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Black, finely haired; head and pronotum rather strongly glisten- 

 ing, elytra and abdomen dully glistenin^: or dull; antennae pitch- 

 brown, their base and tip, maxillary palpi, and legs reddish-yellow. 



"Wingless. The head rounded-square, as broad as pronotum, and like 

 this strongly, but not densely punctate, and with a more or less di- 

 stinct, anteriorly abbreviated, on pronotum most often through run- 

 ning, smooth middle-line; antennae rather long and slender; pronotum 

 as long as broad, and not narrowed posteriorly; elytra considerably 

 shorter and scarcely broader than pronotum, but densely and rather 

 finely punctate; abdomen with especially fine, dense punctation, each 

 of its three-four last dorsal joints at middle with two larger brist- 

 le-bearing punctures. L. 12-14 mm. 



In the O^the sixth ventral abdominal joint feebly emarginate. 



Distributed in North and Middle Europe, and everywhere not rare, 



in Denmark it is found as well on forest ground under leaves, as on 



heather hills, and high field ground, often in sand- and gravel-pits. 



12. St. fuscatus jravh. 



( Jravh. Micr. 164; Erichs. Kaif. Mk. Br. I, 441; ien. Spec. Staph. 

 411; Kraatz Ins. E. II, 558; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 148; J/.uls. et Rey 

 Br^vip. 1877, ;59; Sanglb. Kaf. '£. II, 433). 



Among closely allied species can be recognized by the irregular 

 punctation of head and pronotum. 



Black, head and pronotum polished glistening with bronze- or ore- 

 like reflection; .elytra darkly bronze-colored, together with abdomen 

 with fine brownish hair, dull; fore-tibiae and tarsi reddish-brown. 



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