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ous outstanding fine bristle-hairs. L. 2-2. S mm. 



On account of rather long maxillary palpi and their elongated third 



joint recondita is sometimes assigned to subgenus Eaeoglena Thorns. (Eernh.). 



- It is distributed in Middle Lurope, especially in the northern part, is 



everywhere, also here, very rare, and is most often found in hollow trees 



and stubs in remnants of bird's nests, in ant-hills and the like. (Vang 



forest, Vendsyssel; Knudshoved, Dyrehaven at Copenhagen, Hiller^d, Tisvilde 



et al. ). 



23. 0. f ormiceticola Mark. 



(Mark Jerm. Zeitschr. Ill, 213; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 182; Thoms. Skand. 

 Col. Ill, 33; Wuls. et Rey Bre'vip. 1874, 338; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 75). 



Among the species of the subgenus especially recognized by the broad 

 pronotum and by the color of the body. 



Almost of equal breadth, slightly convex, pitch-brov.n or reddish-brown, 

 very finely haired, greasy glistening; the head and middle joints of ab- 

 domen black or blackish-brown; abdominal tip, antennal base, and legs red- 

 dish-yellow. 



The head is very finely and rather densely punctated; antennae not strong- 

 ly thickened distally, their third joint distinctly shorter than the second, 

 the next-last ones approximately twice as broad as long. Pronotum as troad 

 as elytra or a little broader than these, twice as broad as long, anteriorly 

 feebly narrowing with strongly rounued sides and obtuse-angular hind corner*, 

 posterior margin inside these very slightly incurved, dorsum convex, finely 

 and densely punctated, sometince feebly grooved in middle-line or with a 

 suggestion of a small fovea before scutellum; elytru only as lon^* as pro- 



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