(Pa^e 245) 

 less distinctly so than three precedinj, the sides till over the middle 

 robustly marc^ined; ventral siae convex, and abdomen often carried slight- 

 ly curved upward, r'ro- and mesosternum each with a aistinct carina at 

 middle-line. Le^-s lon^ and slender} fore- and middle-tarsi 4-jointed, only 

 hind tarsi 5-jointed, and the first Joint of these as long as the follow- 

 ing two joints together. Sex-characters are often found in the e'en elytra 

 or on the next-last joints of abdomen. 



The species live, as the name indicates, in fungi. From Middle and 



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North Europe 6 species are knov.n, of vahich 3 are heretofore found in this 

 country. Besides these 2 others are included here, vihich perhaps can yet 

 be encountered. 



Key to Species. 



1. Abdomen yellow-red or yellow-brovm, as a rule vjith a black or lari 



band before the tip. Antennal distal joint yellow 2. 



Abdomen and the antennal distal joint black or pitch-black; the fore- 

 most abdominal joints sometimes reddish-brown. L. 3.5 mm 



5 . D. obliqua Er. 



2. Neck of the head rather narrow, scarcely half as broad as the head at 



its greatest diameter. L. 4.5-5 mm 1. 5. lucida 5ravh. 



Neck broader, more than half as broad as the head at greatest diameter:3, 



3. Head and pronotum reddish-brown. Elytra with a distinct impression. I. 



4.5-5 mm 2. B. V.ulsanti Sharp. 



Head black. Pronotum yellow-red. i^lytra without distinct impression. .. 4. 



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