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3. Subgenus jyrohypnus .Steph. 



3. X« punctulatus Payk. 



(Payk. Mon. Staph. 30; Srichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 426; ^en. Spec. 

 Staph. 326; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 635; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 189; Muls. 

 et Rey Br^vip. 1377, 75; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 480.- ^itratus Thome. 

 Skand. G61. II, 19C). 



Longer and especially broader than the following species, an^ustatus , 

 besides easily identified by less punctures in the pronotal punctate 

 row, also by the stronger ^jloss of pronotum. 



Black, ^jlistening; elytra most often with feeble, greenish metal- 

 lic reflection; antennal outer part, maxillary palpi, and le^-s pitch- 

 brown or brov.nish-red. 



The head is almost as broad as lon^, almost as broad as pronotum, 

 with ventrally planate, to the fore feebly converging sides, and almost 

 rectangular, slightly rounded-off temple-corners, and rather small eyes, 

 the middle with fine and simple punctation, almost smooth, elsewhere 

 rather coarsely and densely' punctated, with here and there confluent 

 punctures forming fine longitudinal stripes, and with one, oftenest 

 distinct, smooth ridge at side behind the eye; grooves of the forehead 

 antsriorly rather deep; on ventral side of head, those from the mouth-- 

 corners issuing deepened lines are confluent at middle, forming from 

 there to the constriction of the head, its middle-line (gala suture); 

 antennal third joint as short as the second. Pronotum somewhat narrow- 

 er than elytra, slightly narrov.ing posteriorly, longer th-.n broad, v.ith 

 fine, yet distinct side-ridge, which not until behind the fore-corner 

 runs in on the ventral side; pronotal punctate rov s with few, most 



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