TTTH siioR'r-\vi\(;i:i) s(\\i:\(;i:i; liKi-yi'LKS. 365 



(V.)4 ( ). Al.KOCII AHA IMItUIlM.S, SJ). llnV. 



IJ.'itlu'r stdiit. llt'.id. Ilmrnx .•iiid alid'iimMi l>l;i<k. sliiiiiii;,'. s]>Mrs('Iy 

 clrllifd Willi yell. wish li.iii-; clyllM dull \-fi\. i\:wkrr aluiiu the li.-isc :iiid 

 sides; .iiilcuii.r .ind ii'i;s icddisli limw ii. licnd iiinic tjniii h.-iH ilic width 

 (if tlionix ;iiid, liixc llir i;ilt('r. ((iii isci\ . cvcniv and raliici' sjiarsclN punc- 

 tate. Tlitirax oni'diail' lnu;;t'f than wide sides l>rnadi\' niuiided into base. 

 Klytr.M al)(>ul as wide and lowix as llmrax, i-atlici- rjnscjy and ciiarscl.x' punc 

 tati'. AJKldnu'ii as ln'dad as elytra, sides parallel; upper surlaee euarsely 

 !Mk1 slMirsely piuMiale. Lenylli i nun. 



Posey ('(iiiMl\ : v;\n\ April "21. 



iV.)r> { ). Aleociiaka I'l.Ki KAi.is ( "ascy. Trans. .\ead. Sei. St. I,.. X\I. 



1!W!. 141. 



Katiior stout, subparallel. IMceons blaclv. sliininj^; elytra in ureal part, 

 legs and ti]) ol' abdomen dull r»Ml ; antenna' fuscous, jvaler at base, the sec- 

 ond joint mncli shorter than third. Thora.x nun-e than twice .is wide as 

 head, two-thirds wider than Ion:;, sides and hind ani,des rounded ; disk liiiely 

 and sparsely pimclate. lll.vti'a sli,i;hlly narrower and a little shorter tliaii 

 Ilinrax. latiicr linely. sparsely ;ind rou.tihiy punctate. Abdomen at b.ise as 

 wide as elytra, tlience dislinctly laperiiii;- Inward apex; coarsely and sparse- 

 ly lanictate. Len,i,'th 4-4.5 mm. 



I akc I ai)()ft(' mid Viuo counties; scarce. May 2-Jiily ."]. ()e- 

 ciii-s ill ticsliy fiinjji. 



C'.iC) ( ). .Vi,KOLiiAK,\ LUSTRicA Say. 4'rans. .Vmer. I'hil. Soc. IV. IS.'U. 



468; ibid. II, 5S5. 

 N'ery close to pleuroiis. Differs in In.ving the thora.x dull i-e<l at sides. 

 the base and sides of elytra more broadly piceous. Elytra and aiidnmen 

 more coarsely, densely and roughly luinctate. T.ength 4-0 mm. 



I'hrouo-hoiit the State; se;ii'ce. Apiil lo-O^'tolier 1. Occurs (ui 

 ticsliy white t'uno'i in dense, damp woods; also beneath carrion, 



<;!>T (!>r)4.S). .\i,i;(}( HAUA SCI i.i'TiVKNiKis Casey. .Vnii. X. Y. Acad. Sci.. \'I1. 

 1893, 285. 



Itathei' stout, linear, jiarallel. I'iceous. shiniim; abdomen black; legs, 

 b.-isal joints of antenna' and sometimes the tips of elyti'a dull brownish-red. 

 .Vntenn;e reaching beyond base of thorax, the second joint slnn-ter than 

 third. Thorax twice the width of head, one-li.alf wider than long, the sides 

 rounded into base. Elytra evidentl.v wider and about the length (»f thorax, 

 linely, densely and roughly i)unctate. Abdomen slightly narrower than ely- 

 tra, parallel; the basal impressions (-f first three dorsal segments very 

 large, dee}), coarsely and densely punctate. Length ."'..8-4.5 mm. 



Clarion. Oraime and (Mar!\ counties; sc;iicc. .\pril li.")-Septem- 

 tier !). Occurs on decayinii" fun<»M. 



<;9S *(2055). AnKOciiAHA r.iMA( i iaia Crvh.. Col. Mici-. I'.rnnsv.. ISOi!. Is7. 



Rather st<int. p.-irallel. Ill.-ick. shining; elylr.-i paler neai- ajiex as men- 



tioiu'd in key: tibi;e. tarsi .-ind tips nf lower abdominal segments dull brown- 



