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13. L. pallidum Nordm. 



(Nordm. Symb. 142; Erichs. Kaf. Uk. Br. I, 509; 3en. Spec. Staph. 601; 

 Kraatz Ins. D. II, 683; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, Muls. et F.ey Br6vip. 1878 

 64; Sanglb. Kaf. M. II, 515). 



In regard to color closely allied to dilutum . but with darker, dull 

 and much more densely punctated abdomen, also somewhat larger, with more 

 scattered punctation of the head, and slenderer antennae, also with dif- 

 ferently formed sex-characters in the cf . 



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 Thorax b wnish- or reddish-yellow, glistening; abdomen pitch-black 

 or pitch-bro with lighter tip. dull, abdomen and elytra finely haired; 

 legs reddish-,, ellov.. 



Head as broad as pronotum, narrowed anteriorly the sides with rather 

 robust and scattered punctation, at middle with isolated punctation; eyes 

 small; antennae rather slender, their middle joints longer than broad; 

 pronotum as broad as elytra, oblong, with rather robust and sparse punc- 

 tation, at middle— line smooth; elytra in the wingless form (typical form) 

 shorter than pronotum, in the winged form (var. Jansonl Crotch) as long 

 as pronotum, finely and not densely punctate; abdomen with extremely fine 

 and extremely dense punctation. L. 5-6 mm. 



In the O the abdominal fourth ventral joint at middle feebly, the fifth 

 more strongly, the sixth deeply grooved, and at tip acutely incised, each 

 side of the groove is elongated into a sharp tip. 



Distributed in North and Middle Europe, but everywhere rare; in this 

 country it is very rare and local, heretofore found only in few places 

 and then singly: vicinity of Copenhagen, in a gravel pit (Schi/dte, Schlick) 



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