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Distributed all over and not rere on damp and semi-damp ground under 



leaves and rotting plants, often numerous in alluvium and in compost. 



13. 0. exi.^ua Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. W. Br. I, 348; Gen. Spec. Staph. 150; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II, 174; Mu1l=. et Rey Br^vip. 1874, .'516; Sanglb. Kaf. U.. II, 68). 



A very small, narrowly fusiform species, of which the principle char- 

 acter lies in the punctation of the abdomen. 



Black or brownish-black, finely haired end rather glistening; elytra 

 and abdominal tip most often brovn or brownish-red; sometimes pronotum 

 is also brownish; antennal base brownish-red, legs reddish yellov. 



The head is rather bjoad, however narrower than pronotum, very finely 

 and rather densely punctated; antennae slightly thickened distally, their 

 third Joint shorter than the second, the next-last ones feebly transverse. 

 Pronotum posteriorly as broad as elytra, 1^ times as broad as lonj, nar- 

 rowing anteriorly, rpther convex, very finely, densely punctated, v.ithout 

 middle-groove or trace of transverse fovea posteriorly. Elytra as long as 

 pronotum or shorter than same and with somewhat more distinct, feeble sca- 

 brous punctation, their posterior- margin inside the outer corners feebly 

 Incurved; abdomen tapering, its first two free Joints finely and rather 

 densely punctated, the third and fourth with scattered punctation, the 

 fifth almost smooth; abdominal sides tovard the tip heavily bristle-baired; 

 first joint of hind tarsi only as long as the two following, rather short. 

 Joints together. L. 1.5-2 mm. 



At first glance it very much reseroblos a small Homt'lota with tapering 



abdomen (t.speclslly Horn, py^^ma'^a ), but its 5-jointed fore-tarsi, and the 



more (than in any like Homalota ) elongated first Joint of hind tarsi, soon 



shows the disagreement with this ^jenus. 



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