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In the O the abdominal sixth ventral joint at middle with a feeble 



groove, which terminates in a small angular incision. In both sexes 



the side-pieces of the seventh free dorsal Joint are thorn-shapely 



tapering, and slightly upcurved. 



Distributed in North and Middle Europe, and in this country not 



rare on damp forest or meadow ground, or in alluvium at water edges. 



Fig. 131. Lathrobium filiforme iiravh. 



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11. L. lon^ulum Gravh. 



(Jravh. Uicr. 53; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Dr. I, 510j ien. Spec. Staph. 602; 

 Kraatz Ins. D. II, 681; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 201; Muls. et Rey Br^vip. 

 1878, 59; Ganglb. Kaf. M. II, 514). 



The smallest European species of the genus, very narrow, of uniform 

 breadth and cylindrical, much smaller than filiforme and with lighter 

 legs than same. 



Black, glistening; elytra and abdomen finely haired; antennae, mouth- 

 parts and legs yellowish-red. 



The head is distinctly broader than pronotum, feebly oviform, the 

 sides with rather robust and scattered punctation, at middle with more 

 sparse punctation; antennae proportionately robust, their snort third 

 joint not longer than the second, the following as broad as long; pro- 

 notum as broad as elytra, li times as long as broad, with robust and 

 rather dense punctation, and smooth middle-line; elytra as long as prj)- 

 notum (typical form), rarely longer than pronotum (var. lon-l£enne Fairm. ) , 

 elytra not denser but finer punctated than pronotum; abdomen with fine 

 and dense punctation. L. 4-5 mm. 



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