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 incision at tip. 



Distributed in Europe, North Asia and North America, but is rare 

 in this country; on damp ^jrounri under moss and leaves, also in alluv- 

 ium at lake shores. The larva is described by J. Schi^dte: Nat. Tids- 

 skr. 1864-65. 200, and is placed at Zool. Museum, Copenhagen. 



10. Ph. decorus ^irevh. 



(Jravh. Uicr. 19; Lrichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 451; Gten. Spec. Staph. 

 442; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 580; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 163; Muls. et Rey 

 Brevip. 1677, 247; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 447). 



Among closely allied species with oval head easily identified 

 by its size and by the densely shagreened , dull elytra. 



Fusiform, black; head and pronotum darkly bronze-colored, modu- 

 lated silky shine; the elytra lighter bronze-colored, dull, together 

 with the dully shining abdomen very finely haired; maxillary palpi, 

 tibiae, and tarsi often browmieh. 



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The head is oval, in both sexes narrower than pronotum; the an- 

 tennae long and slender; pronotum narrowing anteriorly, longer than 

 broad, y;ith 4 punctures in each dorsal ro;.-, and with 5-6 side-punc*. 

 tures, its surface and also surface of the head especially finely 

 shagreened and thereby vrith modelated shine; elytra with rather den- 

 se and very fine punctation and very densely shagreened; abdomen 

 with dense and fine punctation; fore-tarsi in both sexes simple. 

 L. 11-13 mm. 



In the O the abdominal sixth ventral joint at tip has an acute 

 incision with cuticular margins. 



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