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 knees brownish-red. 



The head is shining smooth, though with three bristle-bearing 

 punctures along inner margin of the eye, and a few back of the eye; 

 first joint of the antennae as long as the two following together, 

 the third longer than the second, the next-last scarcely transverse. 

 Pronotum is posteriorly somewhat broader than elytra, with two an- 

 terior dorsal punctate rows with three punctures in each, outside 

 of these several scattered side punctures, the rest without punctures 

 and shiny. Scutellum is smooth; elytra oftenest a little shorter than 

 pronotum, with robust and dense punctation; abdomen rather robust and 

 densely punctate with somewhat elongate punctures. L. 9-10 mm. 



In the 6 the sixth abdominal ventral joint curved inward poste- 

 riorly, in the ^ rounded off. Last joint of maxillary palpi is more 

 slender in Q than in C7 , 



Distributed throughout the country, on damp forest- or marsh- 

 ground, at the edge of water-holes and lakes, in moss and under fo- 

 liage, but rare, or very rare. The larva is found and reared by 

 Mr. E. Rosenberg. 



62. Jenus Heterothops Steph. 



(Steph. 111. Brit. V, 1832, 256; Brichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 480; Jen. 

 Spec. Staph. 515; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 483; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 180; 

 Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1877, 664; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 385). 



Heterothops differs from the genus Quedius mainly in that, the 



last joint of maxillary palpi is fine as a needlepoint, much finer 



than the next-last. The body is slender and narrowly spoolsf ormed*) - 



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*) somewhat fusiform. 



