(Pa. 

 free dorsal joints *ith four distinct carinae at base; hind tarsi rath- 

 er slender. 1. 4-4. S mm. 



In the O the hind tibiae on inner side above tip with a frill 

 spine j abdominal fourth and fifth ventral joints are at middle feebly 

 impressed and their posterior margin Blight! - e sixth at 



the middle-line feebly grooved and at tip broadly obtuse-angularly in- 

 cised (ianglb.). 



Distributed in Middle and .Vorth Lurope, especially on sandy river 

 and lake shores; found at F.ings^en in Skaane. Heretofore not identifi- 

 ed in this country. 



A very closely allied, but smaller species, St. ruralis Sr. , with 

 narrower head and not grooved ventral joints in the & , is distributed 

 especially in tne highlands, and found as well in southern Middle Luro- 

 pe as in Norway and Finland. 



1 - . ;t. incrassatus Lr. 



riche. Kaf. He. Br. I. 541 ; Jen. Spec. Staph. 7C2; Kraatz Ins. 

 C. II, 752; Ihoms. Skand. Col. II, 22C ; Rey BreVip. 1564, 10S; ianglb. 

 Kaf. If. II, 573). 



An easily Identified species, especially distinguisned by a remar.<- 

 small head, and prcportionaily broad and rather long, somewhat ru- 

 gous punctated elytra. 



Deeply tlac.<, very finely, on the ".r.orax very sparsely, scarcely 

 visibly paired; tnorax very feebly glister, -omen eolt st- 

 Bning; first joint of maxillary palpi yellow. 



Ihe head is scarcely broader tr.an pronotum, much narrower 



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