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like this; abdomen with rather fine and dense punctatlon; tarsi rather 



slender, their fourth joint deeply bilobed, first joint of hind tarsi 



elongated, much longer than the claw-joint. L. 3.5 mm. 



In the O the abdominal sixth ventral joint obtuse angularly emar- 



ginated. 



Distributed in North- and Middle Europe; with us it is not rare on 



damp ground. 



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48. St. geniculatus Jravh. 



(Jravh. Mon. 228; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 564; Jen. Spec. Staph. 

 728; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 788; Thorns, ^kand. Col. II, 236; Rey Brevip. 

 1884, 197; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 596. - proboscideus Jyllh. Ins. Suec. 

 II, 476). 



From palustrls is geniculatus easily separated by the predominantly 

 yellow color of the legs; from impressus , with which it most easily is 

 confused, it is separated mainly by; the feeble, dull gloss of the body, 

 the more distinct and densely punctated abdomen, and by the darker knees 

 of the hind legs. 



Black, feebly or dully glistening without metallic reflection, very 

 finely whitish haired; maxillary palpi, and legs reddish yellow, but 

 the third joint of maxillary palpi, two first joints and club of the 

 antennae, also the knees, especially the posterior, brownish or brown- 

 ish black. 



The head as broad as elytra, broader than pronotum, together with 

 this and elytra robustly and very densely punctated; forehead between 

 eyes not impressed, but with two flat, broad grooves, separated by a 



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