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 mo-s-t often transverse, its sides as a rule margined; scutellum is visit- 

 le; elytra ordinarily considerably longer than meta thorax, sometimes 

 nearly as long as abdomen ( Anthooium ) , rarely remarkably short ( Micra- 

 lymma ) , their outer hind corners rounded off and the sides marginate; 

 abdomen broadly and sharply side-margined, its first ventral joint at 

 base with a carina or short sharp fold (which is not found in Oxytellni ) . 

 The legs are rather short, tibiae, especially the middle ones, sometimes 

 spiniferous, tarsi 5- jointed, their claw- joint is either shorter or long- 

 er than the others together. 



The sex-differences occur, most often in the form of the next-last 

 ventral abdominal joint, frequently however also in other manners. 



The majority of Gmaliini species favor damp ground and are found under 

 leaves, moss and alluvium, others live in fungi and at waste or outflow- 

 ing tree sap and under baric, a few may be found, in contrast to the Staphy - 

 linidae in general, on bushes and Dlooming plants. - The larvae of a few 

 genera are known ( Acidota . Olophrum , Omalium . Anthobium et al.). 



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Besides the in Denmark found genera, two others are included in the 

 key below ( Liicralycma m estw. and Acrulia Thorns.), of which their species 

 occur in our nearest neighbouring contries, and may possibly also be founi 

 here. 



Key to ienera. 

 1. listal joint of maxillary palpi extremely small and spiculiform, the 

 next-last (third) joint pyrifarm tumid (Fig. 173). Read as broad 



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