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- Legs brownish-black. Body not distinctly haired. L. 5 mm 



17. St. aterrimus Br. 



2. Subgenus Nestus Rey. 



22. Abdominal first three free dorsal joints with 4 small, more or less 



distinct longitudinal carinae at base, or without distinct cari- 



nae 23. 



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 Abdominal first three free dorsal joints at base with 1 distinct 



longitudinal carina in the middle-line 39. 



23. Abdomen more or less elongate, ordinarily not strongly tapering, 



the carinae of the foremost dorsal joints most often distinct. :24. 

 Abdomen short, strongly conically tapering, the foremost dorsal 



free Joints without distinct carinae at base. Species very small. 

 34. 



24. Legs entirely black 25. 



Legs brownish-red or femoral inner part brownish red and the rest 



of the legs brownish-black 35. 



25. Maxillary palpi entirely black. Elytra and abdomen with rather long, 



and distinctly silver-white-glistening hair. L. 4-4.5 mm... 



18. St. argentellus Thorns. 



Liaxillary palpi yellow or brownish-red at base. Elytra and andomen 



with short, sparse and fine whitish hair 26. 



26. Elytra with very dense, especially posteriorly rugulous or conflu- 



ent punctation 27. 



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