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 temples, in the ^"shorter than these, antennae short and robust, their 

 first joint rather elongated, at middle or back of tip flatly constrict- 

 ed, the second and third joint of equal length; pronotum twice as broad 

 as long, hardly as broao. as elytra, posteriorly slightly narrowing, with 

 rounded, smooth -margined sides and suggested, obtuse hind -corners, flat- 

 ly convex, rather robust, at middle isolated, on sides more densely punc- 

 tated, along sides flatly impressed, and v.ith three longitudinal grooves 

 at middle, of which the side-grooves above and beneath are out-curved. 

 Elytra are a little longer than pronotum, together broader than Ion;, 

 their dorsal plane with rather dense and robust longitudinal-rugose punc- 

 tation and with a feeble longitudinal groove back of the humerus, the de- 

 flexed part of the sides almost smooth; abdomen especially finely shagreer.- 

 ed. L. 4 mm. 



In the O the sixth ventral abdominal joint at middle of posterior mar- 

 gin (Fig 162) with a small, smooth, feebly emarginate impression, of which 

 the hind corners protrude like two small, acute triangular teeth; the bi- 

 slnuate ; osterior margin of the seventh joint is at middle narrowly pro- 

 duced, and the produced part middle-grooved, at tip biparted. 



In manure, at rotting plants, in alluvium ana t:.e like; distributed 

 in Europe, North Asia and North America; not common in Denmark. 



5. 0. piceus Linn. 



(Linne Syst. Nat. I, 2, 686; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 59C; den. Spec. 

 Spaph. 788; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 853; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 12"; Muls. et 

 Fey Bre'vip. 1879, 60; langlb. Kaf. U. II, 639). 



In relation to laqueatus , to which it in its entire appearance is ;lose- 



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