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 short, their third Joint short, much shorter than the second, the fourth, 

 fifth and sixth feebly, the seventh as well as the next-last ones more 

 strongly transverse; pronotum before middle broader than long, a little 

 narrower than elytra, with rounded sides, narrowed posteriorly, the dor- 

 sum with two feebly arcuate, narrow longitudinal grooves, separated by 

 a flat fold in the middle-line. Elytra about l£ times as long as prono- 

 tum, finely and densely punctated, anteriorly along the suture slightly 

 grooved-impressed; abdomen especially finely shagreened. L. 2-2.5 mm. 



Common everywhere on moist, on miry or richly friable soil, on the 

 strand under seaweed and in alluvium, also under leaves at water-edges. 

 Distributed in Europe, North Asia and North America. 



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 7. T. foveolatus Sahib. 



(Sahib. Ins. Fenn. I, 419; Brichs. -Jen. Spec. Staph. 810; Kraatz 

 Ins. D. II, 878; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 133; Kuls. et Key Brevip. 1879, 

 291; ianglb. Kaf. U. II, 655). 



A small species with impunctated, densely shagreened head and pro- 

 notum, particularly recognizeable by the robust punctation of elytra. 



Black; head and pronotum almost dull, naked; elytra and abdomen some- 

 what glistening, especially finely haired; elytra sometimes brownish; legs 

 brownish-black with yellowish-red knees and tarsi. 



The body is shorter and proportionately a little broader than in 

 corticinus ; head a little narrower than pronotum, posteriorly constricted 

 and with rather large, slightly protruding eyes, and somewhat shorter, 

 plump, rounded temples, anteriorly on eacn side, inside basal boss of 



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