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43; Kraatz Ins. ?-. II, 122; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 25f; J.-uls. et Pey Erevip. 

 1873, 46; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 119). 



Amon^ our l.l.yrmedonia species easily identified both by the form, color 

 and punctation of the forebody. 



The body is not of equal breadth as in the following species, but is 

 anteriorly strongly narrowing, glistening, sparsely haired with many side- 

 bristles; the head, elytra, abdominal tip, me so- and meta-thorax also the 

 antennae except their tip near bleck or brownish black; pronotum and the 



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 first 4-5 free abdominal joints vivid yellowish-red or red; the 3-4 last 

 antennal Joints and the legs yellow. 



The head is a little narrower than pronotum, the sides with Isolated 

 and rather coarse punctation, otherwheres smooth and polished; antennae 

 robust, with outstanding bristles; pronotum much narrower than elytra, a 

 little broader than long, posteriorly very feebly narrowing, with rather 

 coarse and very scattered punctation with a small, deep fovea posteriorly 

 before scutellum; elytra a little longer than pronotum, with not very dense, 

 but coarse and rather deep punctation; sides of abdomen slightly rounded; 

 its first three free dorsal jointt: deeply depressed at base, in the trans* 

 versal grooves coarsely punctated, elsewhere together with ine lollowing 

 joints almost smooth, polished. L. 4-5 mm. 



In the o the posterior margin of the sixth free abdominal Joint rounded 

 at tip, in the 3^ slightly incurved and the corners tnereby feebly dentiform. 



It lives especially on moist ground and is mopt often found in alluvi- 

 um, more rarely at ant hills with Lasius fuliginosus or Formica rufa ; dis- 

 tributed, but as a whole rare. 



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