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 finely and densely punctated, their posterior margin inside the outer cor- 

 ners flatly undate; abdomen less strongly tapering than in the preceding 

 tv.0 species , its foremost joints vt^ry finely and rather densely punctated, 

 the last with very scattered punctation; the tibiae without outstanding 

 brisxles. L. 3.5-4 mm. 



In the CTthe next-last ventral joint of abaomen is somewhat elongate 

 and broadly rounded off. 



It is known from South England and south-eastern Middle Europe; in this 

 country very rare and local, heretofore only occasionally found in the vi- 

 cinity of HlllerxJd, in the fall by decaying fungi, in the spring under damp 

 leaves at woodland ponds (author). 



5. Subgenus Colpodota I.'uls. et Pey. 

 9. H. pyj^maea Jravh. 



(iravh. hiicr. 86; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 314; Sharp Fev. Brit. Hom. 857; 

 I^uls. et Rey Bre'vip. 1873, 189; Janglb. Kaf. U. II, 155. - obfuscats Jravh. 

 Micr. 87; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 3c. - aterrima var. Erichs. Jen. Spec. 

 Staph. 133.) 



A rather small species; within the subgenus especially identified by 

 the color of the antennae, and the somewhat elongate first joint of hind 

 tarsi. (Page 124) 



In form, color and vestjture is much like an Oxypoda of sub^'enus Fodoxya, 

 but Its four-jointed fore-tersi, and the less elongate, shorter first joint 

 of hind-tarsi will easily prevent any confusion. 



Black or blackish-brown, finely and densely gray-haired, silky glist- 

 eninj; Pronotel sides occasionally brownish; elytra lighter or darker brown; 

 tip of abdomen and posterior margins oV its joints yellow-brown; antennae 



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