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II, 838; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 623. - agricultor Heer Faun. Helv. I, 

 57 £ i Kraatz Ins. C. II, 837. - pusillus Fauv. Huls. et Fey Brevip. 

 187&, 186';. 



In size and form like pusillus , tut posteriorly more shining, pro- 

 notum at middle-line without groove, elytra darker. 



Black, finely haired, rather gli stenin^; elytra reddish-brown, often 

 brownish-black; pronotum sometimes pitchy brownish and elytra yellowish 

 red; abdominal tip often brownish; antennae reddish-brown, their base, 

 mouth and legs reddish-yellow. 



The head is hardly as broad as pronotum, the surface of both fine- 

 ly reticulated, antennae rather short, toward tip rather strongly thick- 

 ened; pronotum as broad as elytra, feebly transverse, posteriorly slight- 

 ly incurved-narrowed and with distinct, feebly obtuse -angular corners, 

 convex, with scattered and not deep punctation, with rather broad, slight- 

 ly elevated, not punctated and not grooved middle-streak; elytra scarce- 

 ly longer than pronotum, with parallel sides, rather isolated and fine 

 punctation; abdomen posteriorly feebly broadened, almost without punc- 

 tation; hind tibiae with a few fine spines at tip. I. 2-2.5 mm. 



In the O the posterior margin of the seventn ventral abdominal Joint 

 at eac:. side slightly - . -_-. and the space between curves at tip 



very feebly emarginated. 



Distributed Europe, I it aver, i lere rerj rare. la 



so far found only in Hvor. north of !.'. Sundby on semi -damp sand 



slopes, numerously and partly together with Bl. longulus ani opacus 

 (8. 1895, Author et. aJ . , 



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