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Distributed, but very rare or local and most often singly in alluvium 



at marshes and under leaves at forest lakes or on shady, boggy woodland 



ground; rarely in large numbers (Hillerpd 3. 1910-11). 



2. g. protensa t.'.annh. 



(Mannh. Brach. 86; Kraatz In;;. D. II, 142; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 302; 

 Muls. et Pey Br^vip. 1874, 536; Janglb. Kaf. U. II, 98. - humilis Erichs. 

 Keif. Uk. Br. I, 303; Jen. Spec. Staph. 65). 



Very closely allied to nigrita , but much smaller than this, distingu- 

 ished by an all over especially dense and especially fine punctation, which 

 in connection with a very fine, aense gray hair vestiture make both fore- 

 body and abdomen equally dull or dully glistening. The antennae are short- 

 er than in the preceding species, their middle- and next-last joints more 

 transverse; the elytra are also shorter, only a little longer than pronotum; 

 antennae and legs are most often brownish-red, and in teneral aniipals the 

 elytra are brownish. L. 3 mm. 



It is found in similar places as nigrita , but is much rarer (Odense; 



Lundbykrat at Aalborg; several places in Nordsjaelland) . 



3. C. aethiops iravh. 



(Jravh. Micr. 77; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 306; Jen. Spec. Staph. 68; 

 Kraatz Ins. D. II, 144; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 302; iVuls. et Rey Erevip. 

 1874, 54R; Janglb. Kaf. U. II, 99). 



Our smallest species, and besides by this identified by the dense punc- 

 tation and dull or modulated gloss of abdomen. 



Black or brownish-black, gray-haired, feebly jlistening; antennae pltch- 



(rage 80) 



brown, their base, the mouth-parts, knees of thu legs and tarsi brownish-red. 



In teneral animals the elytra, abdominal tip, antennae and legs more or less 



brownish red. 



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