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 In the O the abdominal sixth ventral Joint with obtuse angulate 

 emargination. 



Distributed in Middle Europe and warmer climates; in this country 

 preferably in hothouses and fermenting, v.arm compost in larger gar- 

 dens, very local (Fosenborgs and Landbohpjskolens .Jardens in Copen- 

 hagen, 0bjerggaard), presumably imported. 



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 48. Ph. exiguus Nordm. 



(Nordm. Symb. 105; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 475; ien. Spec. Staph. 

 4C1; Kraatz Ins. Z. II, 615; Thorns. Skand. Col. IX. 156; Muls. et Rey 

 Brevlp. 1877, 405; Ganglb. KSif. ¥.. II, 461). 



Narrowly fusiform; among the closest allied species recognizable 

 especially by the form of pronotum and the number of punctures in its 

 dorsal punctate rows, also by the metallic lustre of elytra. 



Black, glistening; head and pronotum polished; elytra with feeble 

 ore- or greenish bronze-gloss, elytra and abdomen sparsely haired; 

 legs brownish yellow. 



The head oblong; temples much longer than the small eyes; anten- 

 nae not long, their next-last Joint feebly transverse; pronotum nar- 

 rower than elytra, somewhat longer than broad, anteriorly feebly nar- 

 rowing, with 6 punctures in each dorsal row, and with 5-6 side-punc- 

 tures, all punctures fine; elytra as long as pronotum, with rather 

 coarse and dnese punctation; abdomen very finely, but not densely 

 punctated; fore-tarsi in both sexes simple; first Joint of hind tarsi 

 almost as long as the clav.-Joint. L. 5-6 mm. 



In the - .r.e hind tibiae on inner side with long and dense hair; 



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