(Paje 229) 

 not denoted in thl? country; but as it is distributed and not rare in the 

 entire Middle Europe, and found as far north as the vicinity of Hamburg, 

 it is not unlikely that it also may be found here, most probable in the 

 southmost parts of the country. 



26. CJenus Erachyusa Euls. et Rey. 

 (Muls. et Fey Brevip. 1875, 351; ianglb, Kaf. V.. II, 240). 

 The sole species belonging to this genus, which by Erichson vas as- 

 signed to Homalota, but by Kraatz transferred to the following genus, 

 Tachyusa, is especially separated by, that the first joint of hind tarsi 

 is elongate, and as long as the three following joints together, and from 



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 Tachyusa by a shorter, broader, into the pronotum deeply embedded head, 

 large eyes, very short temples, a broad pronotura, and a strongly narrow- 

 ing abdomen, of v.hich the first three ventral joints are not (as in Tachyusa) 

 constricted at base. 



To this genus only one Central European species, vjhich also occur in 

 Denmark. 



1. B. concolor Kr. 



(Srichs. lien. et.Spec. Staph. 126; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 155; 'JaxIs. et 

 Fey Brevip. 1875, 353; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 241). 



A small species, in color and punctation most closely resembling 

 Tachyusa atra, but smaller, anteriorly proportionately broader and pos- 

 teriorly more narrowing, but otherwise especially recognized by the above 

 denoted characters. 



Dull black, extremely short ana very dense grayish glistening hair 



