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 a little broader than lonj^, rather stronjiy narrowing; forwardly, 

 slightly convex; elytra almost Ij times as 1 on^- as pronolum, with 

 feeble traces of longitudinal grooves, with rather robust and dense 

 linear-punctation, rugget at middle; abdomen elongate, uniforn breadth^ 

 only the distal joint briefly tapering;, fine and particularly at sides 

 densely punctated, the three first free ^orsal Joints v.lth two small 

 hair-spots on middle, the fifth with a long marginal bristle on sides. 

 L. 8-lC mm. 



In the (5^ the fore-tibiae toward tip, and the fore-tarsi rather 

 strongly dilated. The midale-lobe of abdominal sixth free dorsal 

 joint is a little longer than the short, bristle-bearing sidelobes, 

 the tip by an angular incision divided into two snort, obtuse points. 

 In the ^ the ciddle-lobe of the sar^e Joint is a little longer than 

 tne rather broad, with two long bristles in tip provided sidelobes, 

 and is by a very deep incision divided into two long, narrow points. 



Listributed in North- and Lliddle Europe, but everywhere here 



rare or very rare; on half-moist ground under leaves, rocks and the 



like, also in alluvium (i^'rederikshavn, KarbojzTre, Aalborg, Randers, 



Kolding, Haderslev; Antvorskov, Gharlottenlund, and other places). 



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53. Genus Ischyporus Jravh. 



(Jravh. Iviicropt. 18GC, 1; Srichs. Jen. Spec. Staph. 231; Kraatz 

 Ins. E. II, 417; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 149; F.ey Dre^'vip. 1883, 75; 

 Sanglb. Kaf. M. II, 348). 



Tachyporus differ from Tachinus mainly in that, the third joint 



of the maxillary palpi is as long as the second, and that the distal 



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