(Pa--e 268) 



5. J. ^entili s Er. 



(Erlchs. 5en. Spec. Staph. 165; Kraetz Ins. D. II, 355; Muls. et Fey 

 Brevip. 1871, 43; GJanglb. Kaf. M. II, 302. - ? con^rua Thorns. Skand. Col. 

 II, 268). 



One oft.bfi largest specjes, ordinarily somewhat larger than nana ; close- 

 ly allied to this, but with somewhat differently colored, shaped and punc- 

 tated pronotura, and with other sex-characters in the o^. 



Head black; pronotum darkly brc^n or brown-red v.ith lighter margins; 

 elytra brownish or reddish yellow, hind corners obliterated black; abdomen 

 yellow-red, its fourth, occasionally also a little of the third free dorsal 

 joint black or pitch-brownj antennae, mouth-parts and legs yellow. 



Head and pronotum extremely finely reticulated in surface; head on sides 

 with simple, coarse punctation; antennae hardly as robust as in nana ; pro- 

 notum twice as broad as long, with feebly rounded sides and distinctly bound- 

 ed posterior margin, at middle with two longitudinal punctate rows and else- 

 where punctated about as nana ; elytra amply //j longer than pronotum, with 

 dense, and toward the outer corners posteriorly rather robust rugose-punc- 

 tation; abdomen impunctate. L. 2-2,5 mm. 



In the S' the fifth free dorsal joint of abdomen (Fig. 97) before pos- 

 terior margin with a transverse row of four small carina, of which the two 

 middle ones are short, scarcely half as long as the others; the sixth joint 

 in middle of posterior margin with two closely placed spines and at each side 

 a longer, inwardly curved rather robust tooth or spine. 



Rare or very rare; in fungi (Vang forest in Vendsyssel; iierrits forest, 

 Falster). In Skaane rare (Thorns.). Morth and R'iddle iiurope. 



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