(Pa^e IGl) 

 joints of abdomen finely and not densely, the two followin:^ sparsely punc- 

 tated. L. 3 rrni. 



In the c5^ the posterior margin of the sixth free dorsal joint with four 

 distinct teeth, of v.hich the cneter ones are obtuse and a little larger 

 than the acute corner-teeth. 



Distributed in Middle Europe, England and Sweden, but rare everywhere; 

 in this country heretofore found only singly in the vicinity of S^^nder- 

 bor^' ("Vustnei) also at Bo^naes near Roskilde. It lives on damp forest ground 

 under leaves and said also to occur with ants. 

 15. Subgenus Alaobia Thorns. 

 58. H. scapularis Sahib. 



(Sahib. Ins. Fenn. I, 372; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 2S1 ; Thorns. Skand. Col. 

 Ill, ICO; Sharp Rev. Drit. Horn. 218, Janglb. Kaf. W. II, 189. - oohrecea 

 Srlchs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 32S; IJIuls. et Rey Bre'vip. 187?, 463). 



A somewhat fusiform, compact species v,ith rather broadly separarated 

 middle-coxae, other diagnostic characters inter alia, the color, form of 

 pronotum, and sex-characters of tho o^ . 



Yellowish-red or brownish-red, glistening and rather finely haired; 

 th2 head and the next-last two-three abdominal joints darkly brovn or black; 

 antennae pitch-brownish with lijhter base; legs reddish-yellow. 



The head much narrower than pronotum, rounded with protruding eyes, 

 rather finely and densely punctated; antennae quite robust, their second 

 and third joints of same length, the fourth small and transverse, consider- 

 ably narrower than the fifth, the following (5-10) of same length and almost 

 of same breadth, distinctly transverse, distal jolnt as long as thw two next- 



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