su- 



Lne 



(Fai;e 252) 

 with rather robust, but not dense scabrous punctation, at middle from 

 the side more or less impressed; their posterior margin inside the outer 

 corners feebly incurved; abdomen smoothly broadened posteriorly, its fore- 

 most dorsal Joints with fine and scattered, the hindmost simple punctation. 

 L. 2.5 mm. 



In the ^ the elytra at middle from side more strongly impressed than 

 in the o and thereby distinctly carina- or fold-like elevated along the 

 ture. the fifth and sixth free dorsal joints of abdomen each with a fi 

 carina at medial line. 



Distributed everywhere in North and Middle Europe. In Denmark it is 



common in forests, larger gardens and parks under loose bark of deciduous 



and pinaceous trees, often also in debris under fagot, more rarely in ant 



hills. 



33. vienus Phytosus Curt. 



(Jurtis Brit. Ent. XV, 1838, pi. 718; Srichs. ^n. et Spec. Staph. 177; 

 Kraatz Ins. E. II, 41; Thorns. Skand. Col. IX, 207; Muls. et Rey BreVip. 

 1871, 291; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 285). 



By shape of the body and short elytra Phytosus comes close to the pre- 

 ceding subgenus ( Pachygluta ) of Leptus a; but in other aspects the species 

 are reminiscent of certain Tro^-ophloeus species, with which they also have 

 common mode of living, inasmuch as their body structure is equipped for 

 digging in sand. Among the Bolitocharina species they are especially notable 

 by strongly spiniferous fore- and middle-tibiae. 



Body narrow, elongate, densely haired; head large, porrect, not constrict- 

 ed behind, with rather smaili fla^ eyes and finely margined temples and 



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