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Tliroiiiihoiit the Stale: riMMHiciit . April 1 1 NovciiilxM- 21 . Oc- 

 riirs !)("tioath Vx'j:r<'tal)lo dcln-is in low moist woods; also in fun-ji. 

 This is said l)y Dr. Rcridiaufi- lo lie a variety of rnisfsiconiis Kah. 



H75 ( ). Atheta macuocera Thorns., Ofo. Vet. AK. Forh., 1856, KKJ. 



Elongate, rather slender. Head, thoi*ax and abdomen black; elytra 

 and antenna' piceous; legs dnll yellow. Antenn.ie long, rather stout, reach- 

 ing beyond base of elytra, second and third joints subequal. fourth to tentii 

 as wide as long, eleventh equal to ninth and tenth. Thorax as wide as 

 elytra, sides rounded into base, disk finely, evenly and densely gi-anulato- 

 punctate. Elytra scarcely wider than thorax, more sparsely punctate than 

 latter. Abdomen parallel to apical tliird. minutely and sparsely punctate. 

 I^ength 2.5 mm. 



Marion County; rare. INTay 15. Taken by sweeping. 



(>7(> (2040). Atheta sordida Marsh, Col. Brit, 1802, 514. 



Elongate, robust. Head, thorax and abdomen piceous; antennte brown; 

 legs dull yellow. Antenme longer than head and thorax, the second .if>hit 

 one-half the length of third. Thorax as wide as elytra, sides feebly rounded, 

 disk convex, densely and finely granulate-punctate and with a faint median 

 impressed line. Elytra one-third longer and a little more sparsely and 

 coarsely punctate than thorax. Abdomen distinctly tapering from middle 

 to apex, densely and rather coarsely punctate. Length 2.8-3 mm. 



Lake. Marion, Pntnain and Dubois counties; searee. May 12- 

 Xoveniber 28. Sifted from moist vefjetable debris. 



(J77 ( ). Atheta lat'rentiana sp. nov. 



Elongate, slender. si)arsely clothed with yellowisii pubescence. Head. 

 tiiorax and abdomen dark brown or piceous; antenna^ and elytra uniform 

 hi-(>\vn ; legs paler. Head convex ; antenn.i^ i-eaching slightly beyond base 

 of thorax, the second joint two-thirds the length of third. Thoi-ax sub- 

 (piadrate. sides nearly straight on basal half, hind angles rounded ; surface, 

 as well as that of head, elytra and abdomen, finely and indistinctly punc- 

 tate and with an oval median depression on basal half. Elytra one-third 

 wider and one-half longer than thorax. Abdcmien distinctly tapering from 

 middle to apex. Length 3 mm. 



Tjawrence County ; scai'ce. ^Tay 11. Taken from fnn<ri. 



<i7S (2014). Atheta i.i rEoi,.\ Ericlis.. (Jen. Sp. Staph.. is((i, lit 



Short, rather robust. Head and apical half of abdomen browiiisli- 

 plceous; antennje, thorax, elytra and basal segments of abdomen brownish 

 yellow, sparsely and finely imbescent; legs jialer. Antenna' shorter than 

 liead and thorax, second Joint stouter and slightly longer than tliird. TlnuMX 

 as wide as elytra, twice as broad as long, sides ronnde<l into base and ajxw ; 

 disk convex, with a faint median imi>ression on basal half. Elytra slightly 

 longer tli:in thor:i.\. .Vbdonieii as wide as elytra, parallel. Length 2 mm. 



