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 not narrowing posteriorly, and together with abdomen with fine and 

 rather dense punctation, and more distinctly haired than any of the 

 preceding species. L. 2.5-3 mm. 



On meadow- and marsh-ground, at the edge of lakes and watering 

 places in alluvium, and under leaves, distributed everywhere in Eu- 

 rope, and not rare in Denmark. 



54. Jenus Lamprinus Heer. 



(Heer Faun. Helv. I, 286; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 428; Thorns. Skand. 

 Col. Ill, 152; Rey Brevip. 1883, 66; langlb. Kaf. lil. II, 353). 



Very closely allied to, and in regard to appearance of body, form, 

 punctation and hair-covering like Tachyporus . from which it however 

 is easily distinguished by the following characters: 



Antennae shorter and much more robust, outwardly more strongly 

 thickened, from the side distinctly flatly depressed; the third joint 

 of maxillary palpi twice as long as the second, the fourth joint short, 

 only i as long as the third, styliform, obtusely pointed; tarsi short- 

 er and more robust, pressed together from sides, their fourth joint 

 smaller than the third, but not like that of T achyporus remarkably 

 small; fore-tarsi alike in both sexes, not dilated. 



In Middle Europe 3 species occurs, which are said partly to live 

 with ants, of these 1 is distributed in North Europe, and also found 

 here in Denmark. 



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 1. L. saglnatus Sravh. 



(3ravh. Mon. 6; Erichs. Kaf. Uk. Br. I, 393; Sen. Spec. Staph. 234; 



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