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 these distinctly a little shorter than pronotum, and not longer than 

 their breadth together, with rather fine and dense punctation; abdom- 

 en tapering, with more or less metallic changeable color, finely and 

 rather densely punctated; first joint of hind tarsi hardly as long 

 as the claw-joint. L. 6-7 mm. 



In the ^ the fore-tarsi is more strongly dilated than in the O , 

 and sixth ventral abdominal joint etaarglnate at.tip. 



Distributed in North and Middle Europe, on damp ground; rare in 



many places, rather common here, as well as in Skaane (Thorns.). -(See 



remarks to following species). 



27. Q. maurorufus iJravh. 



(Sravh. I-ion. EC; Muls. et Rey Br^vip. 1877, 600; ^anglb. Kaf. l{. 

 II, 408. - modestus K raatz Ins. D. II, 509; Thorns. Skand. Col. X, 316). 



Body dark-brown, in the teneral animals lighter; head and prono- 

 tum shiny; elytra and abdomen finely haired, somewhat glistening; the 

 head black; pronotum pitch-brown with reddish-brown sides or entirely 

 reddish-brown; elytra unicolorous brown or brownish-black, or their 

 posterior margin alone narrowly reddish-yellow; posterior margins of 

 abdominal joints reddish; the antennae oftenest brownish; their base, 

 mouth-parts, and legs reddish-yellow. 



Head, antennae, and pronotum like in the preceding species; elytra 

 a little longer than in this, as long as pronotum, with very dense 

 and rather fine, somewhat rough punctation; abdomen tapering, of more 

 or less metallic changeable color, anteriorly with rather dense and 

 fine, posteriorly more scattered punctation. L. 6-7 mm. 



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