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 tinctly thickened distally, their middle and next-last Joints transverse; 

 pronotum twice as broad as long, all over v.ith evenly and fine, but not 

 dense punctation; elytra with fine and not dense scabrous punctatlon, v.ith- 

 out sutural stripe, parallel, shorter than thtir breadth together; abdomen 

 entirely with extremely fine punctation. L. 0.7-1 mm. 



In the <3'^ the sixth free dorsal joint of abdomen at tip emarginate ((ianglb.), 

 In tree-fungi and most often numerously; distributed in North and Mid- 

 dle Europe; in this country seemingly very rare and local, heretofore ap- 

 parently only found at Sonderborg ("ustnei). Skaane "rare in pine-fungi" 

 (Thorns. ) . 



3. Subgenus Agaricochara Kr. 

 16. J. laevicollis Kr. 



(Kraatz Stett. Ent. Ztg. XV, 1854, 186; Ins. D. II, 362; Muls. et Fey 

 Br^vip. 1871, 93; 5anglb. Kaf. M. II, 3C4). 



Most often a little longer than the preceding species and also a little 

 broader, especially identified by the extremely feeble punctation of pro- 

 notum and proportionately long elytra. 



Yellow-brown or brown, feebly glistening, particularly finely haired; 

 the head pitch-black or brownish; pronotum yellow-red or brownish-red; . el- 

 ytra brownish-yellow with a dark shade or obliterated spot across the middle 

 and before hind corners; abdomen most often pitch-brov.n or pitch-black with 

 lighter tip; antennae brownish, their base, mouth-parts and legs yellov-. 



Head, pronotum and elytra particularly finely reticulate ( shagreened) ; 

 the head a little narrower than pronotum, only feebly narrowing posteriorly 



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