(Pa^e 270) 



Head, pronotura and elytra extremely finely reticulated in surface; the 

 head with very scattered isolated punctation; middle and next-last joints 

 of the antennae not strongly transverse; pronotum twJce as broad as lon^, 

 with very feebly rounded, posteriorly almost straight sides, slightly con- 

 vex, at middle with two flat longitudinal grooves and in each of these with 

 a single row of punctures, of which those at middle are fine, elsewhere 

 with only a few single punctures on the sides; elytra //s longer than pro- 

 notum, smooth or at middle with extremely fine and indistinct punctation, 

 polished, humeri prominent; abdomen of rather e^^ual breadth, impunctate. 

 L. 2 mm. 



In the o^ the fifth free dorsal joint of abdomen with a transverse row 

 of four feeble granules before posterior margin, the sixth at tin with an 

 angular incision, whereby it is divided into two triangular teeth. 



Rare or very rare, in fungi, especially it seems in tree-fungi (Vang 



forest in Vendsyssel; :Jjerup in Fyen; Brede and Ermelund in North Zealand). 



Middle and North Europe; rare in Skaane (Thorns.)* 



9. 3. lucidula Sr. 



(3richs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 369; Gen. Spec. Staph. 187; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 

 359; Thoms. Skand. Col. II, ?,68; Muls. et Fey Brevip. 1871, 56; Janglb. Kaf. 

 M. II, 3C2). 



A very small species, easily recognized by the color and by comparative- 

 ly long, polished, almost smooth elytra. 



-Jlistening black; elytra brownish yellow, on hind corners and at the 

 sides more or less extensively black; antennae brown, their base, mouth- 

 parts and legs yellow. 



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