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9. Antennae peculiarly strongly thickened outwardly, their next- 



last joints more than twice as broad as long. L. 3«5 nun. 



8. M. clavicornis Steph. 



Antennae less strongly thickened outwardly, their next-last 



joints only It times as broad as long. L. 4.5 mm 



9. M. forticornis Fauv. 



10. Antennae thin, only feebly thickened outwardly. Head narrow, 



longer than broad. L. 3.5-5 mm... 10. M. splendidus Gravh. 

 Antennae more robust, distinctly thickened outwardly. Head 



as broad as long. L. 4-5.5 mm 11. M. longicornis Makl. 



1. Subgenus Mycetoporus s. str. 



1. M. punctus Jyllh. 



((Jyllh. Ins. Suae. II, 250; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I. 412; Jen. 

 Spec. Staph. 283; Kraatz Ins. C. It, 459; Thoms. Skand. Col. Ill, 161; 

 Eey Bre'vip. 1883, 245, Janglb. Keif. M. II. 370). 



A fusiform, rather broad species, with strongly tapering ab- 

 domen, and of same size as ruf escens , as wall as by the form par- 

 ticularly recognizeable by the, as a rule, distinct disciform punc- 

 tures of pronotum, and the rather slender third joint of maxillary 

 palpi. (Page 334) 



Yellowish-red or brownish-red, strongly shining; Head, meta- 

 sternum, and base of abdominal joints black or pitch-brownish; middle 

 of antennae dark, their base and tip, mouth-parts, and legs reddish- 

 yellow. 



The head is smooth and shiny; Antennae not long, rather robust, 



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