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 Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 541; Jen. Spec. Staph. 704; rcraatz Ins. D. II, 756). 



Father slender and cylindric, in appearance not unlike prodltor , 

 but closely allied to the preceding species, with which it corresponds 

 in regard to the flat form of the forehead and the through-running 

 groove of pronotum, but however easily is separated from by the broad- 

 er head, longer antennae, more robust and less dense punctation, more 

 glistening thorax etc. 



Black, rather glistening, thorax with especially fine and sparse, 

 abdomen more distinct and denser, grayish-white hair vestiture; first 

 joint of maxillary palpi yellow, the second brownish-yellow. 



Head as broad as elytra, with almost flat forehead and scarcely 

 suggested forehead-grooves, robust and especially dense, somewhat ru- 

 gous punctation; antennae fine and slender; pronotum much narrower than 

 elytra, oblong, with slightly rounded sides, anteriorly and posterior- 

 ly narrowing, very robust and dense punctation and with one as a rule 

 through-running groove in the middle-line; elytra very little longer 

 than pronotum, with equally dense and fully as coarse and deep punc- 

 tation as same, smooth; abdomen with rather fine and dense punctation, 

 its first four free dorsal joints with four distinct, small carinas 

 at base. The legs are rather slender. L. 3.5-4 mm. 



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In the O 1 the abdominal fifth ventral joint posteriorly slightly im- 

 pressed, and as well as the sixth feebly emarginate at tip. 



Here and there in Middle and North Europe; distributed in our coun- 



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