THE SItOET- WINGED SCATEXGEH BEETLES, 363 



subetiual. Thorax twice as wide as long, as wide at base as elytra; sides 

 broadly curved, hiud angles obtuse ; surface, as well as that of elytra, finely 

 and densely punctate. Elytra one-third longer than thorax. Abdomen 

 slightly nuri-ower and more coarsely punctate than elytra, sides parallel to 

 beyond the middle, the first three dorsal segments rather feebly impressed 

 at base. Length l.S-2 mm. 



Star]?e Counts- ; rare. May 17. Sifted from sphagnum moss of 

 a cranberry bog. 



''^'^ ( ■>• OxYPODA oBLtQUA Casey, Trans. Acad. Sci. St L., XVI, 1906, 



316. 



Rather slender, convex. Chestnut brown, feebly shining ; head and ab- 

 domen piceous ; tips of fifth and sixth abdominal sejrment.s and a faint, nar- 

 row oblique line reaching from humerus to apex of each elytron, reddish- 

 yellow; antennt-e fuscous, the basal joints and legs pale. Thorax three- 

 fifths wider than long, sides broadly and feebly curved from near the base 

 to apex, disk finely and densely punctate and usually with a faint rounded 

 impression at middle of base. Elytra equal in width to and about one- 

 fourth longer than thorax, more coarsely and roughly punctate than there. 

 Abdomen at base slightly narrower than elytra, thence feebl.v tapering to 

 apex, the impressiDns of second and third dorsal segments shallow but dis- 

 tinct Length 2.5-2.7 mm. 



Marion. Pntnam and Lawrence counties; scarce. April 17-No- 

 veinber 21. Taken by sifting., 



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(■)!.I2 ( ). OxYPODA PERExiLis Casey. Trans. Acad. Sci. St. L.. XVT, lOOCi, 



316. 

 Linear, convex. Brownish-yellow; head piceous;- anteuniE and apical 

 half of abdomen fuscous, the base of former and the tip of latter jialer ; legs 

 pale yellow. Antenna^ reaching base of thorax, the second joint one-half 

 longer than third. Thorax one-half wider than head, two-fifths wider than 

 long, sides feebly curved, disk very finely and densely punctate. Elytra 

 slightly narrower and a little shorter, and more coarsely and roughly punc- 

 tate than thorax. Abdomen evidently narrower than elytra, rather cifarsely 

 and roughly punctate. Length 2-2.2 mm. 



Marion. Putnam. Clark, and Posey counties; scarce. Jlarch 20- 

 July 4. Taken by sifting moist vegetable debris. 



XXVI. Aleochara Grvh. 1802. (Gr.. "warmth + gladness.") 



Rather broad and stout species having the head small, much nar- 

 rower than thorax : eyes large, antennae tisually short and stout : 

 thorax broad, the hind angles almost always rounded; elytra short 

 and broad, their tips not emarginate or sintiate near the outer 

 angles; abdomen usually coarsely and spareely punctate and \vith 

 the first three or four dorsal segments narrowly and acutely im- 

 pressed at base. Eight species have been taken in the State. 



