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brownish. L. 4.5-5 mm 4. St. orbiculatus Payk. 



Head much broader than elytra. Antennae and legs entirely yellow. 



L. 4 mm 5. St. Erlchsoni Fauv. 



1. St. rufipes Germ. 



(Germ. Faun. Ins. Eur. 18, 4; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 521 j CJen. Spec. 

 Staph. 631; Kraatz Ins. E. II, 698; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 202; Uuls. et 

 Key Brevip. 1878, 235; Gang lb. Kaf. M. II, 533). 



Our largest species. Identified especially by the rather small eyes 

 and unicolorous, pitch-brown elytra. 



Black; head and pronotum dull, elytra and abdomen glistening, fine- 

 ly haired; elytra pitch-brown, their posterior margin occasionally a 

 little lighter; antennae, mouth-parts and legs brownish-red. 



The head is broad, broader than the elytra, head and pronotum with 

 very dense, rather coarse umbilical punctation; eyes rather small, con- 

 siderably shorter than the temples} the fore-margin of labrum at middle 

 with two teeth and a denticle at the side of these; antennae not long, 

 moniliform; pronotum much narrower than elytra, at middle with a narrow, 

 smooth, anteriorly vanishing, posteriorly finely grooved middle-line; 

 elytra somewhat longer than pronotum, with rather dense and fine, at 

 posterior margin finer punctation; abdomen with very fine and dense 

 punctation. L. 6 mm. 



In the 6 the abdominal sixth ventral Joint at tip with an angular 

 incision. 



Distributed in North- and Middle Europe. Common everwhere in this 



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