(Page 344) 

 the first joint is rather elongate; the last Joint of maxillary 

 palpi is feebly tapering, distal joint of labial palpi large and 

 ax-formed. 



Pronotum posteriorly at least as broad as elytra, anteriorly 

 narrowing, with s lightly rounded sides, and with rounded off poste- 

 rior corners, and strongly rounded posterior margin; its dorsum 

 convex, with several large punctures dorsally and on the sides, the 

 entire periphery marginated. Elytra scarcely longer than pronotum, 

 their posterior margin broadly undate (rounded outwardly); abdomen 

 posteriorly tapering a very little, its sides coarsely marginated; 

 legs rather short, all tibiae splniferous, tarsi 5- jointed, fore- 

 tarsal first joint as long as the claw-joint, and longer than the 

 joints between, first joint of hind-tarsi longer than the following, 

 fore-tarsi simple in both sexes. 



To this genus only 1, in North and Middle Europe distributed 



species, which lives at water-edges in wet moss, and alluvium, and 



on damp forest ground under the plant cover. 



(Page 345) 



1. S. picipes Payk. 



(Payk. Faun. Suec. Ill, 426; Erichs. Kaf. Uk. Br. I, 496; (Jen. 

 Spec. Staph. 554; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 482; Thoms. Skand. Col. II, 180; 

 Uuls. et Rey Br^vip. 1877, 662; Janglb. Kaf. IvI. II, 383). 



Black, head and pronotum shiny and naked; elytra and abdomen 

 somewhat shining ad black-haired; abdomen oftenest with metalic chan- 

 geable color; antennal base, and tip, also mouth, and mouth-parts 

 yellow-reddish; tarsi and oftenest also the tibiae, or even the 



-10- 



