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 portionately lory, sometimes covering abdomen almost to the tip, or en- 

 tirely; abdomen broad, broadly margined, short tapering; legs rather short, 

 tibiae occasionally spiniferous ( Subgenus Eusphalerum ), hind tarsal claw- 

 joint as long as the first four, short joints together. 



In the O 7 the fore tarsi are more strongly dilated than in the o etc. , 

 and in the Q the sutural corners of elytra are often acutely elongated. 



Of the species belonging to this genus, which namely are numerous in 

 the mountainous regeions of Middle Europe, and live on flowers, often in 

 great numbers together, only a few are found in this country. 



Key to Subgenera and Species. 



1. Tibiae spiniferous. Mandibles rather strongly promonent; 1. Subgenus 



Eusphalerum Kr. - Black, elytra brown, rather coarsely punctated. 



L. 3 mm 1. A. primulae Steph. 



Tibiae not spiniferous. Mandibles scarcely prominent: 2. Subgenus 



Anthobium s. str 2. 



2. Black; elytra pitch-brown; antennal base, mouth-parts, and legs red- 



dish-yellow. L. 2.5 mm 2. k. minutum F. 



Entire body or at least the thorax reddish-yellow, with lighter elytra; 

 metathorax and abdomen sometimes black 3. 



3. Metathorax and abdomen black. L. 2.5 mm 3. A. torquatum Marsh. 



Metathorax reddish-yellow like the thorax 4. 



4. Head and pronoturr. very densely and rather finely punctated. Entire 



body reddish-yellow in both seies. L. 2.5 mm.;, 



4. A. ophthalmlcum Payk. 



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