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and H. blanchardi, Baffr., of which I have co-types, and also from 

 H. biLcephalus, Gyllh., as figured by Westwood, by the smaller size, 

 the much longer antennae, which resemble very closely those of 

 Paussus granulatus, Westw., and especially by the bi-partite 

 prothorax. 



Hab. Southern Ehodesia (Sebakwe). D. Dods. 



FAMILY STAPHYLINID^E. 

 TWEE ALEOCHARINL 

 GEN. MYEMEDONIA, Erichs. 



A 2 . Antennal joints strongly compressed laterally. 



Group of M. EEICHERTI, Brauns. 



termitobia; termiijophila ; compransor ; simplex; yracidnla. 

 A 1 . Antennal joints not strongly compressed laterally. 



B 2 . Second abdominal segment of male armed with two spines 



Group of M. DISPAR, Boh. 

 uncinata ; procax ; puncticollis. 

 B 1 . Second abdominal segment of male simple. 



C 2 . Prothorax plainly impressed laterally along the outer margin. 



Group of M. LONGICOIINIS, Boh. 



iidniii ; cai>icolu ; illotula ; jucunda ; ijcntilix ; Itirtdla. 

 C 1 . Prothorax not impressed laterally. 



coiiifera ; constritata ; anthracina ; gracilicornis. 



MYRMEDONIA TEKMITOBIA, n. sp. 



Testaceous-red, with the head black, and the lateral posterior part 

 of the elytra fuscous, clypeus, palpi, legs, and antennae testaceous- 

 red ; last joint of labial maxillary palpi very densely pubescent; 

 frontal part bi-impressed, sparsely granular, and with a few 

 scattered, short flavescent hairs ; antennae long, first joint flail-like, 

 not compressed, second obconical, all the others except the apical one 

 are of the same length, being nearly twice as long as broad, slightly- 

 narrower at the base than at the apex, flatly compressed longi- 

 tudinally on each side for two-thirds of their length but dilated at the 



