(ra.je 398) 

 et Rey Brevip. 1877, 255; Jan^lb. Kaf. M. II, 443). 



Narrowly fusiform, considerably smaller than the nearest pre- 

 ceding species; recognized^ inter alia, by very shiny head and prono- 

 tuia without metallic reflection. 



Black, glistening; head and pronotum specular; elytra most often 

 unicolorous darkly bronze-green, rarely each with a large, red spot 

 at tip (v. bimaculatus Jravh.) or more extendsively red (v. nitid icol- 

 lis Boisd.), elytra as well as the abdomen haired; legs pitch-black, 

 occasionally yellowish-brown (v. picimanus Ken.). 



Head oval, considerably narroeer than pronotum; the antennae rath- 

 er robust and slightly thickened outwardly, their next-last Joints 

 fully as broad as long; pronotum anteriorly narrow iag, with 4 punc- 

 tures in each dorsal row, and with 5-6 side-punctures; elytra rather 

 densely and finely, abdomen lass densely, more finely punctate, its 

 second and third free dorsal joint often with a small angultite tip at 

 middle of the transversal impression of the base. L. £-7.5 mm. 



In thecrvthe fore-tarsi are strongly dilated, and the abdominal 

 sixth ventral joint at tip with a rather deep angulate incision v.ith 

 a membrane at the bottom. 



Eistributed in Europe and North Asia, in Denmark it is frequent 

 in most places; under leaves and moss, at rotten plants and manure, 

 on neath-land hills often numerous under lichen and heather; v. bi- 

 maculatus is very rare here (Vejl;z^bugt jfBoye} and singly at Copen- 

 hagen), in Middle Europe it, and also v. nitid lcollls are less rare, 

 also found in Skaane (Jrill). 



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