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 gar than pronotum, and besides the usual three punctate stripes, which 



Individually bears many punctures (12-15), has also three other den- 

 sely punctate rows, of which one lies between side- and dorsal-stri- 

 pe, and two, somewhat irregular, between the latter and the suture- 

 stripe. The abdomen is strongly tapering, with rather robust, scat- 

 tered punctation, and finely haired. L. 4-5.5 mm. 



On damp forest- or marshy ground, under leaves and moss, also 

 at fungi, distributed, but everywhere rare. North and Middle Europe. 



4. M. debills Makl. 



(Makl. i:ycetop. Symb. 1847, 14; Seidl. Faun. Bait. 1891, 411). 



Narrow and rather of uniform breadth, otherwise identified by the 

 color, the antennal short, thickened third joint, and elytral punc- 

 tation. (Page 336) 



Reddish-yellow, shining; head and abdomen more reddish, the ver- 

 tex, and base of abdominal joints occasionally darker. 



Head and pronotum shiny; antennae short, scarcely thickened out- 

 wardly, their third joint short conical, at tip as thick as the se- 

 cond, both equally short, the next-last ones feebly transverse. Pro- 

 notum posteriorly as broad as elytra, as long as broad, anteriorly 

 feebly narrowing, without disciform punctures en sides; elytra are 

 somewhat longer than pronotum, and has in the dorsal stripe 6-7 punc- 

 tures, inside of this also a short row of punctures posteriorly with 

 few punctures (2-3); abdomen almost uniformly broad, with rather ro- 

 bust and dense punctation, finely haired. L. 2.5-4 mm. 



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