ir^iie 433) 

 often 4-5, rather large punctures, the anteriorly outcurved side-rowe 

 with 3-9 punctures; pronotal . surface else\^hers with extremely fine, 

 and very scattered, often indistinct punctation, polished; elytra a 

 little longer than pronotum, vith rather scattered and robust, at si- 

 des rowed punctation; the abdomen with fine and scattered punctation, 

 Sparsely haired. L. 7-8 mm. 



Distributed in Surcpe, K. Asia and N. America; in this country 

 everywhere common, in forests and t;ardens, under leaves, in compost, 

 at rottlnj plant-matter and at manure. The larva is found and reared 

 by Hr. 0. Holstebroe 19. 10. 1688. It is found in compost etc. to- 

 gether v\'ith the beetle. 



(Ps^e 434) 



4. X. angustatus Steph. 



(Steph. 111. Brit. V, 263; Jan^lb. Kaf. U. II, 480.- ochraceus 

 jyllh. Ins. Suec. II, 352; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 636; Thorns. Skand. Gol. 

 II, 189; Muls. et Rey Br^vip. 1877, 73). 



Closely allied to punctulatus , but ordinarily somewhat smaller, 

 especially narrower, also most often of lijhter color, with less glist- 

 ening pronotum, and with more punctures in the pronotal punctate rows. 



Black, pitch-black or pitcK-brov.n; th-? head and especially the pro- 

 notum feebly £;3 ister.inj; elytra pitch-brovin, reddish-brov.n or yellow- 

 ish-brown, abdominal tip brovnish; antennae, mouth-parts, and legs 

 browni sh-red. 



The head is oblong, as broad as pronotum, v.ith small eyes, at mid- 

 dle with fine and scattered, on sides mors robust and rather dense 

 punctation, the surface very finely reticulate, for the rest like in 



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