(Pa^e 138) 



The head is rather broad, somewhat narrower than pronotum, fine and 

 isolated ijranulated punctated; antennae rather robust, bristle-haired, 

 their second and third joints of same length, the fourth as l^n^- as broad, 

 narrower than the fifth, the middle and next-last (5-lC) of same length, 

 smoothly increasingly thickened, so that the next-last ones become 1^ 

 times as broad as lon^;, distal joint about as long as the two preceding 

 joints together. Fronotum is somewhat narrower than elytra, hS broader 

 than long, its sides slightly rounded and provided with several out- 

 standing, long bristles, dorsum slightly convex, with rather fine and 

 dense granulate punctotion, the middle-line posteriorly sometimes very 

 feebly grooved; elytra '/i^ longer than pronotum, punctated like same; ab- 

 domen noticeably but not strongly tapering, its first three free dorsal 

 joints with fine and isolated, the following with simple punctatlonj the 

 sides and tip robustly bristle-haired. Middle and hind tibiae each with 

 two outstanding bristles, of which the nethermost is longest. L. 2.5-3 mm. 



In the o^ the posterior margin of sixth free dorsal joint of abdomen ' 

 with three sinuations, the middle one broadest and one smaller on each 

 side of this, whereby four short spines are formed, two at each side. (Fij 45), 



At excrements and manure, under decayir^^ plants, in fungi ana at car- 

 rion; distributed in Europe, and not rare in this country, but not eill 

 over e4ually frequent. 



30. H. seti.:ara Sharp. 



(Sharp Pev. Brit. 251; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 164). 



From laevana . to which setl^erx is very closely allied, and of »hich 



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