TACHYPORID^. ALEOCHARA. 157 



•fSp. 151. fulvicornis. Nigra, antennis pedibug, anoque rvjis, elytris rvfo-piceisy 



brevissimis punctulatis. (Long. corp. 11 lin.) 

 Al. fulvicornis. Kirby MSS.Steph. Catal. 267. No. 2727. 



Black J rather shining, smooth, slightly pubescent : head a little narrower than 

 the thorax, rounded : thorax scarcely longer than the head, transverse, sub- 

 truncate in front and behind : elytra scarcely longer than the thorax, but 

 rather wider, slightly villose, punctulated, pitchy-red, a little dusky at the 

 base : abdomen thrice as long as the elytra, with the apex rufous : legs 

 rufous : antennce shorter than the thorax, rufous, thickened exteriorly, the 

 articulations short, closely applied, the extreme one largest, acute : mouth 

 and palpi rufous. 



Taken in Suffolk. 



fSp. 152. erythroceras. Nigra, antennis pedibusque anoque rufescentibus, 



elytris piceis, suturarufa. (Long. corp. 1 lin.) 

 Al. erythroceras. Steph. Catal. 267. No. 27i8. 



Black, rather shining, slightly pubescent, smooth, rather broad : head a little 

 narrower than the thorax, rounded: thorax scarcely longer than the head, 

 subtruncate in front, and a little narrowed, rounded behind, rather convex : 

 elytra scarcely so long as the thorax, but broader, rather convex, with an 

 obscure pubescence, dull pitchy-red, with the suture broadly rz^/bw*; abdomen 

 above twice the length of the elytra, pitchy-black, with the margins of the 

 segments -pale, and the apex pale rufous: legs also rufous: antennae shorter 

 than the thorax, thickened exteriorly, rufous, with the terminal joint 

 rather elongate. 



Found, 1 believe, in Suffolk. 



Sp. 153. rufipes. Atr-a, nitidiuscula, pedibus ferrugineis, elytris piceis. 



(Long. Corp. 1§ lin.) 

 Al. rufipes. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal. 267. No. 2749. 



Black, slightly shining, and somewhat glabrous, smooth : head a little narrower 

 than the thorax, subcordate, and inflexed : thorax scarcely longer than the 

 head, subtruncate in front, with the angles deflexed, rounded and broader 

 behind: elytra scarcely longer than the thorax, but wider, slightly pubes- 

 cent, pitchy : abdomen linear, thrice as long as the elytra : legs ferruginous : 

 antennse as long as the thorax, with the base attenuated, the apex slightly 

 thickened, somewhat pubescent, with the termuial joint subovate. 



Taken near London, and in Suffolk. 



c. Elytra spotted. 



Sp. 154. lanuginosa. Atra, pubesccns, elytris apicc tarsisque rvfis. (Long. 



corp. 2 lin.) 

 Al. lanuginosa. Gravenliorsl. — Steph. Catal. 2G7. N'o. 2750. 



