sixth nearly im- 

 punctate, the outstanding hairs of the sides and apex not 

 very marked. The legs are pitchy, the femora generally 

 a little darker than the tibia3; the middle and posterior 

 tibiae each with two fine short exserted setsB. 



In the male, the middle of the hind margin of the 

 seventh segment of the abdomen is a little emarginate in 

 the middle, on each side of the emargination it is some- 

 what rounded, and the lateral margin projects somewhat 

 as a short tooth, not easy to see. 



In the female, the hind margin of the corresponding 

 plate is a little emarginate in the middle. 



Extremely abundant, in dung, in the most varied 

 localities and situations, from the coasts to the tops of 

 the mountains. 



141. Homalota setigera. 



Nigra, nitidula, elytris nigro-piceis, pedibus piceis, 

 crebre sat fortiter punctata ; antennis apicem versus 

 leviter incrassatis, articulis 7-10 transversis; thorace 

 leviter transverse, antice hand compresso; abdomine 

 apicem versus subangustato, supra segmentis 2-4 sat 

 parce punctatis, 5° parcius punctate, 6° fere laevigato. 

 Long. 1 lin. 



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