o56 FAiriLY SI. STAPHYLIXIDiE. 



1171 i'2'.nU). Atiieta polita .Melsh., Proc. Pliil. Acad. Nat. Sci., II, 1844, ol. 

 Short and luther robust. IIomJ. thorax and abdomen lihick. shining ; 

 anteunir pic-euus : elytra and legs dnsliy or tuscous yellow. Head rather 

 broad, c-onve.x. si)arsel.y and finely punctate; antennaf short, stout, reaching 

 base of thorax, tlie third joint two-thirds the length of second. Thorax 

 sul>orl>icular, seurcely wider than long, sides rounded into base, disk very 

 finely and sparsely punctate. Elytra one-half longer and one-third wider 

 tlian thora.x; more coarsely and somewhat roughly punctate. Abdomen as 

 wide as el3rtra, parallel. Length 1..J-1.8 mm. 



JFarshall, ilarion, Pittnam, ^lonroe and Clark counties; fre- 

 quent. ]\rareh 6-October 31. Taken by sifting rotten woody debris 

 and leaves in damp places. 



(;72 (2013). Atheta FESTijSTANS Er., Gen. Spec. Staph., 1840, 112. 



More slender than the preceding. Pieeous, feebly shining ; elytra dark 

 reddish-brown to fuscous ; antennae pieeous, the basal joints and legs pale, 

 dull yellow. Antennae more slender than In polita, reaching middle of 

 elytra. Thorax one- third broader than long, sides rounded into base; disk 

 finely and rather densely punctate and with a faint median impression on 

 basal half. Elytra slightly wider and one-third longer than thorax, rather 

 i-oarsely and densely punctate. Abdomen parallel, equal in widtli to elytra. 

 Length 1.7-2 mm. 



^^''arion, Putnam, Vigo, Lawrence. Clark and Posey counties; 

 KC-arce. January 7-November S. Taken by sifting. 



Iho < ). Atheta dnigeanosa Brnh., Deutsch. Ent. Zeitsch., 1909, 521. 



Elongate, rather slender. Head and middle of abdomen black ; thorax, 

 elytra, legs, base and tip of abdomen and base of antennae dull yellow. 

 Antennae reaching base of thorax, the third joint a little shorter than sec- 

 ond. Thorax one-half wider than long, finely and rather closely punctate; 

 disk with a faint median line and a rounded impression at base. Elytra 

 scarcely wider and one-third longer than thorax, finely and densely punc- 

 tate. Abdomen slightly narrower than elytra, parallel, finely and rather 

 sparsely punctate. Length 2.7 mm. 



Lawrence County; scarce. July 29. Taken from fungi. 



''"1 ( )• Atheta vibginica Brnh., Deutsch. Ent. Ztschr., 1907, 393. 



Elongate, rather robust. Head, thorax and apical two-thirds or more 

 of abdomen pieeous ; antennae and elytra bro\\Tiish-yellow ; legs pale yel- 

 low ; two basal joints of antennas and base of abdomen usually reddish-yel- 

 low. Front of head with a small round median impression, sparsely and 

 finely punctate; antenna' reaching beyond base of thorax, the third joint 

 slightly longer than second. Thorax one-half wider than long, sides rounded 

 into base and apex ; disk densely and rather coarsely punctate and with a 

 shallow median impression on basal half. Elytra slightly wider, one-half 

 longer and more coarsely, sparsely and roughly punctate than thorax. Ab- 

 domen parallel, a little narrower than elytra, indistinctly punctate. Length 

 2.5-2.8 mm. 



