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 gination feebly, semicircularly impressed and is here more densely hair- 

 ed and very finely and densely punctated; the sixth is at tip obtuse 

 angularly produced. - In macrocephalus Aube is furthermore the elytra 

 shorter, hardly longer than pronotum. L. 3 mm. 



None of these are seemingly found in this country; but the following 

 species is undoubtedly closely allied to macrocephalus and through it 

 to cautus . 



31. St. neglectus Jerh. 

 (Jerhardt; P.eitter Fauna germanica II, 1909, 159). 

 Among the species with reddish- or darkly brownish legs especially 

 recognized by proportionately short elytra. 



Elack, somewhat glistening, with very fine and sparse, whitish hair; 

 first joint of maxillary palpi yellow, the second brownish yellow; legs 

 black with darkly brownish or brownish-red or red femora. 



The head is considerably broader than pronotum, as broad as elytra 

 at base, robustly and very densely punctated, between the eyes scarcely 

 depressed, but with two flat forehead -grooves, separated by a slightly 

 convex interval; antennae rather short, their third joint considerably 

 longer than the fourth; pronotum considerably narrower than elytra, a 

 little longer than broad before the middle, with anteriorly slightly 

 rounded sides, posteriorly not strongly narrowing, convex, very robust 

 and very dense punctation, without groove in middle-line and without 

 noticeable impressions; elytra scarcely or very little longer than pro- 

 notum, together as broad as long, slightly broadened posteriorly, very 



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