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The head and neck with rather robust and isolated punctation, its 

 impressions before the ocelli short and rather deep, anteriorly outward- 

 ly bent, temples very short, suddenly constricted, antennae smoothly and 

 slightly thickened distally; pronotum a little narrower than elytra, l£ 

 times as broad as long, with smoothly rounded sides, slightly convex, rath- 

 er robust and isolated punctation, with two feeble longitudinal impress- 

 ions at middle, and with posteriorly impressed side-margins. The elytra 

 are twice as long as pronotum, robustly and densely punctated, the surface 

 especially finely shagreened. L. 2.5 mm. 



Distributed in Middle Europe; in this country rare or very rare, in 



offal or at carion (Randers; Odensej Jilleleje Strand, Sorer, Boserup, Naest- 



ved) . 



6. 0. exiguum Gyllh. 



(3yllh. Ins. Suec. II, 218; Erichs. Jen. Spec. Staph. 376; Kraatz Ins. 

 D. II, 984; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 213; Fey Br4vip. 188C, 212; Sanglb. Kaf. 

 M. II, 736). 



Still smaller and narrower than oxycanthae . from which it further is 

 easily separated / inter alia, by the deep impressions of pronotum. 



Deeply black, glistening; elytra sometimes brownish; antennae entirely 

 black or brownish-black; legs reddish-yellow, occasionally brownish-yellow; 

 femora most often pitch-brown. 



The head is densely and deeply punctated, foveae of the forehead before 

 the ocelli round, deep, the longitudinal impressions anteriorly very finely 

 side -margined, temples very short, suddenly constricted, antennae feebly 

 and smoothly thickened distally; pronotum a little narrower than elytra. 



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