18 STAPHYLiNiDiE. [AleocJiai'a. 



In decaying fungi; rare; Coombe Wood, Surrey; Birch Wood; Tilgate Forest; 

 Reie:ate ; Petworth ; Hastings ; New Forest ; apparently confined to the south and 

 south-east of England. 



A. moerens, Gyll. (fungivora, Sharp, lugiibris, Aube, Baryodma 

 (Polyehara) mcerens, Muls. et Rey). This species much resembles the 

 preceding in general appearance, but is easily distinguished by its more 

 shining upper surface, and especially by its more parallel form, the hind 

 body being almost parallel-sided for the greater part of its length, and 

 only narrowed at apex ; the pubescence is less close, and the antennae are 

 a little longer ; the hind body also is less closely punctured ; there is 

 also a difference in the relative length of the joints of the tarsi ; the 

 male characters are much as in the preceding species. L. 4 mm. 



In carrion, haystack refuse, fungi, &c. ; very rare; Sheeraess and Birch Wood, 

 Kent; Winchester; Wickeu Fen; Knovvle, near Birmingham; Burton-ou-Treut ; 

 Scotland, very rare, ia decaying fungus, Solway, Tay, and Dee districts. 



A. brunneipennis, Kr. {sangui7iea,'L^, Baryodma {Polyehara) san- 

 (jiiinea, Muls. et Rey, mo;rens, Thoms. nee GylL, luguhris, Sharp's Cat.). 

 This species is very like the preceding, but may be distinguished by its 

 longer and more slender antennae, of which the penultimate joints are 

 evidently less transverse, rather longer elytra, and the somewhat more 

 distinct punctuation of the apical segments of the hind body ; it is black, 

 shining, with the elytra reddish ; head rather sparingly punctured ; 

 antennae only feebly thickened towards apex, rather long, pitchy with 

 the three first joints clear red, third joint a little longer than second, 

 fourth about as long as broad, joints 5-10 slightly transverse ; thorax 

 broader than long, narrowed in front, about as broad at base as base of 

 elytra, finely punctured ; elytra red with sides and suture narrowly 

 darker, rugosely punctured ; hind body subparallel, narrowed near apex, 

 finely punctured, more plainly towards base, less plainly towards apex ; 

 legs red. L. 4 mm. 



Male with the ventral plate of seventh segment of hind body truncate 

 and very obsoletely crenulate on apical border, dorsal plate produced and 

 furnished with long cilia. 



Very rare ; in dead animals ; nine specimens taken by Dr. Sharp at St. Mary's Cray, 

 Kent. I do not know of any other specimens of the true A. brunneipennis. 



The synonymy of these two last species is very confusing, and I may 

 be wrong regarding it in one or two points ; I have, however, worked 

 the species from the specimens in Dr. Sharp's collection. 



A. nitida, Grav. {Baryodma {Coprochara) nitida, Muls. et Rey). 

 An exceedingly variable species both as regards length and breadth ; 

 black, shining, with a sharply defined red spot at the apex of each elytron ; 

 pubescence rather long, but somewhat scanty; head sparingly punctured, 

 disc sometimes almost smooth, antennae short, thickened towards apex, 

 black with the base obscurely pitchy, joints 4-10 plainly transverse; 

 tliorax broader than long, narrowed in front, as broad at base as base of 



