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Body fusiform wi'th greatest breadth across the elytra, posteriorly 

 strongly tapering; head small, rather densely and finely punctated; an- 

 tennae somewhat thickened distally, their second and third joints of e- 

 qual length, the next-last feebly transverse; pronotum convex with strong- 

 ly deflected fore-corners, posteriorly about as broad as elytra, 1^ times 

 es broad as long, anteriorly strongly narrowing with rounded sides with- • 

 out outstanding bristles, densely and finely punctated; elytra distinctly 

 shorter than pronotum, robustly and especially densely scabrously punctated, 

 and due thereto dully glistening, their posterior margin inside the outer 

 corners not produced; abdomen strongly tapering, with rather robust, and 

 all over, especially however anteriorly, very dense punctatlon, Mesoster- 

 num in middle-line sharply carinated. L. 4-5 mm. 



Distributed throughout Middle and North Europe. It is principally found 



at manure, but also under leaves and moss and in alluvium, and is not rare 



in this country. 



5. A. morion Gravh. 



(iravh. Kicr. 97; Erichs. Kaf. Uk. Er. I, 361; Jen. Spec. Staph. 175; 

 Kraatz Ins. D. II, 108; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 250; Muls. et Bey Erevip. 

 1874, 56; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 33). 



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Our smallest species; besides this easily identified by color and form. 



Deeply black, feebly glistening, finely haired; antennal bese, and 

 legs pitch-br jwnish or brownish-red. 



The body is anteriorly proportionately broad, posteriorly tapering; 

 the head small, with fine, scattered pynctation; antennae slightly thlck- 



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