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 It varies somewhat in size, and sometimes the elytra are feebly brown- 

 ish and the legs red. Such specimens form the transition to the follow- 

 ing species. 



On damp or semi-damp meadow- marsh- or forest-ground, everywhere com- 

 mon. 



3. A. fumata Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 357; den. Spec. Staph. 166; Kraatz Ins. T. 

 II, S3; 'Ihoms. Skand. Col. II, 248; Muls. et Key Brevip. 1874, 32; Janglb. 

 Kaf. U. II, 31. - curta Sahib. Ins. Fenn. 400). 



Very closely allied to brevipennis . of which it likely is only an 

 aberration. As a rule it is smaller than same, elytra shorter and abdom- 

 en with more scatterd punctation; pronotal sides are most often trans- 

 lucid brownish and the elytra brown; antennal base and the legs are reddish 

 yellow or brownish red. L. 3-3.5 mm. 



Distributed as the preceding species, but less common. I have most 

 often found it at the strand. 



2. Subgenus Baryodm a Thorns. 

 (Subgenus Baryodma s. str. Muls. et Fey). 

 4. A. bipunctata Oliv. 



(Oliv. Ent. Ill, 42; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 355; Jen. Spec. Staph. 

 163; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 91; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 249; Muls. et Hey Bre- 

 vip. 1874, 49; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 33. - intricate Uannh. Brach. 66). 



The form of body, color of elytra, and the very dense punctation of 

 abdomen makes this species very easily Identifiable. 



Deeply black, modified gloss, finely haired; elytra black with a rath- 

 er large, not sharply bounded blood-red spot anteriorly; the lejs, some- 

 times also antennal base, reaaisn yellow. 



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