(Paje 236) 



28. jenus Myrmecopora Saulcy. 



(Saulcy Ann. Soc. Sntom. Fr. 1864, 42&; -ianglb. Kaf. I.I. II, 24£. - 

 Ilyusa Euls. et Bey Br^vip. 187c, 410, subg. Xenusa ). 



Closely related to Tachyusa , but with posteriorly more strongly con- 

 stricted head, of which the neck is only//j? as broad as the head between 

 the eyes. In this respect it is strongly approaching the following genus, 

 Fala.i^ria , in viihich the neck is still thinner. 



The body is rather flat; the head porrect, with rather long temples, 

 more or less rounded-off temple corners, and often almost straight pos- 

 terior margin; temples and genae are immarginate; antennae rather slen- 

 der; pronotum narrower than elytra, posteriorly most often narrowing, its 

 fore-corners rounded-off deflected; the elytra evenly broad; first three 

 free dorsal joints of abdomen depressed at base; legs shorter or less 

 slender than in Tachyusa , and the first joint of hind tarsi about as long 

 as the three following joints together. 



The main habitat of the species of this genus is South Europe, but two, 



which live on the strand under seaweed, occur farther north, inter alia 



in England, and one of these is also found in this country. 



1. M. sulcata Kiesw. 



(Kiesw. Stett. Ent. Zeitg. 1850, 218; Muls. et Rey Bre'vlp. 1875, 416; 

 ■Janglb. Kaf. U. II, 251). 



A small, rather evenly broad and flat species, in appearance somewhat 

 reminiscent of Homalota immersa . 



Black, very finely grayr-haired, dully glistening; antennae and mouth- 

 parts brown or brownish-red; legs brownish yellow with darker femora. 



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