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Prothorax is densely and rather finely punctated; the head much nar- 

 rower than pronotum; the latter twice as broad as long, anteriorly more 

 narrowing than posteriorly, and with feebly rounded, back of middle slight- 

 ly tn6urvate sides and with narrowly upturned, distinctly notched side- 

 margins, before hind corners slightly impressed; elytra twice as long as 

 pronotum, rather strongly convex, in the Q on the side-margin anteriorly 

 with a small tooth (Janglb.); abdomen almost smooth. L. 2-2.5 mm. 



It is distributed in North and middle Europe (Skaane, North Germany, 

 England) and is found under bark of insect-infested trees. Presumably it 

 may be found also in this country. 



120. Genus Anthobium Steph. 



(Steph. 111. Brit. V, 335; Erichs. Kar. Mk. Br. I, 637; 3en. Spec. 

 Staph. 890; Ihoms. Skand. Col. Ill, 202; Rey Brevip. 188C, 290; Oanglb. 

 Kaf. U. II, 745. - Eusphalerum -f Anthobium Kraatz Ins. D. II, 1003, 1005). 



From all the preceding Omaliini genera it is separated in that, the first 

 four joints of all tarsi in both sexes are dilated and long haired frin- 

 ged. Furthermore the following remarks: 



The body is rather flat, most often short and proportionately broad; 



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 the head narrower than pronotum, posteriorly with short neck-shaped con- 

 striction, with very short or without developed temples, and with large, 

 strongly protruding eyes, ocelli of the vertex distinct, and and the fore- 

 head-foveae before these and at the fore-margin more or less distinctive, 

 the antennae thickened toward the tip, and with four-five larger distal 

 joints; pronotum broader than long, narrower than elytra; these ofter pro- 



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