112 STAPHYLTNiD^. [Ilomalofa. 



K. clancula, Er, (afraia, Kr. (1 Mann.), Doclimonota funehris, 

 Thorns., Doclimonota atrata, Muls. et Rey). Allied to gagatina, but 

 rather smaller^ shorter, and broader with the hind body thickly and finely 

 punctured over the whole upper surface ; the form of the species is 

 short and compact^ and somewhat resembles that of a Gyroplicena ; the 

 colour is black with the elytra obscure brown ; head finely and thickly 

 punctured ; antennae slightly thickened towards apex, third joint oblong 

 plainly shorter and more slender than second, fourth joint rather 

 strongly, 5-10 strongly, transverse ; thorax much broader than long with 

 sides rather strongly roimded^ thickly and finely punctured, with an 

 obsolete central furrow ; elytra longer than thorax, broader than long, 

 finely, thickly, and slightly rugosely punctured; hind body with all the 

 segments finely, thickly, and almost uniformly punctured ; legs clear 

 yellow. L. 2 mm. 



Male characters apparently obscure. 



Very rare ; in a marshy place near Lee, Kent, in flood refuse, during early spring 

 (Champion) : rare in France in damp forests, among dead leaves. 



K. g'ag'atina, Baudi {i^ariahilis, Kr., jjroxima, Kr., mutata, 

 Fairm.j Atheta conq:)ressicoHis, Thoms., sub-gen. Alaohia, Muls. et Eey), 

 Rather convex, thickly pubescent, and rather dull in consequence, 

 black, with the elytra brownish or pitchy brown ; head moderately 

 broad, much narrower than thorax, finely punctured ; antennae rather 

 slender, a little thickened towards apex, pitchy black with basal joints 

 yellow or yellowish, joints 2-3 about equal, 4-6 about as long as broad, 

 7-10 slightly transverse, eleventh as long as the two preceding together ; 

 thorax very little narrower than elytra, half as broad again as long, 

 narrower in front than behind, finely and rather closely punctured, very 

 indistinctly impressed in front of scutellum ; elytra plainly longer than 

 thorax, finely and closely punctured ; hind body black with extremity 

 sometimes paler, segments 2^ distinctly and moderately closely 

 punctured, fifth sparingly punctured, sixth nearly im punctate, segments 

 5-6 rather shining; legs yellow, sometimes more or less pitchy. L. 

 2| mm. 



Male with the hind margin of dorsal plate of seventh segment of hind 

 body furnished with a slightly emarginate or bidentate plate, flanked on 

 each side by a long tooth, each of these separated from the central plate 

 by a very deep notch. 



In fungi, dead leaves, &c. ; generally distributed and not uncommon, although 

 somewhat local, in the South and Midland districts ; rarer further north ; Northumber- 

 land district, rare ; Scotland, not common, Solway and Moray districts ; the northern 

 specimens are larger and darker. 



The male is easy to distinguish, but the female rather closely resembles 

 H. fimgkola. 



K. divisa, Maerk. {ImpressicoUis, Muls. et Rey, Atheta aridnla, 

 Thoms., Microdota divisa, Muls. et Rey, sub-gen. Traunia^cia, Roy, 



