TRK STlOirr-WrNOED SrAVKN(iKl? HKKTLES. :i55 



CfiT ( ). ATMKTA SILCATA Sp. IIOV. 



l<:i()n.i;:iU'. roliusl. IMroous, sliiaiiii,' ; clylr.-i nnifonu dull cl.iy yi'lluw; 

 :mU'iina' ruscous. lln' Iwn l>MSiil jciinls .-iihI Ic^s icilc .vclli>\\. Ht'tid lir.iad. 

 limit sMlHU>i>ri'sst'd. liiiely alut:icou\is. Aiilcimir as in (Iciiluta, llie aijlcal 

 Ji.int shorlcr. 'riiurax onc-lliird wider than lon.i;, sides rounded on n\}h-n\ 

 ihii-d. ilHMico nearly strai.udil to base, hind an,i,des obtuse; disk finely and 

 (l<-nsi"ly imnrtale. with a distineL but tine median impressed line and a 

 teeble impression at middle of base. Elytra as in deutata. Abdomen finely 

 and rather closely punctate; under surface much more densely pubescent 

 ilian in doitata: the ai)ical half of the seventh dorsal se.iiment reddish- 

 translucent and with a distinct median tubercle in the male. I.enjitli 

 :!.;") mm. 



Posey rouiity : rare. April 22. 



(ic.s (201.'')). Atiikta i-LAVEot^ Melsh., I'roc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 

 1844, 30. 

 Rather stout. Dull reddish-yellow; head, sixth dorsal segment of 

 .abdomen and often the tips and sides of elytra black or piceous ; legs and 

 base of antenn;e pale yellow. Thorax one-third wider than long, sides 

 rounded into base ; disk finely aJid closely punctured. Elytra scarcely nar- 

 rower than thorax, sparsely and minutely punctate. Abdomen sligtitly nar- 

 i-ower than elytra, sparsely and rather coarsely punctate. Length 2 mm. 



Orange County; rare. May 31-Juue 1. Taken from fleshy 

 wliite fungi. 



m\) ( ). Atheta pennsylvanica Brnh., Deutsch. Entoni. Ztschi'., 1007, 



388. 

 Elongate, very slender. Ileddish-yellow ; head and fifth to seventh seg- 

 mejits of abdomen black ; elytra in part piceous ; legs and basal joints t)f 

 antenuai pale yellow. Thorax scarcely w'ider than head, about as broad 

 as long, sides rounded into base, disk finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra 

 one-half wider and more coarsely punctured than thorax. Abdomen slightly 

 narrower than elytra, smooth or nearly so. Length 1.7-2 mm. 



LawTenee and Crawford counties; scarce. March 6-July 29. 

 Sifted from rotten fungi. 



670 ( ). Atheta punctata sp. nov. 



Rather robust. Head, thorax and elytra dark reddish-brown, shining ; • 

 abdomen piceous ; antennae dusky, the two basal joints and legs dull yellow. 

 Head convex, almost as broad as thorax, coarsely, sparsely and evenly 

 punctate. Antenna? rather slender, longer than head and thorax, second 

 joint obconical, nearly one-half longer than third. Thorax one-third broader 

 than long, sides rounded into base, disk punctured as the head. Elytra 

 slightly wider and scarcely longer than thorax, the punctures a little smaller 

 and more sparse than there. Abdomen as wide as elytra, minutely and 

 sparsely punctate. TiCngth 2 nun. 



Posey County; rare. June 3. Sifted from debris of beech 

 stumps. Very distinct from allied s|>ecies by the coarse, sparse 

 punctures of upper surface. 



