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9. T. elongatulus Br. 



(Srichs. Kaf. Hk. Er. I, 601; len. Spec. Staph. 807; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II, 874; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 136; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 187S, 304; 

 Sanglb. Kaf. U. II, 654). 



A medium sized, rather elongate, equally broad species, easily iden- 

 tified by especially short elytra, and by entirely dull head and prono- 

 tum. 



Black; head and pronotum dull, extremely finely haired; elytra and 

 abdomen somewhat glistening, distinctly gray-haired; elytra occasionally 

 brownish; antennae pitch-black or pitch-brov.n, their base, mouth and 

 legs brownish red, legs often with darker femora ana tibiae. 



The head hardly as broad as pronotum, posteriorly constricted, with 

 rather small, not protruding eyes, of same length as the posteriorly 

 plump temples, anteriorly on each side inside basal boss of the antennae 

 feebly impressed, together with pronotum extremely densely and finely, 

 dully shagreened, antennae short and rather thick, their third joint 

 short, the middle ones (4-7) with the next-last transverse; pronotum a 

 little narrower than elytra and a little broader than long, with anteri- 

 orly feebly rounded sides, slightly narrowing posteriorly, at middle of 

 dorsum and posteriorly with two slight longitudinal impressions; elytra 

 very little or not longer than pronotum, finely and very densely punc- 

 tated, along the suture feebly grooved; abdomen extremely densely and 

 finely shagreened. L. 2.5 mm. 



On damp meaaow- moor- and woodland -ground; distributed in this coun- 

 try and everywhere rather frequent. North and Middle Europe. 



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