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 at Copenhagen (Schl/^dte), Hillerjtfd in fungi (author); Ejby at Gdense 

 (J^rgensen). Said not to be rare in Middle Europe (Janglb.), and is al- 

 so found in Skaane, in the southern part of Norway, and in Finland 

 (Grill). 



4. S. minimus Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 511 ; ien. Spec. Staph. 607; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II, 709; Muls et Key Bre'vip. 1878, 213; ianglb. Kaf. M. II, 530). 



Our smallest species, still smaller and slenderer than the two pre- 

 ceding species; in connection with this, further recognized by the sex- 

 characters of O * 



Pitch-black or reddish-brown with pitch-black, at tip reddish abdomen, 

 finely haired, dully glistening; antennae, mouth-parts and legs reddish- 

 yellow. 



The head is somewhat longer than in sulcicollis , a little longer 

 than broad, feebly broadened posteriorly, with rather strongly rounded- 

 off temple-corners and with very small, almost period-like eyes, head 

 and pronotum with especially fine and dense punctation; antennae rather 

 slender; pronotum considerably narrower than the head, and somewhat 

 narrower than elytra, oblong, at middle-line very finely, often indis- 

 tinctly grooved; elytra as long as pronotum, with very fine and dense, 

 yet more distinct punctation than same; abdomen especially finely and 

 densely punctate; middle-tibiae narrow, or hardly broadened. L. 2.5 mm. 



In the O the abdominal sixth ventral joint at tip angularly incised 

 and with a feeble, almost smooth longitudinal impression before the in- 

 cision. 



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