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 in the preceding species, their third joint much shorter than the second, 

 the 4-5 next-last joints three times as oroad as long. Pronotum as broad 

 as elytra, 1 '/^ times as broad as lon:^, narrowing anteriorly with slightly 

 rounded sides and almost rounded off hind corners, dorsum convex, v.ithout 

 impression; elytra as long as pronotum or a little longer than this, and 

 somewhat more distinctly punctated, their posterior margin inside the out- 

 er corners feebly Incurved; abaomen equally broad or slightly narrowing 

 posteriorly, all over extremely finely and very densely punctated, silky 

 glistening haired. L. 2-2.5 mm. 



Distributed in North and Middle Europe; very rare in this country. 



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 It lives principally in semi-damp leaf -mould at the edge of woodland-lakes 

 or in depressions in the forest ground and can here at times be gathered 

 in great numbers; more singly it is also encountered in rotting stubs and 

 fungi. (Lundbykrat at Aalborg, Silkeborg, Hestehaven at Hilleri^d et al.). 

 8. Subgenus Bessopora Thorns. 

 26. 0. annularis Mannh. 



(I.:annh. Brach. 76; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 188; liuls. et Rey Brevip. 1874, 

 363; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 77. - helvola Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. .1, 347; Thorns. 

 Skand. Col. Ill, 24). 



In combination with color especially recognizeable by short, robust 

 antennae, and the fine, not scabrous punctation of elytra. 



Narrow and rather equally broad, very finely, densely haired, some- 

 what jlisteningi yellow or yellowish-red, the third and fourth, sometimes 

 also base of the fifth free abdominal Joint more or less black; the head 

 often brownish, and pronotum lighter yellowish-red than elytra. 



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