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 and due thereto feebly glistening; elytra longer than pronotum, rather 

 robustly and densely punctated, their posterior margin inside the outer oor 

 corners flatly incurved, abdomen only very little tapering, the transvers- 

 al grooves as well as the joints with very fine, scattered punctation, 

 the posterior joints often nearly smooth. Metasternum carinated. L. 3-4 mm. 



Is said to mainly seek dovecots and larger bird's nests, and is dis- 

 tributed throughout Middle Europe; in this country only a single specimen 

 has heretofore been found in a horse-stable in Aalborg, sifted from straw 

 and offal. (5. 93. ;^uthor). 



12. A. moesta iravh. 



(Jravh. Kicr. 96; Erichs, Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 356; Jen. Spec. Staph. 170; 

 Kraatz Ins. C. II, 99; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 252; Muls. et Pay Brevip. 

 1874, 126; CJanglb. Kaf. K. II. 33). 



Among closely allied species especially characterized by the pronotal 

 distinct, almost coarse punctation and the abdominal fine, scattered dou^- 

 ble punctation. 



Black, glistening, rather sparsely haired; elytra sometimes brov^nish; 

 antennal base and legs pitch-brown, tarsi reddish. 



The head rounded, rather robustly, but not densely punctated; antennae 

 distinctly thickened distally, their second and third joints of equal 

 length, the fourth transverse, the next-lest ones approximately twice 

 as broad as long. Pronotum is a little narrower than elytra, posteriorly 

 about 1^ times as broad as long, narrowing anteriorly with rounded sides, 

 with rather coarse and dense, but not deep punctation. Elytra are a little 

 longer than pronotum, robustly and rather densely punctated with a some- 

 what sparse hair vestiture, which is almost directed straight hindwards; 



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