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 head small, short oval or narrow with rather small eyes, much nar- 

 rower than pronotum, which at middle anteriorly bears a couple of 

 distinct dorsal punctures. - In the C^ the fore-tarsi are more strong- 

 ly dilated than in the ^ , and the sixth abdominal ventral joint with 

 a small angular incision in the posterior margin. 



In this country 4 species are found, which are distributed in 

 North and Ulddle Europe; some of these live particularly on damp 

 ground, a fev; also occur in hollow trees, outhouses, mole-nests, 

 and like places. 



Key to Species. 



1. Head short oval or rounded with very obtuse, yet distinct 



temple-corners 2. 



- Head narrow oval with flat rounded off temple-corners 3. 



2. Antennae not longer than head and pronotum together. Elytra 



scarcely longer than pronotum. L. 4-5 mm 



1. H. praevia hir. with v. nigra Kr. 



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 Antennae longer than head and pronotum together. Elytra dis- 

 tinctly longer than pronotum. L. 5 mm... 2. H. binotata Jravh. 



3. Antennal base reddish-yellow. Posterior margin of elytra brown- 



ish-red. L. 4-5 mm 3. H. disslmilis Jravh. 



Antennae and elytra entirely black. L. 4 mm 



4, H. quadripunctula Jravh . 



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