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 pressed, the middle-line smoothed, posterior margin roundedly incurved, 

 the sixth at tip with a short, angular incision. 



Distributed in the greater part of North and Middle Europe; every- 

 where, also with us rare and local (Ntfrre Vosborg, B render slev, F.aebild 

 at Sk/arping, Randers; Odense; Bollemosen and Strandmjtfllen at Copenhagen, 

 Hiller^d) j mostly on damp meadow or marshy ground and in alluvium. 



at. prodltor Er. is somewhat similar to St. Argus Jravh. , but is 

 however easily separated from same, mainly in that the hind tarsi are 

 longer, and elytra shorter, also that the abdominal first four free 

 dorsal joints have only 1 small carina at base, while Argus has 4. 



16. St. fossulatus Er. 



(Erichs. Sen. Spec. Staph. 711; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 767; Rey Bre'vip. 

 1884,71; Ganglb. Kaf. M. II, 570). 



A slender, rather large species, in form most like biguttatus; from 

 the nearest preceding species especially separated by, that the abdom- 

 inal first four free dorsal joints are without carina in middle-line, 

 together with this furthermore easily identified by the color, and by 

 the glistening hair vestiture of the body. 



Black, lead-like glistening, distinctly, here and there whorled, 

 whitish or light-yellow-glistening haired; maxillary palpi yellow, 

 their third joint at tip sometimes brownish; legs reddish-yellow, but 

 the outer part of femora as well as base and tip of tibiae and the distal 

 joints of tarsi brownish-black. 



The head is as broad as elytra, much broader than pronotum, with 



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