(Pa^e 435) 

 polished, on sides scatteredly and coarsely punctated, furthermore 

 the surface-ground scatteredly minutely punctuate; antennae robust, 

 their third joint only a little longer than the second; pronotum ob- 

 long, narrower than elytra, narrowing posteriorly, the surface with 

 especially fine, scattered minute punctuation, with 5-6 coarse punc- 

 tures in the dorsal punctate rows, and with at least as many in the 

 anteriorly outcurved side-rows; elytra as long as pronotum, with scat- 

 tered and rather fine, on the sides rowed punctation; abdomen with 

 very fine, and especially along the middle, very scattered punctation. 

 L. 12-14 mm. 



Distributed in Europe; in this country often in masses in compost, 



and at hothouse benches in larger gardens and in parks (Copenhagen, 



Sor»C, syborg; Odense; S*nderborg, Haderslev, Taps, Holding, Aalborg 



and other places). 



7. X. glaber Nordm. 



(Nordm. Symb. 114; firichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 425; .;en. Spec. Staph. 

 325; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 640; Ihoms. Skand. Col. II, 192; Wuls. et Fey 

 Br^vip. 1877, 51; ^anglb. Kaf. M. II, 482). 



Black, remarkable polished shine; elytra light brownish-red, rare- 

 ly pitch-brown with lighter humeri and posterior margins; antennae, 

 mouth-parts and legs reddish-brown. 



Head a little narrower than pronotum with strongly rounded-off 

 temple-eorners, on sides with simple and rather fine punctation; an- 

 tennae short and robust; pronotum a little narrower than elytra, ob- 

 long, posteriorly feebly narrowed, with 8-10 punctures in dorsal punc- 

 tate rows and 6-8 in the anteriorly curved side-rows, elsewhere as 



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