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 robustly and very densely punctated, smooth; abdomen anteriorly about 

 as broad as elytra, rather convex, posteriorly narrowing, with rather 

 fine and not dense, especially at middle and posteriorly, scattered 

 punctation, rather thickly side-marginated, its foremost free dorsal 

 joint at base with four small, yet distinct carinae; hind tarsi rather 

 slender, their second joint distinctly longer than the third. L. 3-3.5 

 mm. 



In the o the femora are somewhat thicker than in the Q , middle- 

 and hind-tibiae at tip on inner side with a small spine; metasternum 

 is at middle impressed, abdominal fifth ventral joint at middle poste- 

 riorly feebly impressed and slightly emarginate, the sixth at tip round- 

 edly or obtuse angularl;, incurved- 



Of this, here described species only a few specimens are heretofore 

 found in this country, at Langes;ef in Fyen (17. 8. 1905. N. P. J^rgensen), 

 undoubtedly synonymous with neglectus .Jerh. from Schlesien, closely al- 

 lied to macrocephalus Aube (? cautus Kr. ) . 



32. St. Argus viravh. 



(Jrach. Won. 231; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 552; Sen. Spec. Staph. 714; 

 Kraatz Ins. D. II, 770; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 224; Key Brevip. 1884, 160; 

 langlb. Kaf. M. II, 582). 



A rather small, slender species, recognized by brownish femora, rath- 

 er convex elytra, and somewhat round, more or less finely marginated ab- 

 domen, also by the feebly bilobed fourth joint of the tarsi. 



Black, somewhat glistening, very finely whitish-gray haired; first 

 joint of maxillary palpi yellow; legs black with brownish-black or brown, 



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