Tin: ^ii()itr-\vi\(;i:i) sc \ vk\(!KI! iii:iri'i,i;s. I^5S 



j. Sovt'iitli (l<i!-s:il scLjiiiciil (il iii.ilc Willi :i siiinll llnl luhercle. 



C)?;;. INUIKANOSA. 



ij. St'ViMilh dorsal si-ymi'iil ..I iiialc siiiiplc. tM4. vikoinica. 



re. ■jliird Joiiil of niilfHiia- al least diu' lliini slidrlcr lliaii sccdiid. 

 /, . ( 'olor black and .vrllow. 



/. 'I'liDi-ax as broad as elyU'a ; t'nnii iiuicb stoiittM- tban in tlif 

 uext. ^>^'>^- iiA\i:<-i.A. 



//. 'I'boi-ax dislliiclly uaiTower than elytra; I'orui .slender. 



609. I'liNNSYFAANICA. 



AA-. (' .l::r bl.-icU or piceoiis, the elytra oi'ten slightly paler. 

 //(. iie.id and thorax coarsely, evenly and siiarsely luinctate. 



(JTO. PLNCTATA. 



iinii. Head and thorax very finely pnnctate. 



/(. Antennte wholly ])iee(^)us; legs fuscous. 071. polita. 



nil. Antenme with basal joints pale; legs wholly pale. 



072, FESTINANS. 



hh. Abdomen narrowed or more or less pointed behind the middle. 



(). Antenme long and stout, reaching nearly to middle of elytra ; 

 thorax finely, densely but distinctly punctate; color black. 



075. MACROCEKA. 



uo. Antenn:e shorter and more slender, reaching only to base of elytra. 

 p. Tliird Joint of antenna' distinctly longer than second. 



(I. Elytra dull yellow with a median black cloud at base; thorax 

 not impressed. 670. soriuda. 



qq. Elytra uniform brown: tliorax with a median impression on 

 basal half. G77. laubentiana. 



pp. Third joint of antenna; shorter than, or at most as long as sec- 

 ond. 

 /•. Apic.nl half of abdomen pieeous; thorax and elytra coarsely 

 and densely punctate. G78. luteola. 



n: r.ast two joints of abdomen pale yellow; thorax and elytra 

 finely, less densely punctate. 079. subpygm.ea. 



(Id. Eyes very small, separated by three or more times their long diameters. 

 s. Front of head convex. 680. anai.is. 



s.s. Fi-ont of head concave. 6S1. cavifhoxs. 



(!C2 (9503). Atheta PALVSTRis Kiesw.. Stett. Ent.. Ztg.. V. 1844. .31S. 



Elongate, rather slender. Head and abdomen black; antennaj. thorax 

 and elytra pieeous, finely and sparsely pubescent ; legs dusky yellow. Head 

 convex, finely and closely punctate; antenna' short, stout, reaching base of 

 thorax, the second and thii-d joints equal. Thorax about as wide as long. 

 sides rounded into base, disk finely and densely punctate. Elytra one- 

 fourth wider, one-half longer and more coarsely and distinctly punctate 

 than thorax. Length l.S-2 nun. 



Marion and Pntnam counties; scarce. March *25-April 11. 

 Taken l)y siftiiiu' moist vc^-etahle del)ris. 

 GG3 (2011). Atiieta duiiroa (Jrav., ("ol. Micr.. 1802. 180. 



Elongate, moderately robust. Black, feebly shining; legs, base of an- 

 tennae, elytra and tip of abdomen dull yellow. AntennjTe reaching base of 

 thoraXj the third joint slightly longer than secor.d. Thorax nearly one- 



