(Page 362) 



Staph. 529; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 497; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 176; Muls. 

 et Rey Br^vip. 52ti Janglb. Kaf. IvI. II, 402). 



Flat and of rather even breadth; black, somewhat greasily shining; 

 elytra, posterior margins of abdominal Joints, antennal base, mouth- 

 parts, and legs reddish or brownish yellow. 



Head rounded; antennal next-last joints strongly transverse, pro- 

 notum at least as broad as elytra, ground surface of brown changeable 

 color, outside of the dorsal punctate rows with only a single punc- 

 ture near fore-margin; elytra longer than pronotum, naked, with two 

 feeble punctate rows, one along the suture, an other at middle, and 

 with 4-5 fine punctures in each, otherwise without punctation, but 

 the surface is extremely finely shagreened, and due to this with some- 

 what dull shine; abdomen of somewhat even breadth, with fine and spar- 

 se punctation; hind-femora in both sexes with strongly spiniferous ven- 

 tral side. L. 7-6 mm. (Page 363) 



In theo^ the fore-tarsi are more strongly dilated than in the O ; 

 the sixth ventral abdominal joint is feebly emarginate (Janglb.). 



Distributed throughout twiddle and North iiurope, in Skaane it is 

 common under bark of dead pinaceous trees (Thorns.). In this country 

 it has heretofore not been found, but might possibly be encounter- 

 ed, most probably in Bornholm. 



3. Subgenus v^uedlus s. str. Thoms. 

 19. j. fuli^inosus Jravh. 



(Oravh. Wicr. 34; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br.. I, 490; CJen. Spec. Staph. 

 537; Kraatz Ins. C. II, 503; Thoms. Skand. Col. II, 173; Muls et Rey 

 Br^vip. 1877, 542; ianglb. Kaf. :.!. II, 403. - tristis Syllh. Ins Suec. 

 n. 3C1). 



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