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Marsh. Ent. Brit. 514; Janglb. Kaf. U. II, 154.- llvidlpennls Mannh. 

 Brach. 7C ; Erichs. CJen. Spec. Staph. 129; Kraatz Ins. T. II, 311. — melanaria 

 Thorns. Skand. Gol. Ill, 34; Sharp Rev. Brit, Koq. 254; Muls. et Bey Brevip. 

 1873, 179.) 



Among closely allied species with tapei ing abdomen sordida is especial- 

 ly recognized by the dense punctation of the body, dull dorsum and the light 

 color of elytra. - In form and color it somewhat resembles Oxypoda lividi - 

 peonis Mannh., but is inter alia somewhat smaller than that species. 



Black, dully glistening, very finely, rather densely gray-haired; elytra 

 light brownish-yellow with a dark, triangular spot around scutellum; tip 



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 of abdomen yellowish-brown; antennae pitch-brown with reddish-brown base; 

 the legs light brownish-yellow. 



Head broad, but narrower than pronotum, finely and densely punctated; 

 antennae rather long and robust, their third joint longer than the second, 

 the fourth distinctly transverse, the following about of e^ual breadth, but 

 the middle ones a little longer than the next-last, which hardly are trans- 

 verse, distal joint longer th:.n the two preceding joints together, longish 

 tapering. Pronotum posteriorly as broad as elytra, ih times as broad as long, 

 anteriorly feebly roundly narrowing with rounded obtuse hind corners, pos- 

 terior margin inside tnese slightly undate, dorsum convex, finely ani very 

 iensely punctated, sometimes with feeble medial groove, the sldas without 

 outstanding bristle-hwirs. lilytra a little longer than pronotum. finely and 

 very densely punctated, their posterior margin inside outer corners distinct- 

 ly undate; abdomen rather strongly tapering, all over finely, anteriorly dens-e- 



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