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 cies, their third joint much narrower than the second, the fourth small, 

 rounded, the fifth somewhat larger, the following slightly increasingly 

 transverse, distal joint ovally tapering; pronotum is narrower than el- 

 ytra, slightly convex, rather finely and densely punctated, nearly smooth 

 or with feeble traces of two very flat impressions posteriorly at middle; 

 elytra almost twice as long as pronotum, a little more robustly, but less 

 densely punctated than same, anteriorly often feebly longitudinally rugose; 

 abdomen extremely feebly or indistinctly punctated, the surface especial- 

 ly finely shagreened and rather dull. L. 2.5 mm. 



Distributed throughout Middle and North Europe, but everywhere, also 

 in our country ,. rare or very rare. It is found under bark on trees and 

 stubs in gnaw-crumblings and at fungi, also in hollow trees (Vicinity of 

 CopenhagenjKillerup, Fyn; Haderslev; Lerbaek Forest and Vang Forest in 

 Vendsy ssel) . 



2. X. depressus Jravh. 



Uravh. Iflicr. 113; Sanglb. Kaf. M. II, 730. - deplanatus Jyllh. Ins. 

 Suec. II, 222; Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 635; Jen. Spec. Staph. 885; Kraatz 

 Ins. D. II, 991; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 206; Key Bre'vip. 1880, 163). 



Elongate, equally broad, rather narrow and flat, identified especially 

 by the dense punctation and modified or dull shine of pronotum and elytra. 



The body with exception of the head, which is naked and glistening, 

 is very finely haired and dully glistening; head black, pronotum pitch- 

 black with brownish margins; elytra brownish-red, around scutellum and 

 at the margins often pitch-black; abdomen pitch-clack; its side-margins 

 and posterior margins of foremost joints often brownish; antennae, mouth, 

 and legs yellowish-red. 



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