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14. El. erraticus Er. 



(Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 582; ien. Spec. Staph. 772; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II, 836; Schieidte Nat. Tidsskr. 1866, 148; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1879, 

 181; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 622). 



Identified especially by the form and sculpture of pronotum. 



Black or pitch-brown, finely and sparsely haired, anteriorly dull, 

 elytra and especially abdomen glistening; pronotum often brownish-red; 

 elytra yellowish-red or chestnut-brown with anteriorly dark suture; 

 the antennae or at least their base, mouth and legs brownish or reddish 

 yellow. 



The head is a little narrower than the pronotum, posteriorly with 

 fine and simple punctation, its surface as well as that of pronotum 

 dully shagreened, antennae rather slender; pronotum broadly cordate, 

 only a little narrower than elytra, considerably broader than Ion-;, 

 posteriorly incurved obliquely, and with slightly prominent, almost 

 rectangular hind corners, slightly convex, very scattered and fine punc- 

 tation, at middle not punctated, and in middle-line without groove; 

 elytra 1 /times as long as pronotum, rather finely and densely punc- 

 tated; abdomen sparsely punctated; hind tibiae toward tip finely spini- 

 ferous. L. 3.5-4 mm. 



In the d the posterior margin of the seventh ventral abdominal joint 

 at each side feebly em&rglnate. 



Distributed in Middle Europe. In this country heretofore found 

 singly on the ocean beach at Neksa (6. 1842, I. Schiedte), later at 

 Mdens Klint and in Vendsyssel (Fabr. de Tengnagel). It prefers moist 

 sandy ground. 



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