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The head is narrower than pronotum (Fij. 29) and together with same 

 very densely and uniformly robustly or coarsely punctated, broadest across 

 the eyes, these rather small and somewhat protruding; the antennae much 

 longer than head and pronotum together, distally very robust, their third 

 Joint fully as long as the second, the following (4-10) increasing in thick- 

 ness and simultaneously in length, as long as broad or feebly transverse, 

 distal joint rather large and thick, obtusely tipped. Pronotum is narrow- 

 er than elytra, in the O as long as broad, in the o more transverse, with 



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 anteriorly slightly rounded, posteriorly feebly constricted sides, convex, 

 without distinct impressions. Klytra somewhat longer than pronotum, equal- 

 ly coarse, but not quite as dense punctation as in same, slightly convex, 

 their posterior margin inside the outer corners strongly Jnourvedj abdom- 

 en rather evenly broad, in transversal grooves with robust and coarse, else- 

 where with rather fine, scattered punctation. - The species varies somewhat 

 in size. - L. 4-5.5 mm. 



Distributed and not rare; as well in forests under leaves as in mead- 

 ows and at seashores in alluvium; occasionally at anthills. 



2. I. proplnquus Aub^. 



(Aube Ann. Roc. Ent. ?r. 185C, 302; Uuls. et Rey Bre'vip. 1874, 4P6; 

 CJanglb. Kaf. M. II, lOii. - rufus Kraatz Ins. D. II, 135). 



It is separated from nigricoll is , to which it is closely allied, name- 

 ly by: that the head and pronotum are more glistening, that pronotum is 

 much finer punctated than head and elytra even though as densely as these, 

 that elytra are robustly scabrously punctated, and that the color of the 



