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 Kaf. V. Hamburg u. Umiegend) j it may possibly also be found in this coun- 

 try. 



32. CJenus Leptusa Kr. 



(Kraatz Ins. D. II, 1875, 6C ; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 275 and 276 ( Leptusa 

 and Fachy^luta) ; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1871, 173 and 277 ( Leptusa and Pachyg lqla': 

 3anglb. Kaf. M. II, 271. ^ 



Body elongate, evenly broad or slightly widened posteriorly (Subgen. 

 Fachygluta ) ; the head somewhat porrect, but not constricted behind; the 

 eyes in our species normally large, but little protruding; temples and 

 genae more or less distinctly marginate; antennae very little longer than 

 head and pronotum together, feebly thickened distally; maxillary palpi 

 rather elongate, their third joint a little longer than the second, on in- 

 ner side feebly ventose-like thickened, the fourth particularly small, spi- 

 culiform; the tongue very narrow, rounded at tip and not divided (cf .Fig.S?.) . 

 Labial palpi normally thre-jointed with ^oint? of almost ejual length. 



Pronotum scarcely as broad as elytra, posteriorly slightly narrowing, 

 with obtuse angular or rounded hind corners, the sides without erect bris- 

 tles, anteriorly strongly roundly deflected; elytra longer than pronotum 

 or only of same length as this, their posterior margin (in our species) 

 inside the outer corners incurved; abdomen of equal breadth, in one of our 

 species ( ruf icollis ) however somewhat widened posteriorly; its first three 

 free dorsal joints transverse-grooved depressed at base, the fifth a little 

 longer than the fourth; the legs rather slender; fore- and middle-tarsi 

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

 following two Joints together. - Especial sex-characters are not found in^. 



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