(Pa^'e 213) 

 A strand species; very common especially on sandy beaches under sea- 

 weed, distributed at our coasts, and at those of our neighbouring coun- 

 tries. 



The rather coarse punctation which is found on the head of H. vestita , 

 also occurs characteristically in H. atricilla and puncticeps, likewise 

 in Aleochara ^qrisea , algarum and obscurella . and is seemingly character- 

 istic for strand species, which live on sandy .ground. That the claws of 

 hind tarsi in these and other strand species are ordinarily rather lonj 

 and robust, may apparently be associated with their .habitat on sand and 

 under seaweed, now and then subjected to bein^ washed away. 

 44. Subgenus Me^^ista Muls. et Rey. 

 121. H. graminicola )revh. 



(".ravh. Mon. 176; Erichs. Kaf. fflc. Br. I, 316; vJen. Spec. Staph. 81; 

 Kraatz Ins. D. II, 212; Thomp. Skand. Col. Ill, 62; Sharp Pev. Erit. Horn. 

 137; wuls. et Pey Ere'vip. 1873, £92; ^anglb. Kaf. L'.. II, 170. - Var. 

 brunneiaennls Thorns, "^kand. Col. Ill, 6E). 



A peculiar, black species with slender antennae and rather narrow pro- 

 notum, distinguished and especially recognized by the scabrous-granulate 

 elytra and other sex-characters of the ff . 



black, finely gray-haired, rather strongly glistening; elytra in the 

 "o" dull, sometimes with feeble grayish-green reflection; antennae pitch 

 black or pitchy brownish, often lighter at base, legs brownish-yellow 

 with darker femora. 



The head (Fig. 79) is narrower than pronotum, roundly oval, witl- feeb- 

 ly protruding eyes, very finely ind not densely punctated, in the j^ con- 

 vex and often short grooved at middle. In tht <5^ flatly impresfed at middle; 



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