(Page 349) 

 this, the large side-marginal bristle-bearing puncture is found, and 

 on the anterior side-surface often several scattered or row-formed 

 punctures. On ventral side of prosternum (Fig. Ill) the pronotal sharp- 

 ly deflected epipleura are pressed close against the dorsum, and not 



visible from the side; (Page 350) ---- the spiracula are more or 



less covered by a small, oftenest chitinized plate, operculum (the not 

 fully developed epimera), which appears from under the side-margin. 

 Elytra are about of same lenght as pronotum; abdomen more or less ta- 

 pering; the legs rath«r short, all tarsi 5-jointed, fore-tarsi more 

 or less dilated, middle- and hind-tibiae finely spiniferous. 



In Middle Europe at least 60 species are known; about half in num- 

 ber of these have so far been found in Denmark. The majority of these 



live on damp ground under foliage, and in alluvium, others in fungi, 



*) 

 plant fertilizer, hollow trees and like places; a fev. species are myr- 



mecophile, or live in humole-bee's and mole's nests. According to 

 size of eyes, and form of labrum are they divided into several sub- 

 genera. 



Key to Subgenera and Species. 

 1. Eyes shorter or very little longer than temples. Labrum emargi- 



nate or cleft at middle 2. 



Eyes at least twice as long as temples 3. 



8. Eyes very small, only half as long as the very long temples: 1. 



subgenus Ediquus Muls. et Rey 5. 



Eyes as long as - or very little shorter or longer than temp- 

 les: 2. subgenus i-^icrosaurus Thorns 6. 



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*;compost. 



