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pubescent ; abdomen sub-parallel, narrowed behind, with segments 2-4 

 finely and rather diffusely punctured, the remainder very finely and 

 sparingly punctured, with distinct setse at sides ; legs brownish testaceous, 

 femora darker. Male with the posterior portion of the 7th ventral 

 segment of hind body emarginate. L. 2j^-2|^ mm. 



Dalwhintiie, Inverness- shire, September 1901), one specimen, and 

 Aviemore, September 10, 1910, a few examples in rotting fungus (Joy) ; 

 Eathmullan, Donegal, Ireland (Cameron). This species is allied to 

 H. atramentaria, Gyll., and H. cinnamojJtera, Thorns. ; from the former 

 it may be distinguished by having the elytra much more finely and 

 •closely punctured, the antennpe less thickened towards apex (the 

 penultimate joints being about as long as broad, instead of distinctly 

 transverse), and the last joint more pointed ; the legs, too, are lighter. 

 From A. cinnamoptera it diSers in having the fore- parts less brassy and 

 •duller, the somewhat more parallel-sided hind body and the rather 

 stouter antennse. 



The insect will probably be found in many other localities in Great 

 Britain, for, according to Ganglbauer, although rare, it occurs 

 throughout the greater part of the PaliBarctic region. The species 

 was introduced as British by Dr. Joy (Ent. Mo. Mag. xlvi. (2 Ser. xxi.), 

 1910, 252). 



H. (Atheta) divisa, Mark., var. blatchi, Ellis, Ent. Rec. 1901, 

 p. 251. //. angulata, Eowler and Sharp Cat., 1893. A very distinct 

 form differing from the type in that the base of the thorax is much 

 wider than the elytra owing to the strongly developed posterior angles. 



Taken by the late Mr. W. E. Blatch in dead moles and hedgehogs 

 at Knowle, Warwickshire. Mr. H. Willoughby Ellis, who described 

 this form in honour of Mr. Blatch, has also taken it in similar 

 situations. 



H. (Aleuonota) scotica, Elliman. Ent. Record, xxi. 1909, 33. 

 Elongate, somewhat parallel, depressed, finely and rather densely 

 pubescent ; reddish-testaceous, with the mouth parts, base of the 

 antennae, and the legs paler, head and hind body, excepting apex, 

 pitchy, the two or three basal segments being slightly lighter ; head, 

 thorax and elytra rather dull, hind body a little more shiny. Head 

 sub-triangular, strongly narrowed from base to front of eyes, about as 

 broad as thorax, slightly convex, very finely punctured. Antennse 

 somewhat strongly thickened towards apex, joints 1-3 elongate, third 

 joint a little shorter than second, 4 and 5 about as long as broad, 

 6 and 7 transverse, 8-10 strongly transverse, last joint half as long 

 again as penultimate. Thorax very slightly transverse, narrowed a 

 little in front, very slightly contracted towards base from the anterior 

 third, with faint traces of a dorsal channel. Elytra transverse, very 

 little longer than thorax, very finely punctured. Hind body sub- 

 parallel, very finely and densely punctured ; last ventral segment 

 furnished with rather long black hairs. L. 2J-3 mm. 



Nethy Bridge, Scotland, in flood refuse on the banks of the Spey ; 



