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In the o the abdominal fifth ventral joint in middle-line feebly, 

 the sixth more distinctly grooved, and the posterior margin with an 

 angular incision. In the O the seventh free dorsal joint in middle-line 

 with a short and sharp carina. 



Distributed in Europe; with us it is rare and local; most often 



found in woodland marshes north of Copenhagen and at Fiiller^d, however 



also in "Vest Sjaelland and at Aalborg. Fare in Swe^den and in southern 



Norway, somewhat more frequent in Middle Europe. 



IC. L. filiforme Jravh. 



(:iravh. Mon. 134; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 508; ien. Spec. Staph. 



601; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 681; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 201; Muls. et Fey 



Bre'vip. 1878, 56; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 513. - lineare Jyllh. Ins. Suec. 

 II, 370). 



Narrow, slender and of uniform breadth; identified especially by 

 comparatively broad head, and by the color of the legs. 



Black, glistening; elytra and abdomen sparsely haired; antennae and 

 mouth-parts rust-red; legs blackish-brown with rust-red tarsi and knees. 



The head (Fig. 131) is as broad as pronotum, short oval, with rather 

 fine and scattered, at middle sparse punctation; the antennae shorter, 

 and more robust than in fovulum , their third joint shorter, not longer 

 than the second, the middle joints as broad as long; pronotum oblong 

 with almost parallel sides, about as broad as elytra, with rather robust 

 and dense punctation, at middle-line smooth; elytra in the wingless form 

 (typical form) shorter than pronotum, in the winged form as long as pro- 

 notum, rather densely and finely punctate^ abdomen with very fine, dense 

 punctation. L. 6 mm. 



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