856 FAMILY XI. STAIMlYLIXm.i:. 



till <2'.>i:u. ATHKTA POUTA Melsh.. I'roc. Phil. Acad. Nat. S-i.. II. 1844. 31. 



Short and rather robust. Head, thorax and abdomen black, shining; 

 antenna' piceous; elytra and legs dusky or fuscous yellow. Head rather 

 broad, convex, sparsely and finely punctate; antenna' short, stout, reaching 

 base of thorax, the third joint two-thirds the length of second. Thorax 

 suborbicular. scarcely wider than long, sides rounded into base, disk very 

 finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra one-half longer and one-third wider 

 than thorax; more coarsely and somewhat roughly punctate. Abdomen as 

 wide as elytra, parallel. Length 1.5-1.8 mm. 



Marshall, Marion. Putnam. Monroe and Clark counties; fre- 

 quent. March 6-October M. Taken by sifting rotten woody debris 

 and leaves in damp places. 



<;~2 (2013). ATM ETA FESTINANS Er.. Gen. Spec. Staph., 1840, 112. 



More slender than the preceding. Piceous, feebly shining; elytra dark 

 reddish-brown to fuscous; antennae piceous, the basal joints and legs pale, 

 dull yellow. Antenna? more slender than in poll t a, reaching middle of 

 elytra. Thorax one-third broader than long, sides rounded into base; disk 

 finely and rather densely punctate and with a faint median impression on 

 basal half. Elytra slightly wider and one-third longer than thorax, rather 

 coarsely and densely punctate. Abdomen parallel, equal in width to elytra. 

 Length 1.7-2 mm. 



Marion, Putnam, Vigo, Lawrence, Clark and Posey counties; 

 ; ;irce. January 7-Xovember 8. Taken by sifting. 



<;7;> ,_ _). ATHETA UNIGRANOSA Brnh., Deutsch. Ent. Zeitsch., 1900. ">21. 



Elongate, rather slender. Head and middle of abdomen black; thorax, 

 elytra, legs, base and tip of abdomen and base of antenna? dull yellow. 

 Antenna' reaching base of thorax, the third joint a little shorter than sec- 

 ond. Thorax one-half wider than long, finely and rather closely punctate; 

 disk with a faint median line and a rounded impression at base. Elytra 

 scarcely wider and one-third longer than thorax, finely and densely punc- 

 tate. Abdomen slightly narrower than elytra, parallel, finely and rather 

 sparsely punctate. Length 2.7 mm. 



Lawrence County; scarce. July 29. Taken from fungi. 



c,74 (_ _). ATHETA VIRGINICA Brnh., Deutsch. Ent. Ztschr., 1907, 393. 



Elongate, rather robust. Head, thorax and apical two-thirds or more 

 of abdomen piceous; antenna? and elytra brownish-yellow; legs pale yel- 

 low; two basal joints of antenna? and base of abdomen usually reddish-yel- 

 low. Front of head with a small round median impression, sparsely and 

 finely punctate; antenna- reaching beyond base of thorax, the third joint 

 slightly longer than second. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides rounded 

 into base and apex: disk densely and rather coarsely punctate and with a 

 shallow median impression on basal half. Elytra slightly wider, one-half 

 longer and more coarsely, sparsely and roughly punctate than thorax. Ab- 

 domen parallel, a little narrower than elytra, indistinctly punctate. Length 

 2.5-2.S nun. 



