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represented by females of each, by its larger size, much more elongate 

 tempora, the eyes being at scarcely more than their own length 

 from the base in that species, more distinctly defined punctuation, 

 more fulvous vestiture and much less distinct scattered shining 

 foveolae of the abdomen, longer, thicker legs and in having on the 

 anterior face of the anterior femora, a very large oval concavity; 

 in tomentosus this concavity is wanting, the corresponding space 

 being simply smooth, glabrous and punctureless. 



Staphylinus temporalis n. sp. Body rather stouter than in tomentosus 

 and with relatively less developed head and very much finer sculpture, 

 black throughout, the legs feebly picescent distally; head distinctly in- 

 flated basally, not quite as long as wide, the eyes at one-half more than 

 their own length from the base; punctures very moderate and, though 

 close-set, separated by shining interspaces; antennae thick, filiform, 

 barely as long as the head; prothorax a fourth or fifth wider than the 

 head, differing in outline from either of the preceding, not quite as long 

 as wide, the circularly rounded posterior outline continuing at the sides 

 fully to the middle, thence parallel to the apex, which is broadly lobed 

 medially; punctures rather fine and close-set but with fine shining inter- 

 spaces; a fine median impunctate line is traceable almost throughout and 

 dilated near the base; scutellum somewhat velvety-black; elytra not 

 quite as long as wide, fully as long as the prothorax and slightly wider, 

 finely, closely punctulate and subgranulose; abdomen with fine and well 

 separated punctures, gradually rather coarse toward the segmental bases, 

 the pubescence fine, more or less sparser along the middle, even and un- 

 mixed with fulvous hairs, the velvety spots wholly wanting; scattered 

 foveolae indistinct; sixth ventral (cf ) with a rather large and deep sinus, 

 subtriangular in form and scarcely more than twice as wide as deep, the 

 adjoining surface but very feebly impressed, the fifth very feebly, gradu- 

 ally sinuate medially. Length (of 9 ) 13.5-14.0 mm.; width 3.2-3.5 mm. 

 Florida (Jacksonville) and North Carolina (Southern Pines). 



There is very little resemblance between this species and tomen- 

 tosus, although it may be regarded as forming part of the same sub- 

 division of the genus. In the female the foveolse of the abdomen 

 are more distinct than in the male and the anterior femora are as 

 in tomentosus. 



*Staphylinus fusiformis n. sp. Form rather stout, rather attenuated 

 anteriorly, deep black throughout, the broadly dilated anterior tarsi not 

 paler; pubescence rather close, obscure in color; head triangular, not as 

 long as wide, rather prominently inflated at the sides basally, the eyes at 

 their own length from the base; punctures coarse, rather deeply impressed, 

 separated by narrow shining interspaces; antennae thick, subfiliform, 

 scarcely longer than the head, the last joint truncate, not as long as wide; 

 prothorax much wider than the head, rather wider behind the middle than 



