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 and that tha ralddle-coxae are more widely separated, also that the 

 pronotal fore-corners are protruding and acute. 



Ihe heed is broad, almost square, with large, slightly convex 

 eyes, and plump temples; antennae rather slender, longer than the 

 head, not thickened outwardly; pronotum posteriorly narrowing and 

 rounded off, narrower than elytra; its dorsal side-margin is under 

 the strongly protruding, acute-angular fore-corners contiguous with 

 the ventral side-margin; elytra somewhat longer than pronotum; ab- 

 domen feebly tapering; legs rather slender, tibiae finely spinife- 

 rous, the middle ones slightly curved, the fore-tarsi strongly di- 

 lated, first Joint of hind-t&rsi rather stretched , almost as long 

 as the following three joints together. 



In North and Middle Europe only 2 species are found. 



Key to Species. 

 1. Antennal base yellow, legs predominantly yellow, inner side of 



femora black. L. 15-20 mm 1. G. nebulosus Fabr. 



Antennae yellow, brownish toward tip. Legs black. Species smal- 

 ler. L. 10-15 mm 2. 0. murinus Linn. 



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 1. 0. nebulosus Fabr. 



(Fabr. Ent. Syst. I, 520; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 432; ,:Jen. Spec. 

 Staph. 36C; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 534; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 142; Muls. 

 et Rey Erevip. 1877, 83. - tessellatus Fourer. Ganglb. Kaf. V.. 11,418). 



Black; pronotum dully bronze-colored, together with abdomen cov- 

 ered with a dense, felt-like, prostrate hair-clothing , which on the head, 



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