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 with coarse, long punctures, which here and there, mainlj,' on the sides, 

 confluent, formins longitudinal grooves; antennal third joint much 

 lon:jer than the second; pronotura oblonj, anteriorly as broad as elytra, 

 narrowing poSterioi-ly , only on the sides v.ith an insignificantly punc- 

 tated, slightly curved groove, and with fev. punctures anteriorly, else- 

 where smooth and polished; the side-marginal fine ridge, is behind 

 middle, bent in on the ventral side. Elytra are about as long as pro- 

 notum, each with a punctate t ov, at middle, another along the suture, 

 and a finer one along the side, intervals v.ith simple punctation; ab- 

 domen with fine and sparse punctation. L. 9-12 ram. 



In fermenting, warm compost, and at hothouse boxes in large gar- 

 ens, sometimes in numbers, but in this country as a whole rare and 

 local (Copenhagen, SorjT', )ifb jerggaard ; NykplJing F. ; Aarhus, Aalborg 

 and several other places). T^istributed in Europe, Asia, and North 

 America. - The larva undoubtedly can be found in the same places as 

 the beetle. 



2. Subgenus Nudobius Thorns. 

 2. X. lentus jravh. 



(Gravh. Mon. 101; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 426; Jen. Spec. Staph. 

 325; Kraatz Ins. C. II, 644; Ihoms. Skand. Col. II, 136; Muls. et Pey 

 Brevip. 1877, 85; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 476). 



The pronotal fine side-margin "ridge" is like in fulgidus behind 



middle bent in on the ventral side, therefore only visible posteriorly; 



otherwise the species is recognized by the punctation of head and pro- 



notum, and by the color of th-^ legs. 



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