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 with dense and fine, at dorsum distinctly rowed punctation; abdomen with 

 extremely fine, scattered punctation, the surface especially dendely sha- 

 greened; tibiae not spiniferous. L. 2-2.5 mm. 



Distributed in Middle and North Europe. Very rare in this country; 

 under bark of insect-infested trees (Vicinity of Copenhagen; Fuglse and 

 Lysemose Forests Loll.; Tommerup, Fyn; Haderslev). 



7. Ph. gracillcornls Fairm. 



(Fairm. Faun. Ent. Paris. I, 642; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 993; Rey Bre'vip. 

 1880, 257; Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 742). 



Most often somewhat larger than vilis , to which it otherwise is very 

 closely allied, and only deviates from in the following details: 



The color is somewhat lighter; head and abdomen . blackish-brown, pro- 

 notum and elytra reddish-brown; the body is broader, but less flat, pro- 

 notum and elytra more robustly punctated, the latter with less dense, but 

 more confused punctation. L. 2.5 mm. 



It is especially native of western Middle Europe, but is also occasi- 

 onally found in this country (Vicinity of Copenhagen, Dyrehaven (6. 10. 

 78, Schlick); Lolland. cf. Ent. Medd. III. B., 1891-92, 10). 



Closely allied to vilis and ioptera is furthermore linearis Zetterst. 

 (Kraatz Ins. D. II, 990). It is reddish-yellow, glistening, naked, head 

 and abdomen sometimes brownish; pronotum is robustly and densely punctated, 

 elytra with dense and coarse, somewhat rugose and rowed punctation. L. 3 mm. 



Distributed in Middle and North Europe. Found in Skaane , but not yet 

 in Denmark. 



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