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1. H. praevia Er. 



(Brichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, ien. Spec. Staph. 516; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II, 484; Muls. et Rey Bre'vip. 1877, 670; ^anglb. Kaf. M. II, 387.- 

 nl?ra Kraatz Berl. Ent. Ztg. 1868, 352. - nldicola Thorns. Skand. Ins. 

 I, 35). 



Identlfiad particularly by the form of the head, and the pro- 

 portionately short antennae. It varies somewhat in color. 



Black or pitch-black; head and pronotum shiny; elytra and abdo- 

 men finely haired and somewhat dull, silky shine; in the typical 

 form elytra are brownish with reddish posterior margin, the tip, 

 and posterior margin of the joints of abdomen brownish-red or brown- 

 ish-yellow; antennal base, mouth, anf legs orownish- or readish- 

 yellow; in v. nigra Kr. the elytra are black with brownish poster- 

 ior margin, or entirely black, antennal base, mouth, and legs brown- 

 ish-black or pitch-brown. 



Body slender, narrowly fusiform; head short oval, with obtuse, 



yet distinct temple-corners, on each side inside of the eye with a 



row of four inserted punctures, otherwise smooth; antennae as long 



as or a little shorter than head and pronotum together, their thira 



joint oftenest a little shorter than the second, the midale ones, 



and next-last, mainly 6-9, feebly transverse. Pronotum posteriorly 



as broad as elytra, a little broader than long, narrowing anteriorly, 



its dorsal side, except for a few bristle-bearing ponctures on the 



dorsum and sides, without punctation, and with specular shine; scu- 



tellum finely punctate and haired; elytra scarcely or a very little 



longer than pronotum, with fine and dense punctation; abdomen taper- 

 ins, 



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