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382; Kraatz Ins. D, II, 545; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 143; WIuls. et Bey 

 Br^vip. 1877, 125; CJanglb. Kaf. M. II, 4?.8). 



from the precedinsi species, to whicli it is closely allied, it dif- 

 fers namely by the distinct metallic color of head and pronotum, and 

 black antennae. 



Black, dull; head and pronotum darkly bronze-colored, with brown- 

 ish-yellow hair; elytra reddish yellowish-brown and reddish-yellow 

 haired; scutellura with velvity black hair; abdomen black-haired, its 

 first four free dorsal- joints with three feebly golden-glistening 

 hair-spots, separated by two blackish-brown haired spots, the two 

 next-last dorsal joints and all ventral joints at base with golden 

 feebly glistening haired transversal bands; antennae black, maxillary 

 palpi and legs yellowish-red. 



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The head is broadest posteriorly, triangularly rounded, together 

 with pronotum with rather coarse and dense navel-punctation, coarser 

 than in stercoriarius ; antennae feebly thickened outwardly; their next- 

 last joints feebly transverse; pronotum posteriorly with short, polish- 

 ed middle-line; elytra fully as long and broad as pronotum, the surfa- 

 ce densely shagreened, with fine and dense punctation. L. 10-12 mm. 



In the uthe sixth ventral abdominal joint rather strongly incurved 

 at tip. 



Rare or very rare; on forest- marsh- and heath-ground under moss 

 and at the root of trees, occasionally also in company with F'ormica 

 rufa. in and outside of the anthill. (Sailing, Vejle; several places 

 in Sjaelland; Bremersvold and Burs/^ in Lolland; Eornholm). Eistrib- 



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