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less transverse prothorax; it is abundant, and like the other species 

 of this subgenus, occurs on the sandy seabeaches near decomposing 

 animal matter. 



Atheta (Rovalida) monroei n. sp. Nearly similar to the preceding species 

 in coloration, sculpture, dull lustre and distinct vestiture, the head rather 

 smaller though feebly swollen basally, the punctures rather small, feeble 

 and not dense, parted as usual by a parallel-sided smooth median line through- 

 out the length; antennae only moderately incrassate distally, pale, though 

 gradually dark testaceous apically, the second and third joints both elongate 

 and less unequal than usual, the former subcylindric, the latter obconic 

 and constricted basally, both with the sparse coarse pubescence more than 

 usually noticeable; prothorax much narrower than the elytra though short 

 and strongly transverse, much wider than the head, subangularly prominent 

 at the sides at apical third; elytra and abdomen as usual, the sixth tergite 

 (cf) broadly and feebly sinuate at apex, the sinus anguliform with straight 

 sides, becoming feebly subcrenulate laterally, but without an evident lateral 

 tubercle in the type example, the surface without indentations. Length 

 (extended) 2.7 mm.; width 0.5 mm. Virginia (Fort Monroe). 



Both the head and pronotum are broadly and very feebly concave 

 or slightly more than flat medially. The last antennal joint is more 

 acutely pointed than in the preceding species and especially the 

 first two. 



Panalota n. subgen. 



The body in this group is elongate, subparallel, rather depressed, 

 without trace of infra-lateral cephalic carinse, the elytra very long, 

 the mesosternal process extending nearly to apical fourth of the 

 coxae, its apex gradually slender but not finely aciculate, separated 

 by a rather short deep interval from the acute apex of the metaster- 

 nal projection; hind tarsi moderate in length, bristling with very 

 long stiff setae, the first two joints rather short, equal, the next 

 two longer and also equal. The type is the following: 



Atheta (Panalota) setositarsis n. sp. Piceous, the abdomen darker poste- 

 riori} 7 , rather dull, the micro-reticulation strong, obscuring the very fine non- 

 asperate punctures, which are however distinct and asperulate, though sparse 

 on the more shining abdomen, where the reticulation is rather coarse but 

 feebler; pubescence abundant, very short; head suborbicular, nearly as 

 long as wide, the somewhat convex eyes almost as long as the rounding tem- 

 pora ; antennse rather long, moderately slender, only very slightly incrassate, 

 the outer joints nearly as long as wide, the last not as long as the two pre- 

 ceding, the second and third greatly elongated, subequal; prothorax only 

 slightly transverse, distinctly wider than the head and narrower than the 

 elytra, these three segments increasing uniformly in width, the sides feebly 



