(Pa-e 183) 



At fungi and rotting plants; distributed in North and Middle Europe; 



very rare and local in this country (3or;a', Nylc^ing F., Aalborg, Hilleryd) 



87. H. monticola Thorns. 



(Thorns. Ofv. Vet. Ac. Forh. 1652, 143; Skand. Col. Ill, 43; Kraatz 

 Ins. S. II, 234; Sharp Fev. Erit. Horn. 147; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1875, 

 145; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 203). 



In form, color, punctation and size very closely allied to H. occulta . 

 It differs from this species in that the forebody, especially pronotum 

 is more glistening its surface less distinctly shagreened, that the an- 

 tennae is shorter, their first joint in the o less robust, the second and 



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 third joints of same length and less elongate, that pronotum is broader, 

 ih times as broad as lon^, scarcely narrowing posteriorly, and that the 

 elytra are a little shorter. L. 3.5-4 mm. 



In the o the head and pronotum at middle most often more sharply 

 impressed than in occul ta , but the surest diagnostic characters of this 

 species are the sex-marks of the ^ which are very characteristic: The 



sixth free dorsal joint of abdomen is broad at tip, and at middle with 

 a deep. angular incision, and on dorsal side with four, sometimes feeble, 

 longitudinal folds, outside of these on each side with a sharp elevated 

 margin, bounding the sides of the incision and the rounded hind corners 

 (Fi;. 70). In the ^ the same dorsal Joint is feebly emarginate at tip. 



In fungi, at carrion and rotting plants, distributed in North and 

 Midale Europe; in this country rare and loctjl (Py; Vordingborg, Hiller^rJd; 

 Fyde, Loll, et al.). 



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