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 and sharp, posteriorly tapering dentiform, long-haired sides and with 

 roundedly produced posterior margin; the sixth joint is at middle polish- 

 ed and at tip with a rather deep incision. 



Distributed in Europe, but as a whole seemingly rather local; most 

 often found in the marshes and on damp forest ground north of Copenha- 

 gen, however also at Aalborg, Aerhus and Ry, also in Lolland and Falster. 



A deeply black and more strongly glistening species, perhaps only 

 a form of providus , is Roger! Kr. (Ins. D. II, 764, Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 

 565). The punctation of the thorax in Kogeri is still coarser than in 

 providus , but not all over equally dense; pronotal groove in middle-line 

 is rather deep, and the unevenness of elytra pronounced. L. 5-5.5 mm. 



It is distributed in Middle Europe, and found inter alia at Hamborg 

 and in CJotland, but heretofore not discovered in Denmark. 



12. St. lustrator Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 548; 3en. Spec, Staph. 712; Kraatz Ins. 

 E. II, 764; Thorns. Skand. Col. IX, 191; Rey Brevip. 1884, 92; Janglb. 

 Kaf. M. II, 566). 



Most often a little smaller and narrower than providus , with pro- 

 portionately broader head and with hardly as densely, but fully as coar- 

 sely punctated elytra, and darker maxillary palpi; identified mainly by 

 the sex-characters of the & . 



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Black, glistening; thorax scarcely visible, abdomen sparsely and 

 finely haired; maxillary palpi distally pitch-brownish, their first 

 joint and base of the second yellow; femora reddish-yellow, their outer 



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