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 fovea posteriorly before scutellum; elytra not longer than pronotum, 

 more densely and distinctly punctated than this, not infrequently with 

 a punctated, oblique fold-groove across the outer hind corners. The first 

 four free dorsal joints of abdomen densely and finely punctated, the fifth 

 almost impunctate and smooth. First joint of hind tarsi a little more e- 

 longate than the two followin^J. L. 3r5-4 mm. 



The sex-characters on abdominal tip of the ^ are formed about as in 

 insecta , but at times somewhat indistinct. 



Eistributed in North and Middle EUrope; in Denmark rare and rather 



local, on damp ground, at lake shores and brooks, in clay pits and like 



places (K0lske Dam, Vendsyssel, Hobro, Silkeborg; Odense; at Esrom lake, 



Lethraborg; Hasle strand et al.). 



13C. II. cambrica "Voll. 



('^ollast. Zool. 1855, App. 205; Sherp Pev. Brit. Hom. , 100; Janglb. 

 Kaf. M. II, 236. - velox Kraat?. Ins. D. II, 201; Muls. et Pay Br^vip. 

 1875, 212). 



A slender species of fine structure, much narrower and smaller than 

 the two preceding, with finer antennae and longer elytra, also with some- 

 what differently shaped sex-characters in the o . 



Pitch-black or pitch-brown, finely haired; the forebody rather dull, 

 abdomen somewhat glistening; elytra, tip of abdomen and most often also 

 posterior marglna of its joints brownish-yellow or brown; antennae brown 

 or brownish-red with lighter base; legs reddish -ye How. 



Head, pronotum end elytra with extremely finely shagreonsd surface 

 and therefore dully glistening; the 'lead is a little narrower than prono- 

 tum, oval, with slightly protruding eyes, extremely finely or Indistinctly 



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