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 broad, with as fine and dense punctation, as the very densely and fine- 

 ly punctated temples; antennae slender, their middle-Joints longer than 

 broad, the next-last joints as broad as long; pronotum narrower than 

 elytra, as long as broad, hardly narrowing posteriorly; elytra almost 

 l£ times as long as pronotum; abdomen tapering posteriorly; anterior 

 femora somewhat thickened. L. 4 mm. ------------ (Page 459) — - — - — 



In the O the fore-tarsal first three joints strongly dilated, and 

 the abdominal sixth ventral joint at tip very feebly eraarginated. 



In compost and at hothouse benches, often numerous, also on beaches 



under seaweed; in this country rare or local (Copenhagen in gardens, 



and at the sound, Dyrehaven; Nykplaing F.; Aalykkeskov, Fyen). - It is 



distributed in Middle Europe, and found several places in Sweeden, also 



in the southern part of Norway and Finland. 



8. U. obscurellus Er. 



(Erichs. Gen. Spec. Staph. 624; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 71&; Muls. et 

 Key Brevip. 1878, 16S; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 524). 



From obsoletus , which it is remarkably like, and with which it is 

 easily confused, it is separated by the following details: 



It is ordinarily a little lighter in color, most often reddish-brown, 

 antennae, mouth-parts and legs reddish-yellow ; the head (Fig. 133) is 

 hardly narrower than pronotum, feebly, yet distinctly broadened posteri- 

 orly; on ventral side the interval*) between the temples with isolated 

 and rather coarse punctation, much coarser than the finely and very dense- 

 ly punctated temples; elytra most often a little shorter than in obsoletus, 

 amply 1/3 longer than pronotum. L. 3.5-4 mm. 



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 *)5ular region ? -translator. 



