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1, J/iexillary palpi rather thick. Abdominal fifth free dorsal joint in 



the O with a longitudinal carina at middle posteriorly: 1. subg. 

 Stichoglossa s. str.- Pronotum and elytra vivid red. L. 2.5-3.5 



mm 1. St. semirufa Er. 



Maxillary palpi rather slender. Abdominal fifth free dorsal joint in 

 the O without carinas 2. 



2. Abdominal first four free dorsal joints depressed at base; pronotum 



narrower than elytra; 2. subgenus Ischno^lossa Kr. - Body glist- 

 ening. L. 3-2.5 mm 2. St. prolipca :Jrsvh. 



Abdominal first three free dorsal joints depressed at base; pronotom 

 as broad as elytra: 3. subgenus I<exio.^ya Thorns. - Body dull or 



feebly glistening. L. 2-3 mm 3. St. corticina Er. 



1. Subgenus Sticho.^lossa s. str. 

 1. St. semirufa Erlchs. 



(Erichs. Jen. Spec. Staph. 128; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 56; f.'uls. et Rey 

 Bre'vlp. 1874, 3P9; CJanglb. Kaf. M. II, 88). 



Together with the chareotere of the subgenus recoejnized by the color. 



Deeply black, strongly glistening, sparsely haired; pronotum and el- 



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ytra vivid red; the head sometimes darkly red; antennae, mouth-parts, and 



legs red or yellowish-red. 



Body of rather e^ual breadth or feebly tapering posteriorly; the head 



much narrower than pronotum, very fine and scattered punctetion; antennae 



rather robust, their second and third joints of same length, the middle 



and next-last jolntB (5-10) ehort, twice as broad as long, Pronotum pos- 



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