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 tinctly incurved; elytra //j- shorter than pronotum; abdomen only feebly taper- 

 ing. L. 1-1.5 mm. (Page 289) 



Distributed in Middle Europe and England; in lenmark heretofore only 

 found in alluvium at Lyngby Uoae and on damp boggy ground at Hillerj^d (Auth. 

 4, 05). Probably more widely distributed, but perhaps often confused with 

 the preceding species. M. minima Kr. is probably a form of infuscata with 

 yellow antennae and still shorter elytra than this. 



8. Division Jymnueina. 



The head anteriorly snoui-like prolonged;, maxillary palpi very long, 



their second and third joints especially elongate; all tarsi 5-jointed. 



To this only 1 genus. 



46. Qenus Gymnusa Oravh. 



(Jravh. Mon. Col. Micr. 1806, 172; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 380; Kraatz 

 I Ins. D. II, 372: Thoms. Skand. Col. II, 240; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1873, 19; 

 Sanglb. Kaf. M. II, 321). 



Body thick and rather convex, without side-bristles; the head (Fig. 100) 

 vertically decurved and almost to the eyes imbedded in the pronotum, posteri- 

 orly rather broad, however considerably narrower than pronotum, anteriorly 

 tapering and snout-like prolonged with an offset, rounded and rather broad 

 labrum. In contrast to all other Aleocharini species, but in similarity 

 with several Staphylinids, on vertex of the head with two small bristle- 

 bearing punctures, which here are placed with considerable interval. The 

 eyes are oblong, not protruding; temples and genae sharply margined; anten- 

 nae filiform, their third joint shorter than the second, but not longer than 

 I the middle and next-last almost equally long joints, all much longer than 



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