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In the a the posterior margin of seventh ventral abdominal joint at 



middle with a lobiform dilation, which at tip is transversally truncated 



or very feebly emarginate. 



Cn damp forest ground and at water holes under leaves, but very local 



and rare (Nordf alster, Odense, Silkebor 



8. 0. Ferrisi ?auv. 



(Fauv. Ann. 1861, 34; "uls. et Key Ere'vip. 1879, 7£ ; Sanglb. Kaf. 

 II, 6iC. - maritimus Thorns. Skand. 3ol. Ill, 131). 



Somewhat larger than nitidulus the punctation of pronotum less longi- 

 tudinally-rugose than in same, furthermore easily identified by tne color 

 of tne antennae. 



Hack, glistening; tne thorax finely and very sparsely, abdomen some- 

 what more coarsely and densely haired; pronotum sometimes t-rownish, and 

 elj tra most often crov.nish-red; antennae, mouth, ana legs brownish-red or 

 rs_ii = :.-yellow . 



Body rather narrow and of equal breadth; the head in the Q a little 

 narrower than pronotum, in the & as croad as same, and with plump temples, 

 in both with rather scattered and fine punctation, anteriorly between bos- 

 ses flat and with two broad, flat, feebly shagreened longitudinal impres- 

 sions, and almost smooth clypeus, the vertex sometimes with a very snort 

 middle-groove, eyes small, antennae rather short and robust; pronotum near- 

 ly as oroad as elytra, It times as broad as long, posteriorly feebly nar- 

 rowing, v.ith slightly rounded, very finely a:^-: &rgined sides, feebly con- 

 vex, sides with flat and feeble impression, ana =_ . ongitudinal-r - 

 gose punctation, at middle with ratr.er scattered punctation, feebly tri- 



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