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 elytra; tliese l/'6 longer than pronotum, posteriorly feebly narrow- 

 ing, very fine sparsely haired, and together with abdomen very fine- 

 ly and rather densely punctated. L. 3.5-4 mm. 



Common everyv/here in Europe on field-, meadow- and forest-ground. 

 9. I. pusillus iravh. 



(Gravh. Mon. 9; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 394; >ien. Spec. Staph. 

 239; Kraatz Ins. E. II, 437; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 151; Rey Bre- 

 vip. 1883, 97; Janglb. Kaf. M. II,?52). 



A rather small and low convex species, identifiable particular- 

 ly by the color of pronotum, and the parallel elytra. 



Black; sides of pronotum rather broadly, and its back-margin nar- 

 rowly brownish-yellow; elytra darker or lighter reddish-brown, along 

 sides, occasionally also at middle brownish-black; back-margins of 

 abdominal Joints very narrowly, translucent brownish yellow; anten- 

 nae pitch-brown, their base, mouth-parts, and legs brownish yellow. 



Pronotum not broader than elytra, feebly convex; these 1/3 long- 

 er than pronotum, and with parallel or feebly convex sides, together 

 with abdomen with particularly fine, but not dense punctation, very 

 fine and sparsely haired. L. 2-3 mm. 



Distributed in Europe, but far less common than the preceding 



species, found here and there in Denmark, but rare. 



10. T. macropterus Steph. 



(Staph, ill. Brit. V. 1P6; ianglb. Kaf. M. II. 352. -^ scitulus . 

 ^^ichsJ ,K§if i ;l'ki- Br» -'.I, 395; G^n. Spec. Staph. 240; Kraatz ins. j;. 

 II, 426; Thorns, bkand. 'Jol. Ill, 151; Rey Bre'vip. 1683, 95). 



Very closely allied to pusillus , but more convex, with broader 



pronotum, and shorter elytra. 



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