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bluntly acuminate. Head rather broad, sparingly and scarcely 

 visibly punctured. Thorax gently convex, twice as broad 

 as long, narrowed in front, not thickly but distinctly 

 punctured. Elytra a trille broader than the thorax, 

 and a little longer, distinctly but not thickly asperate-punc- 

 tate. Abdomen distinctly, evenly but not thickly punctured ; 

 the punctuation of the fifth segment is scarcely less distinct 

 than tiiat of the preceding. 



The thorax is relatively rather broader than in A. mcerens ; 

 and the punctuation is less close, as is also that of the elytra. 



Homalota destituta^ sp. n. 



H. statura et colore H. holetobicp, Th. {nigritidce, Kz.), at antennis 

 paulo brevioribus. Nigra, subnitida, subtiliter punctulata, flavo- 

 eericea ; anteunarum basi, elytris pedibusque luteo-testaceis, ely- 

 tris regioiie sciitellari angulisque posticis obsolete infuscatis, 

 thoracc obscure picco ; abdomine discrete subtiliter puuctulato, 

 Bcgmentis apice piceis. Long. If lin. 



Very closely allied to H. boletobia, Th., but is a trifle more 

 parallel-sided, the antennae are a little shorter and stouter, the 

 elytra are relatively a little shorter ; the punctuation is 

 throughout slightly hner, especially that of the thorax, which 

 is also less close ; tliat of the abdomen is more even (being 

 scarcely less close on the fifth and sixth segments than on the 

 previous ones). The three basal joints of the antennae are 

 elongate, subequal, testaceous ; the third more slender ; the 

 fourth joint is twice as broad as long, shining, pitchy testaceous; 

 the fifth to tenth joints gradually but distinctly broader, trans- 

 verse ; the eleventh joint nearly as long as the two previous 

 joints taken together, obtusely acuminate. Head sparingly 

 and scarcely perceptibly punctured. Thorax pitchy, very 

 nearly as broad as the elytra, not quite twice as broad as 

 long, gently rounded at the sides and base, with a shallow 

 longitudinal impression in front of the scutellum, finely but 

 not thickly punctured. Elytra a trifle longer than the thorax, 

 finely and not thickly punctm-ed. Abdomen with the apex of 

 each segment pitchy, very finely but not closely punctulate ; 

 the punctuation is less close and distinctly finer than on the 

 elytra. 



Paederidae. 



Lithocharis occulta^ sp. n. 



L. ferruginea ; antennis, elytris pedibusque flavo-testaceis ; capite 

 thoraceque subopacis, sat crebre fortiter punctatis ; elytris thorace 

 ^ longioribus, nitidis, sat crebre punctatis; abdomine nitido. 



