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4. PI. tachyporoides '^.'altl. 



("^altl Isis 1838, 268; Ganjlb. Kaf. K. II, 296. - infima_!irichE. len. 

 Spec. Staph. 196j Kraatz Ins. D. II, 333j Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 102j 

 Muls. et Fey Bre'vip. 1871, 120). 



In size like humilis , but more convex; head and pronotura distinctly 

 jlistenin^; further recognizeable by the punctation of abdomen and the 

 sex-characters of the O . 



Black, finely haired, rather ^listenin^'; elytra yellow-brown or brown- 

 ish-yellow; antennae brownish pitch, their base, the mouth-parts end legs 

 brownish-yellow. 



Head and pronotum densely and very finely punctated; antennae same as 

 in humilis. Pronotum a little narrower than elytra, about twice as broad 

 as long, rather strongly roundly narrowing anteriorly, convex, without im- 

 pressions, posterior margin finely margined, inside the obtuse-angular cor- 

 ners slightly incurved; elytra //!? longer than pronotum, slightly convex, 

 feebly broadened posteriorly, punctation fine, dense and scabrous; abdomen 

 entirely with very fine and particularly dense punctation, and due to this 

 with less shine than the forebody, dully glistening. L. 2-2.3 mm. 



In the O the sixth free dorsal joint of abdomen on dorsal side with two 

 small granules, p'ostaEtor margin with three-five small teeth of e^ual length 

 and at each side a longer, acute, slightly inwardly curved spine. 



Distributed throughout the greater part of Europe; in this country ap- 

 parently very rare, and heretofore only found singly in the vicinity of 

 sore'. Said not to be rare in Skaane under bark of infested deciduous trees 

 (Thorns.). 



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