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 In alluvium at lakes and water holes also on damp meadow-ground; 

 distributed but rare (at Esrom lake, Fur lake, Lellinge trook, Soraf; 

 Langesef and Dalum in Fyen; Haderslev) . North and Middle Lurope. 



2. Subgenus Trogophloeus s. str. Thorns. 



2. T. bilineatus Stepr.. 



(Steph. 111. Brit. V, 324; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 651. - ricarius Lac, 

 .=. Kaf. He. Br. I, 6CC ; >en. Spec. Staph. bC7; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 

 871; rhoms. Skand. Col. Ill, 13c; L'.uls. et Bey Brevip. 187S, 267',. 



i of our largest species, recognized especially by the characters 

 of antennae and pronotum. 



Black, finely gray-naired, somewhat glistening; elytra sometimes trown- 

 ish; antennae pitch-black or pile. - case of these, mouth-parts, 



ana le^s red or reddish-yellow, femora often dark. 



The body (Fig. 171) is rather elongate, and somewhat broader than in 

 the following species; head narrower than pronotum, finely and very dens- 

 ely punctated, anteriorly at each side rather strongly impressed, poste- 

 riorly distinctly constricted, and with short prominent temples, and rath- 

 er large, somewhat protruding eyes, antennae longer than head and prono- 

 tum together, their third ^oint a little shorter than the second, the 

 ule ones (5-7) distinctly longer than broad, especially in the & , 

 pronotum anteriorly narrower than elytra, about lj times as broad as 1: 

 before the middle with strongly rounded sides and most often with acutely 

 prominent, small fore-corners, posteriorly strongly narrowing, dorsum 

 finely and very densely punctated, at sides with very dense scabrous 



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