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 or these brownish at the base only; the outstanding bristles of the middle 

 and hind tibiae more distinct, and the first joint of hind tarsi shorter. 



Black, finely haired, with feeble silky ^jloss; elytra sometimes brov.n- 

 ish; legs brownish yellow with darker femora. 



Forebody very finely and densely punctated; head rounded, narrower than 

 pronotura; antennae often more slender than in py-^maea , very feebly thick- 

 ened distally, their second and third joints of same lenj^th, the fourth 

 longer than broad, the miadle and next-last ones about as lonjj as broad, 

 distal joint as long as the two precedinjj joints together. Pronotum pos- 

 teriorly as Droad as elytra, more than 1^ times as broad as long, somewhat 

 roundly narrowing anteriorly, smoothly convex, posterior margin at each 

 side slightly undate, sides without distinct bristles; elytra a little lor\2- 



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 er than pronotum, their posterior margin inside the outer corners scarce- 

 ly undate; abdomen strongly tapering, finely silky haired, their foremost 

 joints very finely and densely, the next-last less densely punctated. Sides 

 and tip with numerous bristles, the middle and hind tibiae each with a stiff, 

 outstanding bristle at miadle. First joint of hind tarsi short, only a little 

 longer than the second. L. 2.5-:J mm. 



Common everywhere on damp or semi-damp ground under the plant cover, also 



at manure and in compost. 



11. H. parva Sahib. 



(SahlL. Ins. Fenn. I, iac ; ;anglb. Kaf. W. II, 156. - piloBJventrts 

 Thorns. Ufv. Vet. Ac. Forh. 1856, 106; Skand Col. Ill, 38; Sharp Rev. Brit. 

 Horn. - stercorlaria Kraat^ Ins. D. TI, 3l£; Muls. et Pey Bre'vlp. ie73, 2C0). 



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