424 Mr. Claude Morley on the 



From all the other members of the genus bearing an 

 areolet and no petiolar carinse, the present is very distinct 

 in its apically entire and strongly reflexed clypeus. The 

 alutaceous abdomen, thoracic coloration and general con- 

 formation ally it with H. crassicrus, Thorns., from which it 

 is sufficiently distinct in its clypeal and vertical structure, 

 canaliculate frons, apically explanate face, the antennae 

 entirely and scutellum laterally immaculate, the intercep- 

 tion of the nervellus, acutely margined basal segment, the 

 dull testaceous hind tibiae and abdominal plica. 



The type, which is in my collection, was taken by 

 Dr. Capron probably in Surrey ; I also took this species 

 in a greenhouse at Ryde in the Isle of Wight in 

 August 1902. 



Homoporus incisus, Thorns., $. 



Its author only knew the female of this species ; the male differs 

 in nothing but size and coloration. Ejiistoma, clypeus and mouth 

 excepting apices of mandibles, stramineous, orbits and cheeks 

 immaculate : a broad subhamate line before and a callosity beneath 

 the front-wings, with the basal margin of the mesopleurce stramineous; 

 apices of scutellum and of post-scutellum, with the sides of the 

 former somewhat broadly flavous ; legs pale red with all the coxse 

 and trochanters, and the hind tibiae (except at their extreme base 

 and apex), whitish ; abdomen subparallel-sided, broadest behind 

 the centre. 



Length, 5 -J- mm. 



A Synopsis of the Pal^earctic Bassides. 



(2). 1. Metathoracic spiracles large and 



pale ; scutellar fovea costate. Trichomastix. 



(1). 2. Metathoracic spiracles small and 

 immaculate ; scutellar fovea 

 simple. 



(8). 3. Face dull and punctate, not dis- 

 tinctly impressed longitudi- 

 nally. 



(5). 4. Notauli deeply impressed; scape 



excised to its centre . . . Zootrephus. 



(4). 5. Notauli obsolete ; scape not 

 deeply excised. 



