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In Catalogus Coleopt. iiur. (Eeitter) 1891 Thomson's species are 



mentioned as synonyms of carbonarlus ^yllh. (o := . subglaber Thorns., 



n -=. glabellus Ihoms.). At present we lack sufficient material 



wherewith to confirm Thomson's divisions. 



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3. subgenus Hemistenus Fey. 



38. St. pubescens Steph. 



(Steph. 111. Brit. V, 297; ianglb. KSf. U. II, 587. - sublrcpressus 

 Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 561; 5en. Spec. Staph. 722; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 

 780; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 232; Fey Bre'vip. 1884, 216). 



One of our largest species, elongate, rather flat and of equal 

 breadth, together with the deeply cleft fourth joint of tarsi, and 

 aarginated abdomen, especially recognized by that of the body dense, 

 ^listeninj, apparently water-shedding hair-vestiture, and remarkably 

 lon^, somewhat uneven elytra. 



black, lead-like glistening, all over with dense and rather long, 

 prostrate, silver-white glistening hair; antennae yellowish-red, their 

 first joint black, the club brownish-black; first joint of maxillary 

 palpi yellow, the others darkly brownish. 



The head is a little broader tnan pronotum, and a little narrower 

 than elytra, rather finely and densely punctated, with flat forehead, 

 and two short, flat, sometimes feebly foveate jrooves, separated by a 

 very feebly convex interval, antennae rather short; pronotum a little 

 longer tnan broad at middle, posteriorly a little more narrowing than 

 anteriorly, with rounded sides, flatly convex, rather fine and dense 



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