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Body much broader than in the preceding species, narrowing anteriorjy 

 and posteriorly; head and pronotum rather densely and very finely punctated. 

 The last four Joints of the antennae (7-10) together form a robust club; the 

 sixth jOint is considerably narrower than the seventh, but broader than the 

 fifth and is occasionally considered' as part of the club, which then be- 

 comes five-jointed ( pentatoma F^rst.)- Pronotum posteriorly as broad as 

 the elytra anteriorly, anteriorly strongly, roundly narrowing, convex; 

 elytra //? longer than pronotum, with slightly arcuate sides, with fine 

 and dense, scabrous sculpture; abdomen narrowing posteriorly, finely and 

 densely punctated, its fifth free dorsal joint longer than the fourth. 

 L. 1-1. 2 mm. 



Very rare. It lives in outhouses and cellars on ?/ucedo cellar! s . which 

 grows on old tubs, woodwork and walls (Mulsant) and is here found in com- 

 pany with Gryptophagus species, Mycetaea hirta and Orthoperus , presumably 

 in pursuit of their young. (Cbpenhagen, Lyngby, S/Jborg, Kanders). 

 b'iddle Europe. 



5. 0. inflata iSannh. 



(Mannh. Brach. 72; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 310. - subtills Erlchs. Kaf. I'.k, 

 Br. I, 364; Jen. Spec. Staph. 180). 



Narrower than granaria . feebly fusiform, further identifiable by the 

 four-jointed club of the antennae, and color of the elytra. 



Black or pitch-black, glistening, finely haired; elytra and abdominal 

 tip, sometimes also pronotum brown or red-brown; club of the antennae brown- 

 ish, their base, mouth-parts and legs reddish-yellow. 



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