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 v.ith robust and rather dense scabrous punctation, their posterior margin 

 inside the outer corners strongly incurved j abdomen of even breadth, strong- 

 ly glistening, its first four free dorsal joints strongly depressed at base, 

 in the transvei sal grooves v;ith robust and dense punctation, but the joints 

 elsewhere with rather fine, scattered punctation. L. 4 mm. 



Distributed throughout Middle and South Curope; very rare in this coun- 

 try and found only singly in a few places on damp marshy or forest ground 

 (Taps, Hoptrup at Haderslev, Odense). This country is apparently its north- 

 ern boundary. 



16. lenus Ilyobates Kr. 



(Kraatz Ins. D. II, 133 ex parte; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 3C4; Muls. et 

 Fey Brevip. 1874, 485 ex parte; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 101). 



From Gal ode ra this genus is easily separated by longer and particular- 

 ly robust antennae, more densely and much more coarsely punctated elytra, 

 marginated temples and genae and finely carinated mesosternum. 



The body (Fig. 29) is slender, yet rather robust, anteriorly more nar- 

 rowing than posteriorly; the head porrect, posteriorly narrowing and slight- 

 ly constricted, antennae long and especially robust, their third Joint as 

 long as or longer than the second; maxillary palpi slender, their fourth 

 Joint especially small, short and fine like in Calodera; The tongue deeply 

 cleft; the second Joint of labial palpi shorter than the first and third. 



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Pronotum is narrower than elytra, fore-corners rounded off and deflect- 

 ed, hind corners almost rectangular; elytra longer than pronotum, their 

 posterior margin inside the outer corners strongly incurved; abdomen elon- 



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