THE SHORT-WIXGED SCAVEXOKR BEETLES. dbO 



''■'-l ' )■ Aleociiara rubeipes, sp. nov. 



Rather stuut. Ilend, thorax ami abdomeu bhick. shiinng. sparsely 

 flothed with yell'. wish hair; elytra (lull reil. darker aloug the base and 

 sides; antemi:e and leas reddish-hruwn. Head mure than half the width 

 of thorax and. like the latter, marsely. evenly and rather sparsely punc- 

 tate. Thorax one-lialf longer than wiilc. sides broadly rounded into base. 

 I'liytra about as wide and long as thorax, rather closely and ciaisely punf- 

 late. Abdomen as broad as elytra, sides parallel; upper surface coarsely 

 and sparsely punctate. Ijcngth 1 mm. 



Posv-y Ciuinty: rare. April 21. 



il'-'o ( ')■ Aleochara pleuralis Casey. Trans. .\cad. Sci. St. L., XVI. 



1906, 141. 

 Rather stout, subparallel. I'ieeous black, shining; elytra in great i)art. 

 legs and tip of abdomen dull red ; antennre fuscous, paler at base, the sec- 

 ond joint much shorter than third. Thorax more than twice as wide as 

 head, twivtbirds wider than long, sides and hind angles rounded ; disk finely 

 and spirsely punctate. Elytra slightly narrower and a little shorter than 

 thorax, rather finely, sjiarsely and roughly punctate. Abdomen at base as 

 wide as el.vtra. thence dislinctly tapering toward apex: coarsel.v and sjiai'si-- 

 ly punctate. Length 1-4.5 mm. 



Lake. I aporte and Vigo counties: scarce. ;\Iay 2-.Jtily 3. ()c- 

 cm-s in flesliy fungi. 



(!'.h; ( ). Aleochara llsteica Say. Trans. Anier. I'hil. Soc. IV. ls::!4. 



IGS; ibid. II. o'^Zt. 

 Very close to pleuralis. Differs in having the thorax dull red at sides. 

 the base and sides of elyti-a more broadly piceous. Elytra and abdomen 

 more coarsely, densely and roughly punctate. Length 1-6 mm. 



Throughout the State; senrce. April 15-0.'tober 1. Occurs on 

 fieshy white fungi in den.se. damp woods : also beneath carrion. 



(l'.>7 i9.:i4SL Ai-EOCHara sc i utivektkis Casey. .Vun. X. T. Acad. Sei., VII. 

 1893. 2S5. 

 Rather stout, linear, parallel. Piceous. shining ; abdomen black ; legs. 

 basal joints of autennte and sometimes the tijis of elytra dull brownish-red. 

 Antennte reaching beyond base of thorax, the second joint shorter than 

 third. Thorax twice the width of head, one-half wider than long, the sides 

 rounded into base. Elytra evidently wider and about the length of thorax, 

 tinely. densely and roughly punctate. Abdomen slightly narrower than ely- 

 tra, parallel; the basal impressions of first three dorsal segments very 

 large, deep, coarsely and densely punctate. Length .n.x^.5 mm. 



]\rarion, (Grange and Claris counties; scarce. April 2r)-Septem- 

 ber 0. Occurs on decaying fungi. 



(,lis *(iK)55). Aleochara bimaculata Grvh., Col. :\Iier. Brunsv.. 1s02. IsT. 

 Rather stcnit. parallel. Klack. sliining; elytra paler near ajiex as men- 

 tioned in key; tibiie. tarsi and tips of lower abdominal segments dull brown- 



