(Pa^e 129) 

 a few fine bristles, dorsum slightly convex, with fine, isolated punctati- 

 on, most often with a suggestion of, or feeble transverse fovea posterior- 

 ly before scutellum; elytra i longer than pronotum, densely and rather fine- 

 ly punctated; abdomen not strongly tapering, its first three free dorsal 

 joints with rather fine and isolated punctation, the following sparsely 

 punctated, sides bristle-haired. Middle tibiae with a short bristle at mid- 

 dle, hind tibiae none. L. 2.5-3 mm. 



In the 3* the next-last ventral abdominal joint same as in fungi some<» 

 v.hat elongate and tapering. 



Very rare; in this country heretofore only found at Skagen and ^rholm; 



distributed in Middle Europe, also found in England and Scotland. 



17, H. orphano Sr. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 340; len. Spec. Staph. 133; Kraat', Ins. !;. II, 

 323; Thorns. Skand. Zo\. Ill, 39; Sharp Rev. Brit. Horn. 267; J.'uls. et Pey 

 Brevip. 1873, 241; 3anglb. Kaf. M. II, 157). 



A small species, closely allied to, but considerably smaller than fun£_i_, 

 from which it furf.er is separated by, that the third joint of the anten- 

 nae is distinctly shorter than the second. 



Black, finely haired and glossy; base of antennae, especially their 

 first joint, mouth-parts and legs lighter or darker brownish-yellow. 



Ihe head is rather broaa and short, on sidei? with flat and rather fine 

 punctation, at middle scarcely punctated; antennae slightly thickened dls- 

 tally, tl.eir first joint about twice as think as the second, th% third dis- 

 tinctly shorter thm the necond, the fourth small, as long as broad, the 

 middle ones feebly, the next-last ones distinctly transverse, distal joint 



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