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3. Labrum entire, flat rounded. Body elongate, smoothly convex, and 



rather even breadth: 3. subgenus Quedius s. str. Thorns 20. 



Labrum cleft or emarginate at middle. Abdomen tapering 4. 



4. Eyes twice as long as temples: 4. subgenus Saurldus Muls. et 



Pey 22. 



Eyes so large that they almost occupy the entire sides of the 



head; the temples therefore very short: 5. subgenus Raphirus 

 Steph 31, 



5. Scutellum simple punctate. L. 5 mm 1. ^. microps iravh. 



Scutellum not punctate. 1. &-10 mm 2. ^. longicornis Kr. 



6. Elytra with two or three longitudinal rows of larger punctures 



(subgenus ^uedionuchus Sharp.) 19. 



Elytra without such punctate rows 7. 



7. Scutellum with scattered punctation 18. 



Scutellum without punctation, smooth 8. 



8. Pronotum anteriorly on each side of middle line with a punctate 



row (dorsum row) consisting of three, rarely four punctures. :9. 

 Fronotum anteriorly at most with only two punctures in each 

 dorsal row, the first close to the fore margin, the other, 

 if it is not erased, farther back. L. 6-7 mm... 3. ^. orevis Er. 

 S. Pronotum with four punctures in each dorsal row. L. 7-6 mm. 



14. Q. tenellus iravh . 



Fig. 111. Head and prosternum of »^uediu5 mesomelinu s Marsh, seen 

 froiL ventral side. One leg removed, k; Llargin (or ridge) of temp- 

 les and genae. eppl : Inflexed sidemargin of pronotum. op: Oper- 

 culum, stigm. Prosternal spiracle. 



.21. 



