378 STAPHYLINID A. 
This is very closely allied to the smaller and paler-coloured examples of S. fusco- 
maculatus, but is readily distinguished by the beautiful pallid golden pubescence of 
the hind body, and by the cox not being darker than the rest of the legs. The hind 
body beneath is densely and finely punctate, the basal segment is nearly entirely red, as 
is the apical one, the second segment is largely infuscate on the middle, and the follow- 
ing still more largely. The variegation of the head and thorax is similar to that of 
S. fuscomaculatus, except that the e#neous markings along the middle are less in 
extent ; the raised smooth line along the thorax is only to be perceived for a short 
space at the base. 
Described from two examples found at Cordova; the third example, from Mirador, 
has the hind body much less densely punctate beneath, and it is possible it may belong 
to a distinct though very similar species. The figure fails to give any idea of the 
variegation of the hind body. 
18. Staphylinus vestitus. 
Gracilis, ferrugineus ; capite thoraceque eneo-variegatis, crebre fortiusque punctatis ; elytris fusco-subnebulosis ; 
abdomine variegato, pubescentia aureo-flavescente vestito, in medio bifariam fusco-bimaculato, segmentis 
40_6™ ex parte majore fuscis; pectore capiteque subtus nigro-variegatis ; antennarum basi pedibusque (cum 
coxis) testaceis. 
Long. 15-17 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Sallé). 
This is another species very similar to S. fuscomaculatus, but the individuals are 
more slender, and are clothed, like S. fervidus, with a golden flavescent pubescence ; 
it is distinguished by the very coarse punctuation of the head and thorax. On the 
under surface the basal two segments of the hind body are entirely flavescent, the 
fourth has a black mark on the middle, the fifth and sixth are in larger part black, 
the seventh being again entirely pale; the punctuation and pubescence on segments 
five to seven is not dense ; the prosternum is flavescent, the inflexed sides of the pro- 
notum dark in front; the head black in the middle and on each side, with a large red 
vitta between the black marks. 
Described from two males: a third example from the same locality is still smaller, 
and has the upper surface more definitely variegate, and the punctuation of the head 
and thorax not quite so coarse; it may possibly be another extremely closely allied 
species. 
19. Staphylinus fuscomaculatus. 
Emus fuscomaculatus, Lap. Etud. Ent. p. 113’. 
Staphylinus fuscomaculatus, Er. Gen. et Spec. Staph. p. 876’. 
Hab. Mexico '?, near the city, Jalapa (Flohr), Cordova (Sallé), Juquila (Hoge) ; 
GuatemaLa, Cachil in Vera Paz (Champion). 
