British Species of Homa lota. 267 



H. cUentula, 'Er . Gen. et Spec. Staph. 133; Kr. Ins. 

 Deutsch. ii. 322; Wat. Cat. 



Yery closely allied to H. fungi, and probably only a 

 variety of that species ; but smaller_, not so broad in the 

 middle^ the antennge in proportion to the size somewhat 

 stouter, the punctuation of the thorax and elytra rather 

 closer and finer, and the colour brighter. The sides of 

 the thorax are paler than the centre, the elytra are 

 yellowish or brownish, a little darker about the scutel- 

 lum, and the extremity of the abdomen is pitchy or yellow- 

 ish, as are also sometimes the margins of the segments. 



Tolerably common, both in England and Scotland. 



155. Homalota orphana. 



Nigra, sat nitida, antennarum basi pedibusque obscure 

 testaceis, elytris nigro-fuscis ; thorace fortiter trans- 

 verso, convexiusculo, sequali ; elytris hoc longioribus ; 

 abdomine segmentis 2-4 crebre, 5" et 6° parcius punc- 

 tatis. Long. | lin. 



H. orphana, Er. Kaf. Brand, i. 340 ; Gen. et Spec. 

 Staph. 133 ; Kr. Ins. Deutsch. ii. 323 ; Acrotona orphana, 

 Th. Sk. Col. iii. 39. 



Allied to H. fungi, but much smaller, and proportion- 

 ately broader and shorter. The antennae are pitchy, 

 paler at the base, distinctly thickened towards the apex ; 

 joint three nearly as long as two, but more slender, four 

 and five each about as long as broad, the following ones 

 slightly transverse ; eleventh joint nearly as long as the 

 two preceding together. The head is rather broad and 

 short, much narrower than the thorax, finely and indis- 

 tinctly punctured. The thorax is, at the base, about as 

 broad as the elytra, its breadth about twice its length, 

 narrower at the anterior than at the posterior angles, 

 finely and moderately closely punctured. The elytra are 

 about a third or fourth longer than the thorax, closely 

 and distinctly punctured. The abdomen is distinctly 

 narrowed towards the apex, segments two to four closely 

 and distinctly punctured, fifth segment rather more 

 sparingly punctured, sixth segment still more spar- 

 ingly punctured. Legs pitchy, tibiae without exserted 

 setge. 



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