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 ly longitudinally aciculated and dull, antennae feebly thickened distal- 

 ly, their second and third joints somewhat elongate, and the third long- 

 est. Fronotum is anteriorly about as broad as elytra, Is times as broad 

 as long, roundedly narrowing posteriorly, with distinctly serrated, not 

 margined sides, feebly convex, with rather robust, and especially on sides 

 dense longitudinal-rugose punctation, with a flat impression along each 

 side, and three cuneiform longitudinal grooves at middle, of which the 

 middle one tapers Lackwardly, the others forwardly. Elytra are longer than 

 pronotum, with dense and most often rather robust longitudinal-rugose 

 punctation; abdomen extremely finely shagreened, and with a few very fine 

 punctures. 1. 4.5-5 mm. 



In the O the head is larger than in the Q and its temples more plump. 

 The ventral fifth, rarely also the fourth, abdominal joint at middle of 

 posterior margin with a short, projecting tooth(Fig. 161) ; posterior mar- 

 gin of the sixth joint is at middle slightly thickened and bi-emarginated 

 and most often with a tiny tooth between the emarginations; the seventh 

 joint at middle angularly tapering, and on each side of angular middle- 

 part deeply' emarginate . 



Fig. 16G. uxytelus rugosus Fabr. 



Fig. 161. Last four ventral abdominal joints in Oxytelus rugosus 

 Fabr. <? • 



Distributed in Europe, North Asia and North America; in this country 

 very common everywhere on serni-moist ground. The color-aberration with 

 brownish red elytra etc. is rather rare, it occurs together with the typ- 

 ical form. 



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