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 the third occasionally a little shorter than the second, the middle ones 

 longer than broad, the next-last (8-10) as lonj as broad or very feebly 

 transverse, all rather cylindrical, distal joint as long as the two pre- 

 ceding joints together, tapering. Pronotum a little narrower than el- 

 ytra, as lon^ as broad, scarcely narrowing posteriorly, with anteriorly 

 slightly rounded, posteriorly almost straight sides, slightly convex, 

 especially finely, but not densely punctated, often with a feeble or on- 

 ly suggested small fovea posteriorly before the scutellum, sometimes 

 also with slight medial groove; elytra //^longer than pronotum, as lon^- 

 as their breadth together, very finely, densely punctated. The first three 

 free dorsal joints of abdomen with dense and fine, the two following with 

 scattered or sparse punctation. L. 2.5-4 ram. 



In the S' the next-last ventral joint of abdomen much elongated, feeb- 

 ly narrowing and rather broadly rounded at tin; it reaches considerably 

 forward under the last dorsal joint, so that the tip is visiole from a- 

 bove. In the £ the posterior margin of the sixth free terglte at middle 

 most often slightly incurved. 



Distributed in Europe on damp or serai-damp ground, and in this coun- 

 try very common everywhere; larger and smaller forms occur often separa- 

 te in spots. 



116. H. malaaocera Thorns. 



(Thoms. Ofv. Vet. Ac. Fb'rh. 1856, 94; Skand. Col. Ill, 69; Janglb. 

 Kaf. U. II, 226. - volans Scribe Stett. Entom. Ztj. 1859, 413; Sharp Fev. 

 Brit. Hom. 122; Muls. et Pey Bre''vip. 1875, 175. - hulophila Thoms. Skand. 

 3ol. Ill, 71). 



A very variable species both in form, color end size, in its variable- 



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