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 clform punctures on sides. Elytra, like in the three preceding genera 

 with punctate suture-stripe, dorsal-stripe, and side-stripe, besides 

 these, several species have one or more punctate rows in the inter- 

 vals. 



Fig. 109. Maxillary palpi of Mycetoporus brunneus Marsh. 



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 The abdomen is oftenest tapering; legs slender, tibiae spiniferous, 

 tarsi 5-jointed, joints of fore-tarsi in 6" not dilated, hind-tarsi 

 long with long first joint. 



The species live on damp ground under leaves and moss, some also 

 encountered at fungi. About a score species are distributed in middle 

 and North Europe, and of these, 10 is heretofore found in this coun- 

 try. 



Key to Subgenera and Species. 



1. Antennae short or rather short, and do not reach - or very little 



- out over the posterior margin of pronotum: 1, subgenus 



Mycetoporus s. str 2. 



Antennae long and slender, considerably longer than head and pro- 

 notum together: 2. subgenus Ischnosoma Thorn 10. 



2. Pronotum besides the ordinary marginal punctures with 1-3 punc- 



tures on sides (disciform punctures) 3. 



Pronotum without disciform, marginal punctures only 4. 



3. Third joint of maxillary palpi rather slender, only feebly thick- 



ened. Body fusiform, abdomen strongly tapering. L. 4-5.5 mm. 

 1 . M. punctus jy 1 1 . 



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