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12. The first three free dorsal abdominal joints depressed at base... 13. 

 The first four free dorsal abdominal joints depressed at base 15. 



13. Temples and jenae margined 14. 



Temples and genae not margined. Body very slender: 12. Chilopora Kr. 



14. Tongue long and narrow (Fi^. 24); antennae rather slender. (Abdomen 



in our species polished, only simply and finely punctated) 



11. Qcalea Er. 



Tongue short; antennae from the fifth joint robust. Abdomen very dens- 

 ely punctated and dully silky-glistening. Head rather feebly con- 

 stricted behind 13. Ityocara Thorns. 



15. First antennal joint dorsally obliquely grooved or iaourved for re- 



reception of the second joint, the second joint curved at base 



(Fig. 28); antennae very robust 15. Amarochara Thoms. 



First antennal joint noroaal, without groove 16. 



16. Temples and genae margined. V.esosternum at middle-line finely cari- 



nated. Thorax densely and often robustly punctated: 16. Ilyobates Kr. 

 lemples and genae not margined. Mesosternum without carina. Thorax 

 finely punctated 14. Calodera f.'annh. 



1. Jenus Aleochara iravh. 



(Jravh. Micropt. 67; Erichs. ien. Spec. Staph. 158; Kraatz Ins. D. 

 II. 82; .Jan:lb. Kiaf. U. II, ZL. - Aleachara -f- Baryodraa ( Polystoma Ihoms. 

 Skand. Col. respectively II, "46, II, 249, III, 47. - Aleochart. j- baryodma 

 f- Fheochara r Polyetoma r Geranota Unls. et Tey Brevip. 1874 respectively 

 14,44, 163, 16&, 189). 



Among the Aleocharlni the genus Aleochara is uniquely characterized 



in that, the maxillary palpi is 5-jointed, and labial palpi 4-jointei^. 



