(Paje 365) 

 broader than long, about as broad as the elytraj these distinctly lon- 

 ger than pronotum, (Page 366) somewhat flat, with 



fine and rather dense punctation, besides this the background surface 

 is very finely shagreened, and therefore somewhat dull; abdomen strong- 

 ly tapering, strongly metallic-changeable color, with rather fine and 

 not dense punctation; first joint of hind tarsi shorter, than the claw- 

 joint. L. 7-9 mm. 



In the <y the fore-tarsi are more strongly dilated than in the O ; 

 the fifth ventral abdominal Joint with feeble, the sixth with deeper 

 angular emargination, in front of emargination smoothed. 



Not rare under leaves on damp woodland ground, and at the edge of 



water in alluvium. North and Middle Europe. 



25. Q. umbrinus Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 491; ^ien. Spec. Staph. 541; Kraatz Ins. 

 B. II, 509; Thoms. Skand. Col. II, 178; I'uls. et Eey Brevip. 1877, 

 586, ianglb. Kaf. M. 406. - maurorufus iyll. Ins. Suec. II, 309). 



Identified by the coarsely punctated, comparatively short elytra, 

 and a broader pronotum. 



Black or pitch-brown, glistening; head and pronotum shiny; ely- 

 tra and abdomen finely haired; outmost post'^rior margin of elytra 

 brownish-red; antennae, ciouth-parts, and legs darkly brown, knees 

 and tarsi oftenest brownish-red. 



Head rounded, posteriorly rather strongly constricted; eyes con- 

 vex, amply twice as long as the temples, these rather densely punc- 

 tate; next-last antennal joint at least as broad as long, pronotum 



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