14 sTAPHYLiNiDyE. [Ahochara. 



Male with the liind marghi of seventh segment of hind body very 

 slightly sinuate and obsoletely crenulated. 



This species may easily be distinguished from ^. fristis and hip7i7i<:fata 

 by its very short unicolorous black elytra and the strong and dili'use 

 punctuation of the hind body : the antennae are entirely different from 

 those of A. lata, and it is a much narrower and duller insect than tliat 

 species. 



In moss, at roots of j^rass iti marshy places, occasionally in carrion, &c. ; not 

 common ; Wimbledon, Esher, Caterliam, Mickleham, Shirley, Whitstable, Southend, 

 Cowley, Reigate, Chobham, Bearsted ; Hastinj^s ; New Forest ; Brighton ; Dawlish ; 

 Ilfracombe. Scotland, local. Forth, Tay, Solvvay, and Clyde districts. Ireland, 

 Galway (J. J. Walker). 



A. fumata, Grav. Closely allied to the preceding, of which it is 

 usually considered only a variety : it differs in being snialler and rather 

 more shining, with the pubescence of the thorax and elytra shorter ; the 

 antennse are proportionally more elong ite, and of a darker colour, more 

 slender towards the base and less thickened towards apex ; the elytra 

 are shorter, not so strongly, but a little less closely punctured ; the 

 punctuation, also, of the hind body is evidently less close, especially 

 towards apex. L. 3^-4 mm. 



In Dr. Sharp's series some of the specimens have the elytra reddish 

 and the antennse and legs entirely ferruginous. 



Rare ; Soham, Cambridge (Champion) ; Scotland, Clyde and Solway districts 

 (Sharp). 



A. tristis, Grav. {Baryodma (PoJychara) tristis, Muls. et Key). 

 Rather long, finely and somewhat thickly pubescent, the pubescence 

 being somewhat erect, shining black with a rather distinctly marked red 

 spot at the apex of each elytron ; head rather strongly, but not thickly, 

 punctured, antennte rather short and stout, pitchy, Avith the base ligliter, 

 plainly thickened towards apex, third joint a little longer than second, 

 5-10 strongly transverse; thorax broader than long, narrowed in front, 

 convex^ rather strongly punctured, pubescent, with rather strong out- 

 standing setre ; elytra strongly transverse, plainly shorter than thorax, 

 broadly rounded at the postero-external angles, thickly and rugosely 

 punctured ; hind body rather long, parallel-sided in front and narrowed 

 behind, closely and strongly punctured throughout ; legs pitchy, tarsi 

 reddish. L. 5-6 mm. 



Male with dorsal plate of seventh segment of hind body slightly 

 emarginate, ventral plate produced and ciliate. 



In (lung ; rather common in the London district. Birch Wood, Eltham, Reigate, 

 Mickitham, Covvfokl, Esher, Chatliani, Whitstable; Deal: it lias also occurred in 

 tlie New Forest, and has been doubtfully recorded from Devonshire, but ajjpears to 

 be confiaed to the soutli and south-eastern parts of England. 



A. bipunctata, 01. {Baryodma lijnmctafa, Thorns.). Black, 

 shining, broad in front and strongly narrowed behind, with fine short 



