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2. Subgenus PlatydracuB Thorns. 



2. St. fulvlpes Scop. 



(Scop. Ent. Cam. 99; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I. 438; Jen. Spec. 

 Staph. 382; ?:raatz Ins. D. II, 545; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 144; Muls. 

 et Eey Br(fvip. 1877, 127; langlb. Kaf. f.'. II, 426). 



Distinguishable by the shape of head, and by the color. 



Black, somewhat glistening, with fine, brownish hair; the next- 

 last tv»o abdominal joints at base i^ith golden glistening hair; head, 

 pronotum, and elytra darkly blue or greenish with metallic lustre; 

 antennal base and tip, anterior margin of forehead, and maxillary pal- 

 pi, and the legs reddish yellow. 



The head is triangular, broadest behind the eyes, and with pro- 

 minent temple-corners, as well as pronotum with smooth and dense na- 

 vel-punctation; antennae only feebly thickened outwardly, their next- 

 last joints scarcely transverse; pronotum almost as broad as elytra; 

 these with particularly dense and very fine punctation, with modified 



shine; (Pa^e 375^ the abdomen 



with scattered and very fine punctation. L. 14-17 mm. 



In the <T the sixth ventral abdominal joint with an acute incisi- 

 on at tip. 



In damp woodland meadows under moss and grass and in old stubs; 

 distributed in Europe, but rare everywhere in this country. (Horn- 

 baek, Lyngby, Objerggaard; Aalholrn; Silkeborg, Panders, Skorping Hol- 

 me and several other places). 



3. St. stereoriarius 01 iv. 



(Oliv. Ent. Ill, 42; Erichs. Kaf. ^^k. Br. I, 436; ien. Spec. 



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