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 Common everywhere in Europe, also in our country, at manure, de- 

 caying fungi and other plants. Specimens with 5 punctures in the 

 pronotal dorsal rows occur. 



19. Ph. umbratilie .Jravh. 



(Jrach. Micr. 170; Eriohs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 454; vien. Spec. Staph. 

 445; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 583; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 153; Muls. et Pey 

 Brevip. 1877, 276; Janglb. Kaf. I.I. II, 450. - subfuscus iyllh. Ins. 

 Sueo. II, 326). 



Of rather even breadth, most often larger than fimetarius, and 

 more robust; among closely allied spe-cies recognized by proportionate- 

 ly large eyes, somewhat longer than the temples. 



Black, glistening; bead and pronotum polished; elytra black with 

 feeble bronze-lustre, sometimes brov.nish-black, these and the abdom- 

 en v<ith TtxJCiu rather fine and long hair ;maxillary palpi, and often al- 

 so the antennal base pitch-brown, legs yellowi sh-oroi\n. 



The head rounded-off s luare , in the eras broad as, in the 9 a. litt- 

 le narrower than pronotum, with oval, not protruding eyes, VJhich arc 

 somewhat longer than the temples; the punctires in the transversal 

 row of forehead large, broadly separated in pairs; antennae slender, 

 their next-last joints as long as broad; pronotum as long as broad, 

 not narrowing anteriorly, somev.'hat narrower than elytra, with 4 punc- 

 tures in each dorsal row and with 5 side-punctures, the punctures 

 large and robust; elytra fully as long as pronotum, with rather fine 

 and dense punctation, more distinct and dense than in the abdomen; 



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 the hind-tarsal first Joint scarcely as long as the three following 



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