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black, sometimes piceous ; scutellura finely and sparingly punctulate, of the 

 colour of the elytra ; elytra of the length of the thorax, slightly rounded above, 

 thickly and finely punctulate, uigro-piceous, rather shining, varying in depth 

 of tint, occasionally with the slightest brassy tinge, thinly pubescent; abdomen 

 elongated, much tapered to the apex, finely and rather thickly punctulate, 

 thinly griseoua pubescent, black, slightly shining, faintly irridescent, the edges 

 of some of the segments above, and of those beneath piceo-rufous ; antennae 

 short, thin, testaceous, the tip faintly darker ; palpi testaceous, apical joint 

 sometimes piceous ; legs fine'y testaceous, posterior varied with dusky ; ante- 

 rior tarsi much dilated in the male, moderately in the female. L. 2 — 2^ lines. 



Erichson, Gen. et Spec. Staph. 548. — Staphylinus Baops, Oyll. Ins. Suec. 

 ii. 312.— Raphirus Boops, Stephens, 111. M. v. 242.— Manual, No. 3119.— Phi- 

 lonthus Boops, Beer, Fn. Col. Helv. i. 280. 



Under stones and among moss, in dry upland woods, pastures, and heaths, 

 not uncommon. 



15. Q. sciNTiLLANS ( Staph. Grav. Mon. 70); Of the shape and size of the 

 last, shining, obscure ceneous, head, thorax and scutellum polished ; head 

 large, rather narrower than the thorax, obsoletely impressed on each side on 

 the front between the antennae, two minute punctures between the eyes placed 

 one on each margin, with two shallow foveolae close to and a little behind the 

 punctures, one on each side, or with a single central foveola only, two punctures 

 placed obliquely above the eyes ; eyes large, prominent as in Q. Boops ; thorax 

 about the breadth of the elytra, subrotundate. narrowest in front, convex, 

 dorsal punctures approximating, deep, but not large, lateral punctures four or 

 five ; scutellum very smooth and polished ; elytra rather longer than the tho- 

 rax, the sides parallel, the extreme base much depressed, obsoletely depressed 

 on each side the suture, which is rather elevated, an obsolete impression at the 

 tip of each elytron, rather strongly, ruggedly, and distantly punctulate, shin- 

 ing bras.i.y green, with a thin short golden sericeous pubescence ; abdomen at 

 the base slightly narrower than the base of the elytra, gradually tapering to the 

 apex, finely punctulate, black, somewhat opaque, with the edge of each seg- 

 ment bearing an oblique fascia? of shining golden sericeous pubescence, meet- 

 ing across the bases of the apical segments, beneath irridescent, with the edges 

 of all the segments reddish, clothed with a fuscous or reddish changeable 

 down, especially on the sides; antennae short, slightly thickened towards the 

 apex, third joint thinner than the second and about its length, testaceous, a 

 shade darker at the tips ; palpi testaceous, the last joint piceous; legs bright 

 testaceous, especially the anterior and intermediate, posterior coxae piceous, 

 and the femora slightly darker ; anterior tarsi strongly dilated [in both sexes]. 

 L. 2— 2i lines. 



Ericlison, Gen. et Spec. Staph. 549. — Philonthus scintillans, Heer, Fn. 

 Col. Helv, i. 275. — Raphirus fuscipes, Kirhy, Stephens, 111. M. v. 243 ? — Manual, 

 No. 3122? 



Very rare : a specimen was taken by Dr. Johnston in May, in Dunglas Dean, 

 and another by myself, among moss, from the bottom of Kitchen Cleugh Dean, 

 in November. 



Although slightly differing from the type in the puncturing of the head ; 

 and the golden silken pubescence of the elytra, and the fasciteof the abdomen are 

 not alluded to by Erichson in his description of Q. scintillans ; yet the propor- 

 tions and other stable characters are so much alike, that I have sought in vain 



