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 short; pronotum broadest at middle, much narrower than elytra, fully 

 as broad as long, witn strongly rounded sides, posteriorly contracted 

 and more strongly narrowing than anteriorly, with robust and especial- 

 ly dense punctation and with two obliquely placed, somewhat foveate- 

 formed impressions on dorsum posteriorly; elytra about ' 3 longer 



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 prono'um, somewhat more robustly and especially densely rugosely punc- 

 tated, rather uneven; abdomen posteriorly strongly tapering, enteric 

 with rather robust and dense, posteriorly finer punctation, its fore- 

 most free dorsal joint without distinct carinae at base; hind tarsi 

 snort, their second and third joints about equally short. L. 2.5 mm. 

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

 ginate. 



Distributed in Burope, is country rather common on damp 



ground, often numerous in alluvium; in Sweden and Norway more rare. 



25 . St. nam:; - 1 



(Steph. 111. Brit. V, 301; 3angl: . II, c^S. - declaratus 



Erichs. Kaf. Uk. Er. I, 557; ien. Spec. Staph. 717 ; Kra&tz Ir.s. Z. II, 

 774 Skand. Sol. II, 229; Roy BreVip. 1884, Ice). 



h anall species, like the preceding without rarinae on the abdo- 

 minal joint, and Btronglv tape] :~er., also with deep fore- 

 grooves, but wit -iytra ana brownish legs. 



Black, dull or dully glistening, est: it- 



ish naired; base of maxillary palpi brovnish-yelloe; legs brownish-red, 



a brownish-blac.-;, and only the case of femora reddiah. 



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