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head, pronotum, and legs generally somewhat lighter. The 

 sternum and the first two abdominal segments are black. It 

 is very common in marshy places. 



Family XLIX. PSELAPHIDJE. 



Elytra short. Antenna3 eleven -jointed, clubbed. Tarsi 

 three-jointed. They are very small beetles, which are found 

 among moss, under stones, and in ants' nests, and are easily 

 recognised by the characters of the antennae. 



Genus Pselaphus, Herbst. 



* P. heisei, Herbst. Length, 1 mm. It is rusty-red, with 

 the pronotum much longer than broad, and is found under 

 stones, in moss, &c., and is generally distributed. 



Genus Claviger, Preyssl. 



* C. testaceics, Panz. Length, l|-2 mm. It is reddish-ochreous, 

 with the antennae as long as the head, and is both wingless 

 and eyeless. It is found in chalky places on the south coast, 

 in the nests of small yellow ants. 



