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Distributed in Middle Europe. It lives under rotting plant-stuff and 



dry manure, also in hollow trees, and comes forth especially in the months 



from November to April, --(Page 592) often sitting on fences, walls, 



tree trunks etc., sometimes crawling on the snow. In Denmark it is only 



found a few places in the islands, but sometimes numerous (Copenhagen, 



Hillered; Nykebing F.). In northern Europe it i 6 not found. 



106. 3enus Olophrum Er. 



(Erichs. Ka'f. Mk. Br. I, 622; Jen. Spec. Staph. 863; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II, 938; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 192; Eey Brevip. 1880, ianglb. Kaf. M. 

 II, 719). 



The body is broad, rather short, sometimes thick and convex, almost 

 naked; head much narrower than pronotum, not constricted back of eye6, 

 and with smooth forehead without foveae or grooves before the small ocel- 

 li, the foremost impressions obliterated or very feeble, fore-rim not 

 margined, eyes rather small and slightly protruding, antennae slender, 

 almost filiform, last joint of maxillary palpi twice as long as the next- 

 last, smoothly tapering. 



Pronotum is broader than long, not or very little narrower than el- 

 ytra, hardly narrowing posteriorly; elytra most often more than twice 

 as long as pronotum and somewhat broadened posteriorly; abdomen broad, 

 posteriorly tapering, its side-margins slightly upturned; legs rather 

 slender, tibiae not spiniferous, the first two joints of hind tarsi some- 

 what elongate and of equal lenght, claw-joint shorter than the first four 

 joints together. 



The species live on damp ground, especially marsh- and f orest-:T'-ound, 



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