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and near Swalwell. — J. H. Ouseburn dean and Long Benton. — 

 T. J. B. April — August. 



2. 0. LONGiuscuLA, Grav. 



Erichson, Gen. et Spec. Staph., 144. — Steph. Manual, No/ 

 2914. — Aleochara longiuscula, Gi/ll. Ins. Suec, iv., 485. 

 Under herbage and rubbish, in damp places. On the banks of 

 the Team, near Ravensworth, and on the sea coast at Marsden 

 and Hartlepool. — J. H. March. 



3. 0. ALTERNANS, Gvav. 



Erichson, Gen. et Spec. Staph., 145. — Steph. Manual, No. 



2920. — Aleochara alternans, Gyll. Ins. Suec, ii., 419. — 



Ste2?h. Illust, Mand., v., 432. — A. concinna, Leach, lb. 



I.e., 141. 



In Agarics. Near Axwell. — T. J. B. Ravensworth woods. — 



J. H. Auo-ust — November. 



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4. 0. TESTACEA, Evich. 



Elongata, rufo-testacea, suhtiliter sericeo-puhescens, thorace 

 brevi, leviter convexo, abdomine distinctius punctato, 

 segmentis intermediis basi fuscescentibus. Long. 1^ lin. 



Erichson, Gen. et Spec. Staph., 146. 

 Small, elongate, somewhat less than Homalota circellaris, shaped 

 not unlike a Tachyporus or a Myllcena, dilute rufo-testaceous, 

 rather shining, clothed with a fine, depressed griseo-sericeous 

 down, more conspicuous on the abdomen. Antennas short, not 

 so long as the head and thorax, much thickened externally, base 

 thin, 2nd joint a little larger than the 3rd, 4 — 10 shorter, strongly 

 transverse, very compact, forming a club, the last largest, sub- 

 globose, obtuse at the apex, testaceous, hue of the apex deepest. 

 Head sub-ovate, not large, closely applied to the thorax, piceo- 

 rufous, very finely punctate. Thorax equal in breadth with the 

 elytra, considerably shorter than broad, not very much narrowed 

 in front, sides slightly, base scarcely rounded, anterior angles 

 obtuse, deflexed; transversely convex, shining testaceous red. 

 Elytra scarcely longer than the thorax, sides parallel, very thickly 

 and finely punctulate, ferrugineo -testaceous. Abdomen elongate, 



