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 and pronotum, and by the large head of O^ . 



Jlistening black; head and pronotum polished, elytra greenish 

 with bron?e-lustre, these and the abdomen finely haired. 



(Pa^e 415) 

 The head in the O is rounded-siiuare and as broad as pronotum, in 

 theO^broadly square, larje and most often broader than pronotum, in 

 both punctated with many robust, partly in rows arranged punctures, 

 wliich are densest posteriorly, and which together enclose a triangu- 

 lar, smooth spot right in middle of forehead. Lyes are shorter than 

 the temples; antennae rather robust, their middle and next-last joints 

 transverse; pronotum narrower than elytra, as broad as long, not nar- 

 rowing anteriorly, with 7-& rather robust punctures in each dorsal 

 row, and at least 8-12 scattered, robust side-punctures; elytra a lit- 

 tle longer than pronotum, vith dense and rather robust punctation; 

 abdomen finely and rather densely punctated; fore-tibiae feebly curv- 

 ed; fcre-tarsi in both sexes simple; first joint of hind-tarsi as 

 long as the claw-joint. L. 8-9.5 mm. 



In the & the abdominal sixth ventral joint at tip with obtuse- 

 angular incision. 



distributed in Middle and North Europe, but everyviihere , also here, 

 rare; mostly on woodland ground at manure, rotting fungi and carrion, 

 also at outflowing treesap and in alluvium. (Randers, Horsens, Vejle, 

 Taps; Bremersvold, Lolland, Knutenborg; Sor^, Dyrehaven at Copenga- 

 gen, Hiller^d and several other places). 



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