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 From both the preceding species, to which it as a whole is very 

 closely allied, it is separated namely by, that the elytra as a ru- 

 le are reddish-brown, rarely black or yellowish-red; that the fore- 

 head anteriorly is without transverse punctate rows, with only the u- 

 sual large bristle-bearing puncture in at margin of the eye, and 

 that elytra are distinctly shorter than pronotum. From fulginosus 

 particularly it furthermore deviates in that the eyes are smaller, on- 

 ly twice as long as the temples, and that the scutellum is punctate 

 and haired like that of tristis . L. 9-10 mm. 



In the & the sixth ventral abdominal joint with deep emargination, 

 the fifth less deep, both of these as well as the third and fourth 

 at middle posteriorly smoothened. 



Distributed in Europe, North Asia and North America, on damp -ground, 

 and everywhere, also in this country, rather common. The variety with 

 black elytra is found in Ermelunden, and Puderhegn north of Copenha- 

 gen; an other var. , with yellowish-red elytra at Aalbor^, at the gulf. 

 4. Subgenus Sauridus Muls. et P.ey. 

 28. 3. plcipes It'.annh. 



(Mannerh. Brach. 26; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. br. I, 491; Sen. Spec. Staph. 

 537; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 5C6; Thoms. Skand. Col. IX, 172; I.-uls. et Bey 

 Br^vip. 1877, 56C ; Gtanglb. Kaf. li. II, 404). 



Within the subgenus easily distinguished by the color of elytra, 

 and by the proportionately long first Joint of the hind tarsi. 



Black, glistening; head and pronotum specularly shining; elytra 

 and abdomen finely haired; elytra vividly brownish-red; antennae and 

 legs yellowish-red. 



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