THE SHORT-WINGED SCAVENGER BEETLES. :'.55 



CC7 ( — ■ — ). Atheta sulcata sp. nov. 



Elongate, robust. Piceous, shiuiug; elytra unifoi-m dull clay yellow; 

 autemia^ fusrous, tlie (wo basal joints and less pale yellow. Head broad, 

 front subdepressed, finely alutaceous. Auteiinie as in dentata, the apical 

 joint shorter. Thorax, one- thi id wider than long, sides rounded on apic'al 

 third, theuce nearly straight to base, hind angles obtuse; disk finely and 

 ili'iisely punctate, with a distinct but fine median impressed line and a 

 I'l'eble impression :it middle of base. Elytra as in dentata. Abdomen finely 

 and rather closely punctate; under surface much more densely pubescent 

 than in dentata; the apical half of the seventh dorsal segment reddish- 

 translucent and with a distinct median tubercle in the male. Length 

 .3.5 mm. 



Posey County ; rare. April 22. 



(iiis (2015). Atheta flaveoia Melsh., Proc. Phil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 

 1844, 30. 



Rather stout. Dull reddish-yellow ; head, sixth dorsal segment of 

 abdomen and often the tips and sides of elytra black or piceous ; legs and 

 base of antennai pale yellow. Thorax one-third wider than long, sides 

 rounded into base ; disk finely and closely punctured. Elytra scarcely nar- 

 rower than thorax, sparsely and minutely punctate. Abdomen slightly nar- 

 rower than elytra, sparsely and rather coarsely punctate. Length 2 mm. 



Orange County; rare. IMay 31— June 1. Taken from fleshy 

 white fungi. 



6G9 ( ). Atheta pennsylvanica Bmh., Deutsch. Entom. Ztschr., 1907, 



388. 

 Elongate, very slender. Reddish-yellow ; head and fifth to seventh seg- 

 ments of abdomen black ; elytra in part piceous ; legs and basal joints of 

 antennae pale yellow. Thorax scarcely wider than head, about as broad 

 as long, sides rounded into base, disk finely and sparsely punctate. Elytr.i 

 one-half wider and more coarsely punctured than thorax. Abdomen slightly 

 narrower than elytra, smooth or nearly so. Length 1.7-2 mm. 



Lawrence and Crawford counties; scarce. March 6-July 29. 

 Sifted from rotten fungi. 



(J70 ( ). Atheta punctata sp. nov. 



Rather robust. Head, thorax and elytra dark reddish-brown, shining; 

 abdomen piceous ; antennae dusky, the two basal joints and legs dull yellow. 

 Head convei, almost as broad as thorax, coarsely, sparsely and evenly 

 punctate. Antennae rather slender, longer than head and thorax, second 

 joint obconieal, nearly one-half longer than third. Thorax one-third broader 

 than long, sides rounded Into base, disk punctured as the head. Elytra 

 slightly wider and scarcely longer than thoray, the punctures a little smaller 

 and more sparse than there. Abdomen as wide as elytra, minutely and 

 sparsely punctate. Length 2 mm. 



Posey County; rare. June 3. Sifted from debris of beech 

 stumps. Very distinct from allied species by the coarse, sparse 

 punctures of upper surface. 



