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bescence, &c. It bears a very slight superficial resemblance to H. 
muscorum, Bris. (picipes, Wat. Cat.), but must be placed with H. pul- 
chra, clientula, &c., in group xxii of Dr. Sharp’s revision. 
Antenne entirely black, longer and more slender than in H. muscorwm, being 
scarcely perceptibly thickened towards the apex, and having the apical joint acu- 
minate and decidedly as long as the two preceding. Head broad, but little nar- 
rower than the extreme width of the thorax, black, very shining, with somewhat 
indistinct and shallow but large and wide punctures. Thorax more than half as 
broad again as long, convex, unchannelled ; the anterior angles somewhat evident, 
though rounded ; pitchy-black, very shining, with exceedingly fine and somewhat 
remote punctures, interspersed with which are others of the same character as 
those on the head. Elytra about a third longer than the thorax, chestnut-brown, 
broadly darkened at the base, sides and scutellnm, duller than the rest of the in- 
sect, being more closely though still coarsely and shallowly punctured. Abdomen 
black, shining, moderately narrowed towards the apex, strongly and widely punc- 
tured, especially towards the apex. Legs yellowish, slightly infuscated. The whole 
insect is clothed with short and rather depressed yellowish pubescence, and has 
moderately long lateral dark setz. 
I have long had a single specimen of this somewhat conspicuous 
though small species (from the London district) set aside as undescribed 
in my collection, and now dedicate it to Dr. Sharp, as a trifling ac- 
knowledgment of his labours in elucidating the British Homalote. It 
has been examined by that gentleman, and also subsequently by Dr. 
Kraatz ; and is considered by both to be a good species, and apparently 
undescribed. 
STENUS OSCILLATOR, 2. Ss. 
Sub-depressus, plumbeo-niger, nitidulus, crebre minus profunde punctatus ; an- 
tennis palpisque testaceis, his apice, illis basi apiceque fuscis ; pedibus nigro-piceis. 
Long. 13 lin. 
With the palpi and antenne coloured as in S. paganus, this insect 
has the size, build and‘dark legs of §&. latifrons, differing from both 
those species (to which it is very closely allied, having bi-lobed tarsi, an 
un-margined abdomen, and un-spotted elytra) in its less strong and not 
quite so close punctuation, more shining appearance, more decided 
frontal elevation, and the somewhat less sudden and slighter contraction 
of its thorax behind. Compared with S. latifrons, moreover, its an- 
tenn are thinner and longer. 
In Dr. Power’s collection. I have sent it to M. Fauvel (who 
returns it as most probably a new species), and to Dr. Kraatz, who 
appears not to know it. 
