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 Elytra a little longer than pronotum, with very dense, fine scabrous 

 punctation, their posterior margin inside the outer corners incurved; 

 abdomen distinctly tapering, all over very finely and densely punctated, 

 silky glistening haired, first Joint of posterior tarsi as long as the 

 three following joints together. L. 2.5 mm. 



On account of the somewhat elongate third joint of maxillary palpi 

 this species is sometimes placed v;ith subgenus Baeoglene (see Janglb.), 

 but less correctly; it is far from being as elongated as in the follow- 

 ing species. 



Distributed throughout Europe; with us it is rare or very rare. 



(Aalborg in leafmould 4. 95, 9. 95. author; at Esrom lake in alluvium 



e. 08 author); also found in Skaane (Thorns.). 



4. Subgenus Baeo,;;lena Thorns. 



15. 0. preecox Er. 



(Erichs. Sen. Spec. Staph. 149; Krautz Ins. D. II, 176; Thorns. Skand. 

 Col. IX, 249; Muls. et Rey Bre'vip. 1874, 289; Sanglb. Kaf. Iv'. II, 70). 



A very small peculiar species, especially distinguished by remarkably 

 long maxillary palpi, of which the third joint is very slander and elon- 

 gated, as long as the antennal first and second joints together, the sec- 

 ond almost as long, but the fourth especially small, short a'?! fine. (Fig. 20). 



The body is fusiform, unicolorous reddish-yellow or the abdominal mid- 

 dle-joints brownish yellow at base, all over very finely haired, somewhat 

 glistening. 



The head small, anteriorly somewhat tapering, especially finely, dense- 

 ly punctated; antennae cmoothly thickened distally, their third joint much 



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