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 and on damp woodland- and moor-ground under foliage and moss. 



2. H. laeviusculus Mannh. 



(Mannerh. Brach. 58; Erichs. Kaf. Br. I, 389; Jen. Spec. Staph. 

 216; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 387; Thorns. Skand. Gol. Ill, 111; Fey Bre'- 

 vip. 1883, 20; Janglb. Kaf. 1/.. II, 333). 



Ordinarily considerably smaller, and namely less broad than the 

 preceding species, easily identified by the dark color of antennae 

 and legs. 



Black, rather shiny and finely haired; distal side-ridges of 

 pronotum oftenest translucid brownish yellow; elytra occasionally 

 brownish; antennae, mouth-parts, and legs pitch-black or pitch- 

 brown, the first Joints nearest basal joint, particularly the sec- 

 ond, oftenest lighter. 



Head and pronotum with extremely fine, open punctation; the sev- 

 enthamtennal joint a little shorter ana not thicker than the sixtto 

 but distinctly finer than the eight, so that the antennal club, 

 consisting of the more strongly thickened three last joints, there- 

 by becomes more sharply set off than that of longicornis . Hind- 

 corners of pronotum are obtuse-angularly rounded off; elytra 1^^ tim- 

 es as long as pronotum, very finely and rather densely punctated, 

 surface extremely feebly shagreened; abdomen strongly tapering, 

 punctation about same as of elytra. L. 1-1,2 mm. 



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First joint of anterior-tarsi of <? strongly dilated, that of 



middle-tarsi less strongly dilated; tip of next last ventral joint 



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