Cryptophagut, 179 



antiee iub - emarginatus , poftice truncatus, anguiis 

 acutis elevatis, & intra angu*um utrinque impreffus, 

 lateriblis & poftice marginatus. Scutellum brevifii- 

 mum transverfe ovatum» fufco- ferrugineum. Elytra 

 ovata, parum convexa humeris gibbis , nigra nitida 

 glabra, tenue punclata» apice- rufo picea. Peftus 

 & abdomen nigra nitida , ano rufefcente. Pedes ru- 

 fo- ferrUginei, tarfis fubtus pubefcentibus. 



17. C. nigripennis: ovatus convexus rufo- 

 teftaceus nitidus glaber, elytris pun&atis 

 nigris^ abdomine rufo-piceo. 



Derimftts nigripennif Payk fn. t. 2pz, 20. 

 Latridius ater, var. b, nigriptnnis , Kugellanit 

 jn Schneid. Mag. j. j78* 



Cryptophngus ruficollis Panz. /«♦ pp. /. tj. 



Habitat in quisquiliis ad domos rarius. 



Defcr. Minutus, C. Abietis fere dnplo minor, bre- 

 Vis convexus. Caput triangnlare convexum, fubtilif* 

 fime puncliatum, rufum, oculis nigris. Antennse tho» 

 race fere longiores , craiTae, porrecloe, bafi valde ap- 

 proximatse, prope os inferfae , totse rufo- ferrugineae. 

 Tborax transverfus, antic? pattllo anguftior . defle- 

 xus, Jateribus rotundatus , poftice transverfim pro- 

 funde & late impreffus, marginatus, difco elevaro, 

 pulvinato; fubtiliter puncfcattts , fupra & fubtus rufo- 

 teflaceus nitidus. Scutellum brevifilmum transverfe 

 OvatUrn ferrugineum. Elytra tnagna , thorace Utior*, 

 valde convexa, apice obtufa, nigra nitida-, punclis 

 fparfis impreffa, Abdomen rufo-piceum, Pede3 

 ferruginei» 



18« C. ater.* ovatus convexus niger pubc- 



fcens, elytrorum apice antennis pedibus- 



querufo-ferrugineis^ thorace poftice latiore, 



M a Cn* 



