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 densely and rather finely scnbrously punctated; abdomen more or lees strong- 

 ly tapering, its fjrst three free dorsal Joints with very fine and isolated, 

 the fourth with scattered, the fifth simple and indistinct punctatlon, the 

 sides with robust bristles. Middle tibiae with a robust bristle at middle 

 and a shorter and finer one between this and the knee; hind tibiae like- 

 wise with tuo bristles, a feebler one a little beneath the knee and a more 

 robust one beneath the middle. L. 2.5-3.5 mm. 



In the 5^the sixth free dorsal joint of abdomen at tip traneversally 

 truncated, posterior margin at middle incur'/ed slightly, its corners rect- 

 an^-^ular. 



At manure, fungi and rotting plants; distributed in Middle and North 



Europe, in Denmark heretofore only found in North Zealand (Hiller^d, Frede- 



riksvaerk, Tisvilde), cut probably more widely distributed. 



34. H. cinnamoptera Thorns. 



(Thorns. 6'fv. Vet. Ac. Forh. 1356, 105; Skand. Col. Ill, 93; Sharp. Fev. 

 Brit. Horn. 247; Janglb. Kaf. K. II, 166). 



Black, finely haired; forebody dully glistening, head and pronotum 

 with feeble metallic reflection; elytra brownish-red; abdomen glistening; 

 antennae brov.n or pitcny brov-.nish, their first Joint brownish-red; the legs 

 redd 1 sh-yellow. 



Head, pronotum and elytra very finely shagreened at surface and there- 

 fore of dull shine; the head broad, narrower than pronotum. w) i^i vt>ry rir.j, 

 scattered granulate punctation; antennae slender, bristle-haired, finer 

 than in picipennjg , scarcely thickened distally, their first joint thick- 

 ened claviforn, the second and third of same length, the fourth like the 



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