292 Dr. D. Sharp on 



Tkamiarcea diffinis^ n. sp. 



Fusco-cinnamomea, abdomine nigro, segmontis basalibus ad latera 

 rufo-maculatig, antennarum basi pedibusque testaceis ; capite, 

 thorace elytrisque subtiliter punctatis, abdomine nitido, fere 

 impunctato. 



Long. 5 millim. 



Antennas moderately long and slender, setose, third joint 

 elongate, longer than the second, fifth nearly as long as 

 broad, sixth to tenth transverse, terminal I'oint acuminate, 

 more than twice as long as the tenth. Head broad and 

 short, not much more than half as broad as the elytra, 

 sparingly and finely punctured. Thorax strongly transverse, 

 the base rounded, the surface even, finely, moderately, closely 

 punctate, shining. Elytra a little longer than the thorax, 

 and rather more distinctly punctured. 



This is larger than the European T. cmnamomea, and has 

 longer and more slender antennae, and the upper surface is 

 more shining. 



HOMALOTA. 



Mr. Lewis's collection contains examples of several species 

 of this genus in addition to those I have described or deter- 

 mined ; but the specimens are not sufficiently numerous or 

 well preserved to describe from in this most obscure genus — 

 the most difficult to deal with of all the genera of Coleoptera. 



Homalota variolosa. 



Homalota variolosa, Weise, Deutsche eut. Zoitschr. xxi. 1877, p. 89. 



Hagi ; one specimen. This has not been found by Mr. 

 Lewis. The genus is doubtful. 



Homalota Hilleri. 

 Homalota Hilleri, Weise, Deutsche eut. Zeitschr. xxi. 1877, p. 90. 

 Hagi, on the sea-shore. 



Homalota mponeiisis, n. sp. 



Parva, nitida, nigra ; elytris fusco-testaceis, pedibus testaceis ; pro- 

 tborace transverse, medio late profundeque impresso, abdomine 

 crebre punctato. 



Long. 2i millim. 



Antennas small, rather slender, but little thicker externally. 



