(Pa^e 31) 



jrayish-black, whitish-gray haired; pronotum and elytra moderately, 

 head and abdomen more strongly glistening; antennae black or brownish; 

 legs pitch-brcwn with lighter knees and tarsi. 



The body is rather narrow and evenly broad; the head at middle smooth, 

 the sides with coarse not dense punctation, surface very finely transvers- 

 ally aciculated; antennae rather short, feebly thickened distally, their 

 third joint as long as the second, the fourth as long as broad, the next- 

 last two about twice as broad as long. Pronotum is narrower than elytra, 

 ij times as broad as long, anteriorly roundly narrowing, its dorsum with 

 rather coarse and not dense punctation, surface very finely reticulated; 

 its rather sparse, glistening vestiture is from middle-line outwardly di- 

 rected. Elytra a little longer than pronotum, haired like same, but with 

 coarser and much denser punctation. Abdomen with more or less fine, scat- 

 tered punctation. L. 3.5-4.5 mm. 



Distributed at all our coasts and not rare on the strand under sea- 

 weed, and at animal remnants. 



24. A. al,;arum Fauv. 



(Fauv. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 186?, 92; Muls. et Rey Erevip. 1874, 173; 

 ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 45. - grisea Thome. Skand. Col. Ill, 48). 



Easily idenrified by the entirely dull forebody, and by the scattered 

 punctation of abdomen. 



dray-black, rather finely whitish-gray haired; forebody completely 

 dull, abdomen very feebly glistening; antennae pjtch-black or brownish; 

 legs brownish-red, femora often darker. 



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