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 longer than pronotum, more distinctly and densely punctated than this, their 

 posterior margin inside the outer corners distinctly undate. Abdomen is less 

 tapering than in the closest allied preceding species, rather finely and 

 anteriorly more densely punctated than the next-last Joints, its sides and 

 tip bristle-haired. Ihe middle-tibiae with a short, outstanding bristle on 

 middle, and the hindmost tibiae right beneath the knee v<ith a short curve, 

 which sfce-ms to be unique for this species. L. 2.3-2.5 mm. 



Under rotting plants, in leaf mold and compost, also at outflowing tree- 

 sap, but rather rare. 



13. H. latlcollis Stephs. 



(Stephs. 111. Brit. V, 135; Oanglb. Kaf. LI. II, 15&. - vernacula Erichs. 

 Kaf. I.lk. Br. I, 339; Jan.. Spec. Staph. 131; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 315; Thorns. 

 Skand. Col. Ill, 84; Uuls. et Fey Br^vip. 1873, 259. - fusca Sharp. Rev. Brit. 

 Horn. 261). 



It Is a good deal like the light specimens of Horn, fungi iravh.,the el- 

 ytra ho^^ever are as a rule lighter than in this, also longer; pronotum is 

 less convex, v.ith denser punctation and less shine, also longitudinally 

 grooved in middle-line; furthermore the species Is easily identified by the 

 sex-characters of the o . 



Brownish black, rather glistening, finely haired; head entirely black; 

 pronotum brown with lighter sides; elytra brov.nish yellow; abdominal tip 

 brownish; antennae rust colored, their base, and the legs yellow. 



The head is rather broad and short, finely and densely punctated; an- 

 tennae feebly thickened distally, their second and third Joints as a rule 

 of same lenght, the fourth small, smaller than the fifth, oftenest longer 

 than broad, the middle ones longer than broad, the next-last ones as broad 



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