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Blight; elytra a little longer than pronotum, rather convex, without 



sutural groove, finely and densely punctated and together with abdomen 



finely haired. L. 1.5 mm. 



99. -ienus Ihinoblus Kiesw. 



(Kiesw. Stett. Snt. Ztg. V, 1844, 355; Kraatz Ins. D. II, Janglb. Kaf. 

 M. II, 659. - Thinophilus Thinobius Muls. et Rey Brevip. 187S, 322, 342). 



Thlnobius is separated from Trogophloeus namely by, that the sutur- 

 al corners of elytra are broadly rounded off, so that a triangular in- 

 terval is formed, in which the whitish wings most often are distinctly 

 seen, - and that the scutellum is visible. Furthermore is noted, that 

 the body is slightly flattish depressed, head posteriorly more or less 

 feebly constricted, pronotum without distinct impressions, elytra much 

 longer than pronotum, abdomen of even breadth, legs short with rather 

 broad femora, tibiae not spiniferous, and that tarsi are short, 2- or 

 3-jointed with proportionately long claw-joint. 



Of the in Middle Europe found 10-12 species, which all are very 



small, only 1 is heretofore found in this country ; they live on damp, 



finely sanded ground at river and lake shores. 



1. T. brevipennis Kiesw. 



(Kiesw. Stett. Ent. Ztg. XI, 1850, 221; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 885; Muls. 

 et Rey Bre'vip. 1879, 348; CJanglb. Kaf. M. II, 665). 



Our smallest staphylinid . 



Dully black with feebly glistening abdomen, and extremely finely haired. 



The body is slightly flattish depressed; head, pronotum and elytra 



extremely densely and finely shagreened; head narrower than pronotum. 



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