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4. Subgenus Anotylus Thorns. 



7. 0. fulvipes Zr. 



(Ericbs. Kaf. l£k. br. I, 5S-0; Jen. Spec. Staph. 787; Kraatz Ins. I. 

 II, 852; Thorns. Skana. Col. IX, 292; f.'.uls. et Rey Brevip. 187S, 54; Janglb. 

 Kaf. :.:. II, 638). 



From rugosus , whicn it somewhat resembles, it is easily separated by 

 the stronger lustre of the body, the form, grooves and margined sides of 

 pronotum, also by the difference in sex-characters in the & ; as a rule it 

 is also somewhat shorter. 



Deeply black, strongly glistening; elytra sometimes brownish; base of 

 antennae, maxillary palpi, and legs reddish or brownish yellov. . 



The head in the f is a little narrower than pronotum, in the das broad 

 as pronotum, robustly and rather densely punctated, with almost smooth, 

 extremely finely snagreenea clypeus, the eyes as long as temples, anten- 

 nae feebly thickened distally; pronotum anteriorly almost as broad as el- 

 ytra, twice as broad as long, with anteriorly rounded sides, posteriorly 

 narrov.ing and with obtuse, distinct hina-corners, side-rr.&.rgins finely bcun- 



, ulso very feebly serrated, dorsum a1 Lddle slightly convex, the 

 sides broadly impressed ana coarse dense punctation, at middle with rather 

 simple punctation, and with three longitudinal grooves, of which eacr. of 

 the outer ones anteriorly turn somewhat outwardly; elytra somewhat longer 

 than pronotum, with rather robust and dense, somewhat longitudinal-rugose 

 punctation; abdomen very feebly shagreened, scarcely punctated; first joint 

 of hind tarsi longer than in rugosus. L. 3.5-4 mm. 



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