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Head proportionately large, almost as broad as pronotum, rounded, 

 with long temples, twice as long as the small, not protruding eyes, 

 extremely or indistinctly punctated; antennae fully as long as head and 

 pronotum together, distinctly but not strongly thickened distally, their 

 third joint shorter than the second, the middle joints feebly, the next- 

 last more distinctly transverse, often amply 1^ times as broad as long, 

 distal joint short, tapering. Pronotum anteriorly about as broad as el- 

 ytra, l//:5 times as broad as long, very feebly narrowing posteriorly, v.ith 

 rather straight sides, very finely and not densely punctated, middle-line 

 slightly grooved or at middle v»ith a flat longitudinal impression (^)j 

 hair vestiture from middle laterad. Elytra li times as long as pronotum, 

 densely and very finely punctated; abdomen evenly broad, its first three 

 free dorsal joints with fine and rather isolated punctation, the two fol- 

 lowing more feebly punctated; the fifth free joint longer than the fourth. 

 The middle tibiae with an outstanding bristle above middle. L. 2.5 mm. 



In the O the longitudinal grooves or impressions of pronotum most 

 often more distinct than in the p ; posterior margin of the sixth free 

 terglte is in the 5^ feebly rounded, in the o slightly emarginate, the 

 next-last sternite is in the o' longer and more broadly rounded off at 

 tip than in the o . 



Cistributed in Midlle Europe and England, but everywhere very rare. 

 In Denmark heretofore only found a few times and singly: in compost in 

 Aalborg (5. 1892, author) and in mole's nests, North Zealand (6. 1909, 

 F.osent?erg). 



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