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Distributed in Middle and North Europe; in this country rather rare 



and local, on damp meadow or marsh ground (Randers, Haderslev; Odense; 



Nyktfbing F. ; Sorer, vicinity of Copenhagen, Hiller^d and several other 



places) . 



35. St. pumilio Er. 



Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 558; Gen. Spec. Staph. 718; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II, 775; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 21S; uanglb. Kaf. M. II, 578). 



The smallest species of the genus, narrower than circularis and 

 with darker legs and antennae, but like this with middle-carinated ab- 

 dominal joints. 



Pure black, a little glistening, on thorax scarcely noticeable, 

 on abdomen extremely finely haired; first joint of maxillary palpi 

 and base of the second yellow; antennae at middle sometimes brownish; 

 legs brownish-red or brownish-yellow with darker tarsi. 



The head is somewhat broader than pronotum and narrower than elytra, 

 robustly and very densely punctated, forehead between eyes impressed, 

 with two feeble longitudinal grooves, separated by a convex interval, 

 antennae rather slender; pronotum only half as broad as elytra, hard- 

 ly as long as broad, anteriorly and posteriorly equally narrowing, with 

 rounded sides, convex, robust and dense punctation, intervals between 

 punctures convex, so that the dorsum appear as if granulated punctated; 

 elytra lh times as long as pronotum, feebly convex, with robust and den- 

 se, somewhat rugous punctation; abdomen subulate tapering, deeply and 

 densely punctated, its foremost free dorsal joint with one as a rule 

 noticeable middle-carina at base. L. 2 mm. 



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