168 STAPHYLINIDA. 
Elytra a little longer than the thorax, blackish, with the hind margin rather broadly 
red, closely punctate in a manner similar to the thorax. Hind body densely punctate. 
Legs rather dusky yellow; the femora more dusky than the tibiae. 
The male of this distinct species has the dorsal plates of the sixth and seventh ventral 
segments covered with rather coarse granules. Four individuals have been found. 
9. Phleopora flavipennis. 
Minor, dense subtilissime punctulata et pubescens, opaca, antennis, palpis, pedibus elytrisque testaceis ; an- 
tennis sat crassis, articulis 5°-10™ transversis ; prothorace quadrato, elytris hoe vix longioribus. 
Long. 23 millim. 
Hab. Guatemaua, Las Mercedes 3000 feet (Champion). 
Antenne only moderately stout, and but little thickened transversely. Head broad 
and short, rather narrower than the thorax, densely and obscurely punctured. Thorax 
as long as broad, straight at the sides, densely and very finely punctate. Elytra only 
a little longer than the thorax, of yellowish colour, more obscure at the base than at 
the apex, densely and finely punctured, quite dull; hind margin very little sinuate. 
Hind body densely and finely punctate, sordid yellow at the extremity. 
This insect is very similar in form and appearance to the well-known P. reptans of 
Europe; but the individuals are not half the size of those of the European species, and 
the neck, though comparatively broader than in most of the other Central-American 
species, is narrower than in the European insect, and the hind margin of the wing-cases 
is less sinuate. The two individuals found do not exhibit any sexual character. 
10. Phleopora debilis. 
Minor, dense subtilissime punctata et pubescens, opaca, antennis, palpis pedibusque sordide testaceis, elytris 
brunneis; antennis haud crassis, articulis 5°-10™ transversis ; prothorace quadrato, elytris hoc vix longi- 
oribus. 
Long. 2 millim. 
Hab. Guaremaua, Zapote (Champion). 
This minute and obscure Ph/wopora appears to be very closely allied to P. flavipennis, 
but to be smaller and to have the elytra of a more obscure colour. The unique indi- 
vidual is in poor preservation. 
11. Phleopora minima. 
Angusta, haud depressa, omnino densissime subtilissimeque punctulata et pubescens, opaca, fuscula, capite 
nigricante, antennarum basi, pedibus abdominisque apice testaceis; antennis tenuibus, apicem versus 
crassioribus. 
Long. 13 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Capetillo (Champion). 
Antenne slender, but evidently thicker towards the extremity ; third joint remarkably 
