(T-a^e 35) 



more or less conical, the fourth small, subuliform. The tongue (Fjj 15) 



is small, roundea off at tip, a peculiarity which separates this and.-a 



the following ^enus, Grfataraea , from the closest allied, Aleochara , Thi - 



asophilH et. al . with split tongue; labial palpi are normally 3-jointed, 



Fig. 14. Head of Microglossa pulla Jyllh, 

 Fig. 15. Tongue of !a' icro„'lo£sa . 



Pronotum is posteriorly as broad or nearly as broad as elytra, anter- 

 iorly feebly narrowing and like the body as a whole without side-bristles; 



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 its hind corners are obtuse angular and posterior margin inside them at 

 times slightly incurved; elytra a little longer than pronotum, their pos- 

 terior margin Inside the outer corners distinctly incurved, the suture 

 as a rule not margined; abdomen feebly tapering, its first three free 

 dorsal joints depressed at base, the fifth noticeably longe*- than the 

 fourth. Legs rather short, fore and middle tibiae at outer margin with 

 numerous spines; tarsi fine, all 5- jointed, first joint of hind tarsi at 

 least as long as the two following joints together, as long as the distal 

 joint or a little shorter than this. 



The species live preferably in bird's nests, some also with ants, 6 

 are distributed in North and Middle Europe, and 4 of these are heretofore 

 found in this country, a fifth, piclrennio , is included in the following. 



Key to Speciec. 

 1. Head and pronotum with rather fine, more or less isolated punctation; 



third Joint of antennae as long as the second or very little short- 

 er than this 2. 



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