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with unicolorous brown, finer and denser punctate elytra, are known 



from North America and Australia p rocerulus (San^lb.) 



Fi^, 12C. Bisnius procerulus ;Jravh. 



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3. B. prolixus Erichs. 



(Erichs. C>en. Spec. Staph. 51C; Kraat^ Ins. D. II, 625; t.'.uls. et 

 Kay Drevip. 1877, 445; jenglb. Kaf. M. II, 465). 



Very closely allied to both of the tv.o preceding species, but a 

 little more slender, and most often with lighter elytra, which as a 

 rule are red or yellowish-red, at base with more or less extensive 

 black, rarely entirely brown or black; antennae black, their base, 

 mouth-parts, and le.js yellowish-red. 



The head is a little longer than broad with strongly rounded-off 

 temple-corners; pronotum a little narrower and longer than in pt ooerulas , 

 and its abdominal first three free dorsal joints in transversal gro- 

 oves at base with coarser and denser punctation. L. 4-4.5 mm. (Kraatz 

 ianglb. ) . 



One in Middle Europe, also in England at miry water-edges distrib- 

 uted, and not very rare species; heretofore not found in this country 

 nor in the rest of the North. 



3. Division Kantholinina . 



Prosternum anteriorly dilated with a moveable, rounded-off, often 



♦ ) 

 emarginate, or in the middle-line finely carinated, antesternal plate ■' 



(Mulsant & Vey) (Fig. 121). Antennae Inserted near, or very nesr to 



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*)''gula-plate» 



