(Pa-e 166) 



Distinct characters whereby to separate the O from the Q do not occur. 



Distributed in North and Middle Europe, but singly and very rare in 

 this country, found under damp leaves and in the autumn in fun^i (Aalborg, 

 Fredericia, Holte, Hiller/rfd) . 



64, H. indubia Sharp. 



(Sharp Rev. Brit, Horn. 227; tianglb. Kaf. M. II, 193). 



Closely allied to H. amicula , but blacker of color, and especially the 

 head and pronotum more glistening; antennae less robust, and in tht O the 

 next-last dorsal joint in margin distinctly serrated. 



Deeply black, very finely and sparsely haired, glistening; the legs 

 pitchy brown with lighter knees and tarsi. 



Head rather broad, narrower than pronotum, somewhat depressed or with 

 a flat fovea at middle, almost impunctate; antennae feebly thickened dis- 

 tajly, their second and third joints more slender than in amicul'i , the 

 third shorter than the second, the fourth as long as broad, the next-last 

 joints distinctly transverse, distal joint tapering, as long as the two 

 preceding joints together. Pronotum li times as broad as loag, e little 

 narrower than elytra, anteriorly and posteriorly of same breadth with 

 smoothly rounded sides, flatly convex, punctation extremely fine and very 

 isolated; elytra //j longer than pronotum, likewise especially finely and 

 not densely punctated; first three free dorsal Joints of abdomen with 

 very fine and rather scattered punctation, the following almost smooth. 

 L. 1.5-1.7 mm. 



In theS't.he posterior margin of the sixth free dorsal Joint of abdom- 



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