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Distinct in its male sexual characters but otherwise of ordinary appearance and small size.

Easily identifiable by the sternal structure, which is somewhat aberrant for true Atheta and by the seemingly somewhat elongate basal joint of the hind tarsi.

This species, as represented by the three specimens in my cabinet, does not seem to have any clearly marked male sexual characters, but it is to be known at once by its peculiar coloration.