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Head, pronotunr' and elytra finely reticulated in surface; the head on 

 sides with scattered and coarse punctation; antennae shorter than in pul - 

 chella, however rather slender, their middle and next-last joints (5-10) 

 as lon^ as broad. Pronotum short, tvi-ice as broad as long, with slightly 

 rounded sides and finely bounded posterior margin, its dorsum at middle 

 with two, often indistinct, rows of punctures, elsewhere with very scat- 

 tered, simple punctation; elytra a little longer than pronotum, with coarse, 

 but not dense or deep punctation; abdomen smoothly tapsrigg, the surface 

 very finely reticulated, scarcely punctated. L. 1.5-2 mm. 



In the ^ the fifth free dorsal joint of abdomen (Fig. 96) with a small 

 polished boss*) at middle before posterior margin, the sixth like that of 

 the preceding species with a deep rounded incision, bounded on each side 

 with a long, slightly inwardly curved tooth. 



Distributed everywhere in North and Saddle Europe, and not rare in this 



country; in fungi, especially in the autumn. 



3. a. nitldula lyllh. 



(lyllh. Ins. Suec. II, 413; Srichs. >Jen. Spec. Staph. 183; Kraatz Ins. 

 D. II, 354. Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 266; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1871, 22; Janglfc. 

 Kaf. I.^ II, 3C1). 



A comparatively large and broad, somev^hat convex species, which in com- 

 bination with the size is easily identified by rather slender antennae, and 

 the color of pronotum and its broadly set off posterior margin. 



jlistening black; elytra red- or brown-yellow, around scutellum dark and 

 '^ith a large, black spot on the outer hind corners; tip of abdomen and pos- 

 terior margins of its joints yellow-brown; antennae black, their base, mouth- 

 parts and legs yellow. 



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 *) literally knot, trsl. 



