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Rather rare and local; on open field-ground at manure, but also 



in plant-fertilizer. It is distributed in North and Middle Europe, 



and like a closely allied species with blue elytra. Ph. c.yanipennis 



Fabr., most frequent in mountain regions. The larva is described and 



illustrated by J. Schiedte Mat. Tiasskr. 1864-5, 1&9. T. IX. 



5. Ph. aeneus Rossi. 



(P.ossi Faun. Etrus. 179C, I, 245; Erichs. li^ . Mk. Br. I, 44?,; 

 l&n. Spec. Staph. 437; Kraats Ins. D. II, 578; Thorns Skand. Col. II, 

 156; luuls. et Rey Brevip. 1877, 226; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 444), 



In regard to the following, closely allied species particularly 

 distinguishable by the dense punctation of the abdomen, and by the 

 strongly dilated fore-tarsi. 



Black, glistening; head and pronotum with feeble ore- or bronze- 

 reflection; elytra darkly bronze-colored and together with abdomen 

 with Irownish hair. 



The head in O is broadly siuare and often broader than pronotum, 

 in the O it is more rounded off and a little narrower than pronotum, 

 in both with coarse punctures behind the eyes, and rather densely 

 punctate temples, between eyes with a transversal row of 4 punctures, 

 of which the two middle ones are only a little farther from each 

 other than the distance from the outer punctures; the antennal out- 

 er joints (6-lC) rather strongly transverse. Pronotum is on the sides 

 slightly, yet distinctly impressed, and posteriorly with slightly 

 incurved side-margins, on the dorsum with 4 punctures in each dorsal 

 row, and 4-5 scattered side-punctures; elytra with dense and rather 



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