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 foremost free dorsal Joint with four small carinae at base; tarsi short, 

 second joint of hind tarsi longer than the third. L. 2.5-3 mm. 



In the O the abdominal sixth ventral joint at tip slightly emar- 

 ginated (Rey). 



Distributed in Middle Europe. - 2 species in my collection, presum- 

 ably found at Randers (0. Jakobsen), corresponds very well with the a- 

 bove discription, however pronotum in my specimens seems somewhat more 

 strongly narrowed posteriorly, and is hardly longer than the breadth be- 

 fore the middle (cf. atratulus Er« ). 



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 27. St. melanopus Marsh. 



(Uarsh. tint. Brit. 528; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 576. - nitidus boisd. 

 Lac. Faun. Ent. Paris I, 450; Erichs. (Jen. Spec. Staph. 703; Kraatz Ins. 

 D. II, 756; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 225; Rey Brevip. 1884, 104). 



A characteristic species, recognized by a rather narrow head, deep 

 forehead grooves, and by rather isolated punctation and strong lustre 

 of the thorax. 



Glistening black, very finely and sparsely, whitish haired; first 

 joint of maxillary palpi yellow. 



The head but very little broader than pronotum, considerably narrower 

 than elytra, rather robust and not densely punctated; forehead between 

 eyes scarcely impressed, but with two rather deep, forwardly confluent 

 longitudinal grooves, separated by an almost carinated interval; anten- 

 nae short; pronotum hardly longer than broad before the middle, narrower 

 than elytra, rather strongly narrowing posteriorly, robust and rather 

 isolated punctation, a: a rule with a short and deep groove posteriorly 



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