(Pa^e 63) 



Subgenus Deiaosoma Thorns. 



21. 0. testacea Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Uk. Br. I, 347; ien. Spec. Staph. 147; Kraatz Ins. T. 

 II, 175; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 73). 



From the following species of this subgenus it is easily separated 

 both by color and size also by the nearly rectangular hind -corners of pro- 

 notum, and the elongate, thickly margined abdomen. 



Rather elongate; finely and densely haired, dully or feebly glisten- 

 ing, yellowish-red, the midale Joints of abdomen most often darkly shaded 

 or pitch-black at base. 



The head v.ith especially fine, dense punctation; antennae short and 

 rather robust, smoothly thickened distally, their third Joint much shorter 

 than the second, the next-last ones strongly transverse, at least twice 

 as broad as long. Pronotum is posteriorly as broad as elytra, 1^ times 

 as broad as long, anteriorly roundly narrowing with obtuse, almost rect- 

 angular hind corners, convex, without impressions, with very fine and dense, 

 feeble scabrous punctation; elytra somewhat longer than pronotum, more 

 distinctive and denser scabrous punctation than of this, their posterior 

 magin inside the outer corners strongly 4ncurved> abdomen elongate, smooth- 

 ly and feebly narrowing with thick side-margins without outstanding side- 

 bristles, finely and very densely punctated. L. 2.5-3 mm. 



A very rare species, distributed in Middle and North Europe. It occurs 

 mainly on highland sandy ground, and is in this country heretofore only 

 found singly in a few places, mostly in northern Jutlanu, in gravel pits 

 and sand holes (Eronninglund Storskov in Vendsyssel, Ilvorup Sandhills, and 



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