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 alia, by the characters of pronotum and fore-tibiae. 



Black; Head and pronotum specular, with metallic lustre; elytra 

 with bronze-lustre, together with the abdomen rather finely haired. 



The head is large, oroadly square, in the o broader than pronotum, 

 in the ^ as broad as this, behind the eyes with a few coarse punctures, 

 on the temples posteriorly with many, finer bristle-bearing punctures; 

 pronotum feebly narrowing posteriorly, narrower than elytra, its sides 

 behind middle rather strongly incurved, the dorsum at fore-margin and 

 on sides with a few scattered punctures, otherwheres entirely smooth; 

 elytra with dense and robust, abdomen with rather fine and more scat- 

 tered punctation; fore-tibiae feebly, yet distinctly curved. L. 12-14 

 mm. 



In the o the fore-tarsi are feebly, yet a little more strongly 

 dilated than in the p ; the abdominal fifth ventral joint at middle 

 of posterior margin obtuse-angulately j.nsurved , the sixth with sharp, 

 deep emargination. 



Distributed, and not rare at manure, carrion, and under rotting 



plants. Europe, North Asia. 



2. Ph. intermedius Boisd. 



(Boisd. Lac. Faun. Ent. Paris I, 388; Erichs. Kaf. 1,'k. Br. I, 

 447; ien. Spec. Staph. 429; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 570; Ihoms. Skand. Col. 

 II, 155; :'uls. et Rey Erevip. 1877, 207; Janglb. ?:af. h\. II, 442). 



Somevthat smaller than splendens , and with approaches both to this 

 and the fallowing species. 



Black; head and pronotum greenish metallic glistening, specularly; 

 elytra bronze-colored, together with abdomen haired, glistening. 



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