246 | STAPHYLINIDA. 
the tenth scarcely so long as broad; terminal joint rather large, acuminate, paler at 
the tip. Head nearly black, narrow, narrowed behind the eyes; the surface quite dull, 
covered with coarse extremely lightly impressed punctures. Thorax evidently broader 
than long, rounded at the sides and slightly narrowed behind, a good deal narrower 
than the elytra; the hind angles obtuse, the surface dull, with an invisible sculpture. 
Elytra longer than the thorax, dull, excessively finely punctate. Hind body without 
punctuation, but with a peculiar fine reticulate sculpture at the base of the second, 
third, and fourth segments. 
This peculiar insect has not the depressed form of HL. plana, but has a somewhat 
Trogophleoid appearance. The labial palpi are elongate and rigid, as in Silusa; and 
the ligula is very elongate and slender and minutely bifid at the extremity; the middle 
coxe are moderately widely separated; the metasternum is much produced between 
them, and quite meets the metasternal process, by the apex of which indeed it is 
overlapped; the apex of the prosternal process is bluntly acuminate; the gene are 
distinctly margined. A good series of the species has been obtained. 
14. Epipeda reyi. (Tab. VI. fig. 12.) 
Angustula, rufo-obscura, capite nigricante, antennarum basi rufa, pedibus testaceis; capite dense fortiterque 
punctato, post oculos angustato; thorace transverso, posterius angustato, in medio longitudinaliter tri- 
impresso. 
Long. 22 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, El Tumbador (Champion). 
Antenne rather stout; third joint nearly as long as the second; fifth to tenth joints 
differing little from one another, each about as long as broad. Head rather small, 
narrowed behind the eyes, nearly black, coarsely and closely punctate. Thorax 
narrower than the elytra, somewhat rounded at the sides and narrowed behind, dull, 
invisibly punctate, with an angular impression in front on the middle, and two elongate 
impressions behind this. Elytra longer than the thorax, closely and finely punctate. 
Hind body with the basal segments obscurely punctate, the others smooth. Legs pale 
yellow. 
Although similar in facies to HE. linearis, this species is readily identified by the pecu- 
liar thoracic impressions, which considerably increase its Trogophloeoid aspect. I have 
named the-insect as a tribute to the value of M. Cl. Rey’s labours on the extremely 
difficult and unattractive group of which it is a member. 
15. Epipeda linearis. 
Angustula, rufescens, capite angusto, post oculos angustato, dense, obsolete punctato; prothorace transverso, 
posterius leviter angustato, obsoletissime punctato ; abdomine basi subpunctato, praeterea levigato. 
Long. 23 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, El Tumbador 2500 feet (Champion). 
