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 brown; head and abdomen blackish-brown; pronotal sides, elytral humeri, 

 abdominal tip and posterior narsins of joints most often brownish-red; 

 antennae and le2E yellowish-red. 



It resembles Oxypoda opaca 5ravh. , but is more evenly broad; prono- 

 tum more transverse, its hind corners entirely rounded off; abdomen is 

 but feebly tapering. L. 3-4 mm. (of. Kraatz). 



Distributed throughout Middle Europe and »a4 the northern part of 

 Pussia, on damp ground, heretofore however not found in this country; 

 but is likely to be eiieounteredi hereaeiid is thereforeihet^ briefly de- 

 scribed. 



8. Jenus Oxypoda Mannh. 



(Mannh. Brach. 69; Erichs. Kstf. Mk. Br. I, 342; Gen. Spec. Staph. 

 141; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 158; Muls. et Fey Brevip. 1B74, 225; IJanglb. Kaf. 

 M. II, 57). 



Though the Oxypoda present many differences in size, form, color, 

 length of antennae and elytra etc. in most species however a certain un- 

 mistakeable generic habitus prevails. This appears especially in, that 

 the body is particularly finely, densely punctated, and with silky glis- 

 tening hair vestlture, that pronotum is proportionately large, broadly 

 and smoothly convex, that abdomen often is strongly tapering, and that 

 the tarsi are slender. 



The body differs, sometimes it is fusiform, end then again of more 

 e^ual breadth, the head not constricted behind, temples and genae margin- 

 ed, eyes hardly prominent, antennae differ much in length and thickness, 

 their third joint either longer or shorter then thw second, more raroly 

 as long as this. Mandibles robust, one of tliem on Inner side with a small 



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