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 rather robust, oblonj. Pronotum is posteriorly about as broad as elytra, 

 twice as broad as lonj, slightly narrowinj anteriorly, without distinct 

 side-bristles, slightly convex, finely and densely punctated, middle-line 

 sometimes feebly or indistinctly grooved; elytra i longer than pronotum, 

 very densely, rather finely and sharply punctated, their posterior margin 

 inside tho outer corners flatly undate; abdomen taperin^, its first three 

 free dorsal Joints finely and densely, the fourth less densely, the fifth 

 sparsely punctated. The bristles on middle and hind tibiae are indistinct. 

 L. 2 mm. 



Very rare; heretofore only found singly in this country. North SJaelland, 

 especially on damp woodland or thicket ground (Copenhagen, Hiller;0d). Distrib- 

 uted in North and Middle Europe. 



8. Subgenus Datomicra Muls. et Key. 

 18. H. cribrata Kr. 



(Kraatz Ins. D. II, 288; Sharp Rev. Brit. Horn. P,69 ; Janglb. Kaf. W. II, 

 162). 



A very small, compact species, distinguished by its compart) tively sharp, 

 robust punctation, and thereby easily identified within the subgenus. 



Deeply black, extremely finely haired, dull or v.ith feeble shine; elytra 

 sometimes brownish and tha antennae pitch colored; legs darkly brownish- 

 yellow with lighter tersi. 



The body fusiform; head proportionately broad, yet narrower than pro- 

 notum, with sharp, proportionately rooust and not dense punctation, some- 

 what glistening, at middle sometimas with a short jroove; antennae rather 



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