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 A single specimen of this species, which ordinarily is known 

 from Finland only, and which somewhat resembles a small, teneral 

 M. brunneus (cf. Kraatz Ins. D. II, 463 u. lepidus ) , was found be- 

 neath moss on a heather-clothed hill near Hedegaarden south of Aal- 

 borg (&. 1891, Auth.). 



5. M. nanus Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 415 j (Jen. Spec. Staph. 286; Kraatz Ins. 

 D. II, 463; Rey Brevip. 1883, 256. - Baudueri Iv'.uls. et Rey Opusc. Ent. 

 XVI, 1872, 20C; Rey Brevip. 1883, 259; Janglb. Kaf. U. II, 375). 



A small, narrowly fusiform species with tapering abdomen, in con- 

 nection herewith mainly recognized by its color, and by the punctati- 

 on of elytra. 



Black or pitch-black, strongly shining; the posterior margin of 

 elytra, and often also the suture, and the posterior margins of the 

 abdominal joints red-brownish; antennal base, and the legs brownish- 

 yellow or brownish-red; occasionally the pronotum or its margins only 

 are red-brownish. 



The head is narrow; the antennae short, only feebly thickened 

 outwardly, their third joint as long as the second, but much thin- 

 ner, the next-last feebly transverse. Pronotum posteriorly as broad 

 as elytra, as long as broad, anteriorly strongly narrowing, without 

 disciform punctures on sides. The elytra are 1/3 longer than pro- 

 notum, with 7-9 punctures in the dorsal stripe, inside of this with 

 still another punctate row with at least 4 punctures. The abdomen 

 long and smoothly tapering, with rather robust and dense punctation. 

 L. 3-4 mm. 



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