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The head with fine or rather fine, sotnevhat Isolated punctation, an- 

 tennae a little longer than head and pronotum together, their third joint 

 as long as the second, the outer joints (6-10) approximately twice as broad 

 as long. Pronotura posteriorly as broad as elytra, feebly narrowing anter- 

 iorly v.ith rounded sides and obtuse angular hind corners, finely and rath- 

 er densely punctated, in surface finely shagreened; elytra somewhat longer 

 than pronotum, more robust and densely punctated than this; abdomen almost 

 equally broad, with rather fine, and especially anteriorly also dense 

 punctation. L. 3-3.5 mm. 



It occurs in company vith ants ( Lesius fuliglnosus and brunneus ) un- 

 der leaves or in hollow trees, also in bird's nests. Very rare. In the 

 forest at Bremersvold, Loll, it was found numerously in a hollow oak in 

 remnants of an owl's nest, 8. 19C3 (Author, Holstebroe). 



4. M. pulla vyllh. 



(:)yllh. Ins. Suec. IV, 494; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 355; ^en. Spec. 

 Staph. 173; Kreatz Ins. D. II, 80; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 282; Uuls. et 

 Rey Bre'vip. 1674, 210; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 53). 



The coarse punctation of head and pronotum, the difference in length 

 between antennal second and third joints, also the color of elytra are 

 the main characters of this species. 



Black, somewhat glistening, densely and distinctly haired; elytra some- 

 times brownish; the first three joints and the distal joint of antennae, 

 also the legs reddish-yellow. 



Head coarsely and rather densely punctated; antennae rather short, 

 their third joint distinctly shorter than the second, the fourth scarcely 



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