.Snr; family XI. STAlMrYLTXID.i:. 



(iTl (l^;n'.)i. ArilKTA I'oiiTA Mclsli.. \'vnc. I'hil. AfMd. Xaf. Sci.. II. 1.S44, .".l. 

 Slidil ;iii(l ratlier robust. Head, tliorax and ahdoinen black, shining; 

 aiitt'iiii.i' pi(vnus; elytra and legs dnsky or fuscous yellow. Head rather 

 liroad. cniivcx. spai'sciy and lincly iiiniclale; antenna' short, stout, reaching 

 liasc ol' thorax, the third Joint two-thirds the length of second. Thorax 

 siibnriiicnlai-. scarcely wider tiian hmg. sides r(iunded into base, disk very 

 tincl.v and s|(arsely imiictate. I']lytra one-lialf longer and one-third widei' 

 lliaii tiioi-.ix ; more coarsely and somewhat rongidy pinict:ile. Abdomen ;is 

 wide as elytra, parallel. Length l.fi-l.S nun. 



^Marshall, Clarion, Putnam. Moui'oc and (MaiM\ eoiuities; fre- 

 (liiont. Arai'ch (i -Oetobci- ."H. Takcni by sifting rotton woody debris 

 and leaves in damp places. 



(;72 (2013). Atheta festinans Kv., Gen. Spec. Staph., 1840, 112. 



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

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

 dull yellow. Antennae more slender than in polita, reaching middle of 

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

 Hnely and rather densely punctate and with a faint median im])ression on 

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

 coarsely and densel.v punctate. Abdomen jiarallel, ecpial in width to elytra, 

 iiongth 1.7-2 mm. 



ri'ai'ion. ]*ntnam. \^io(). LaAvi'enee. Clark and Posey counties; 

 scai'ce. January 7-Nov(Mnber 8. Taken by sifting. 



<i7.'! ( ). Atheta unigkanosa Brnh., Deutsch. Ent. Zeitsch., 1909, 521. 



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

 elytra, legs, base and tip of abdomen and base of antenuie dull yellow. 

 Antemia? 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 \vith 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. 



(".74 ( ). Atheta vuiGiNicA Brnh., Deutsch. Ent. Ztschr., 1907, ."JOS. 



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

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

 low ; two basal joints of antennne 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 rpther coarsely punctate and with a 

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

 longer and more coarsely, sparsely and I'oughly punctate than thorax. Ab- 

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

 2.5-2.8 mm. 



