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 last joints together, tip obtuse. Pronotum is posteriorly about t\\ice as 

 broad as length at median line, however considerably narrower than elytra, 

 narrowing anteriorly with rounded sides, deflected fore-corners and obtuse, 



but distinct hind-corners, --r--(Page 162) its posterior margin inside 



these slightly incurved, dorsum convex, rather finely and densely punctated; 

 elytra '/^ longer than pronotum, and more robustly punctated than this, their 

 posterior margin inside the outer corners slightly incurved; the first three 

 free dorsal joints of abdomen deeply depressed at base, distinctly and rath- 

 er densely punctated, the fourth with scattered, the fifth very simple 

 punctation. L. 3-3.5 mm. 



In ths o* the posterior margin of the sixth free dorsal joint of abdom- 

 em with four teeth, of which the AM^ two middle ones are blunt and short, 

 the corner teeth acute and longer, slightly curved inwards (Fig. 56). 



Distributed throughout North and Central Europe; very rare and sparse 



in this country; ;nost often on boggy forest ground under leaves and moss, 



\t now and then found *ith ants and under loose cark on birch. (Ermelun- 



den and Tyrehaven near Copenhagen; Faagaardsvang at Hiller/d, Store Klint 



in y>iien et al. ) . 



16. Subgenus Ceritaxa Muls. et Pey. 



59. H. testaceipes Heer. 



(Heer Fn. Helv. I, 327, Sharp Pev. L'rit. ilom. 221; Muls. et Fey Bre'vip. 

 1873, 3B3; ^anglb. Kaf. t/.. II, 190. - varlcOrnis Kr. Ins. C. II, 292). 



This and the following species are especially distinguished by, that 



the antennal outer joints from and including the fifth (£-10) are pecull- 



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