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 verse. Pronotum is comparatively large, however hardly broader than el- 

 ytra, ij times as broad as lon^, anteriorly rounded, feebly narrowing, rath- 

 er convex, without impression, very finely and densely punctated; elytra 

 as long as pronotum, with distinct and very dense scabrous punctation; 

 their posterior margin inside the outer corners strongly incurved; abdom- 

 en posteriorly only feebly tapering, all over with extremely fine and den» 

 punctation, silky-glistening haired with many outstanding side-bristles, 

 especially at the tip. First joint of hind tarsi as long as the three fol- 

 lov\ing joints together. L. 4 mm. 



As the pronotal dorsum hardly could be called larger than that of el- 

 ytra, it seems doubtful whether it should best be assigned to subgenera 

 Sphenome or Podoxya . Pronotal circumference and convex form without tra- 

 ce of impression and the species' close relationship with togata speaks 

 however definitely for the former subgenus. 



Its home is in Middle Europe, and its norther;) boundary is seemingly 

 Denmark. It lives on marsh or forest ground under leaves and moss, and 

 heretofore only found a few places in North Sjaelland (marsh at IIlller»d, 

 Lyngby Marsh and Utterslev Marsh, especially in the spring). 



One with 0. rufa Kr. closely allies species is 0. islandica Kr. It is 

 almost like it in color, but is much smaller, L. 2.5 mm., more fusiform, 

 pronotum less convex, almost narrower than elytra, antennal third Joint 

 distinctly shorter than the second (M. berngauer). It is mostly a far-north- 

 ern species, but is however also found in North Germany, and may possibly 

 also be encountered in this countrj/. 



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