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(".'asm. "'ien. Ent. Ztg. 1889, 288; Deutsche ent. Zeitschr. 1894, 279; 

 Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 50). 



Very closely allied to D. dentata . from which it namely is separated 

 in, that the body is smaller and narro'wer, the color partly lighter, in- 

 asmuch as the pronotal sides and elytia are light red, - that the antennae 

 are less robust and their middle and next-last joints feebly transverse, 

 at most only 1^ times as broad as long, - also that pronotal side-margins 

 are more unevenly rounded, yet however not distinctly incurved before 

 the hind corners. L. 3.6-4 mm. 



They live in the mounds with Formica exsecta and occur' (accd.to ""as- 



mann) only with this species. It is distributed throughout North and Middle 



Europe; very rare in this country, and heretofore only found a few times: 



Saels;9, Northsjaelland (4. 79. Lpvendal), Lundby Hills at Aalborg (4. 93.auth.). 



3. 2enu6 microglossa Kr. 



(Kraatz Berl. Ent. Ztschr. 1662, 300; Muls. et Rey Bre'vip. 1874, 201 

 (ex parte; ; Oanglb. Kaf. M. II, 52.- Haploglossa Kraatz Ins. D. II, 78; 

 Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 281). 



The species of Micropclossa are of appearance very similar to Aleochara , 

 from which genus they inter alia, are separated by the form of the tongue, 

 normally jointed maxillary- and labial-palpi (Fig. 14) and by the pronotal 

 not rounded off, but obtuse angular hind corners. 



The body is rather plump, anteriorly and posteriorly tapering a little; 

 the head (Fig. 14) considerably narrower than pronotum, posteriorly not 

 constricted; eyes mormally large, slightly convex; temples and ^enae mar- 

 gined; antennae not long, slightly thickened distally; maxillary palpi 

 Fomewhat short, 4-jointed, th^lr third joint hardly as long as the second. 



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