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 elytra in the winged form (var. Letzneri ) as lon^ as pronotum, in the 

 wingless, typical form, a little shorter than pronotum, and slightly 

 Impressed, In both rather robust and densely punctate, their posterior 

 margin from corner to suture very finely, yet distinctly marginated; 

 abdomen finely and densely punctate. L. 8-S mm. 



In the c? the abdominal fifth and sixth ventral joint at middle very 

 feebly or indistinctly grooved, without arranged hair-rows as in the two 

 following species, the sixth joint at tip rather feebly produced (Fig. 127). 

 In the Q the incision of the seventh free dorsal joint is as broad as 

 long (which however only can be seen when the abdominal tip is drawn in). 

 In other species this incision in the O is longer than broad. 



Distributed everywhere in North and Middle Europe, rather frequent 



in this country, as well in as outside of forests, on damp ground, under 



leaves, in alluvium at shores and like places. 



Fig. 127. Abdominal tip, seen from ventral side, in Lathrobium 

 fulvipenne Jravh. d"' • 



6. L. elongatum Linn. 



(Linne Syst. Nat. I, 2, 685; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 504; Jen. Spec. 

 Staph. 589; Kraatz Ins. E. 672; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 198; Muls. et Pey 

 Br^vip. 1878, 34; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 510). 



Elongate, of rather uniform breadth, among most closely allied species 



especially identified by the sex-characters of O . 



black, glistening; elytra and abdomen finely haired; elytra most 



often vividly red, and their anterior third bounded black, more rarely 



almost entirely black, and only darkly reddish-brown nearest posterior 



margin and sutural corners (var. fraudulentum Janglb.), antennae orowa- 



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