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 as broad as long, with rather broadly depressed sides and strongly emar- 

 gined hind corners, the sides are not smoothly rounded, but back of middle 

 form an obtuse angle with a distinct curve back of, and a longer, less 

 distinct one, in front of same, dorsum with robust and dense scabrous 

 punctation, sharply middle-grooved. Elytra about twice as long as prono- 

 tum, with somewhat more robust scabrous punctation than same; abdomen fine- 

 ly and not densely punctated. L. 2.5-3 mm. 



In the cT the femora of middle and hind legs thickened, and the tibiae 

 curved, besides this, these are on inner side finely haired, and partic- 

 ularly finely notched; sixth ventral abdominal joint feebly eraarginated, 

 the seventh more deeply ^rnarginated. 



In rotten fungi and other decaying plant stuff, also under carrion. 

 Distributed in Europe, N. Asia and N. America; not as common in this coun- 

 try as the preceding species. 



3. M. denticollis Beck. 



(Beck. Eeitr. 26. T. 7. Pig. 40; ien. Spec. Staph. 906; Kraatz Ins. 

 D. II, 1030; Thorns. Skand. Col. Ill, 219; Muls. et Rey Brevip. 1878, 246; 

 Janglb. Kaf. M. II, 762. - marglnicollls Erichs. Kaf. Mk. Br. I, 644). 



Easily identified especially by the color of antennae and pronotum, 

 and by the sex-characters of O . 



Pitch-black or pitch-brown, feebly glistening, especially finely and 

 short haired; pronotal sides brownish-reddieh-yellow; elytra and abdominal 

 tip brownish-red; first joint of antennae and legs yellowish-red. 



The head with very dense and rather fine rugose punctation, middle- 

 line obtusely carinated; pronotum (Fig. 190) 2£ times as broad as long. 



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