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 oval; pronotum narrower than elytra; thdse fully as long as pronotum, 

 densely and finely punctate, with long jray hair. L. 4.5-5.5 mm. 



On sandy ground under moss and fagot; rare in Jermany, very rare 

 in England, and heretofore not found in Denmark or in the rest of north- 

 ern Europe, and presumrbly less likely than tenuis . 



70. 5enuE Jaf ius Staph. 



(Steph. 111. Brit. V, 245; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 152 (ex parte); 

 f'uls. et Pey Br^vip. 1877, 42C; CJanglb. Kaf. M. II, 4^2, (ex parte)). 



Like in Philonthus the head is posteriorly strongly neck-f ormedly 

 constricted, last joint of maxillary palpi is a little longer than the 

 next-last and smoothly tapering, and pronotum with two, often conspic- 

 uous longitudinal punctate rov/s; but Caf ius differs from Philonthus 

 mainly in that; pronotum is posteriorly narrowing, its sides behind 

 the middle produced, and the epipleura anteriorly less strongly in- 

 flexed, therefore partly visible from the sides, that the elytra are 

 longer, and that the first four Joints of fore-tarsi are dilated, 

 strongly in the O^, less strongly in the Q . First joint of hind tar- 

 si is long, longer than the claw-joint. 



Body of rather even breadth, and somewhat flat; head almost Square, 

 with rounded off temples, as broad as, or broader than pronotum; pro- 

 notum with 1-4 punctures in each dorsal row and is narrower and short- 

 er than the rather flat elytra; abdomen of even breadth, only narrow- 

 ing posteriorly. 



In Europe 3 species are found, of which one in Denmark. It lives 

 exclusively at the ocean beach under seaweeds, in appearance it some- 



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