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3166 APhilonthus longicornis, Kirhy, Stephens, 111. M. v. 287.— Manual, No. 

 3166. 



Var. d. Black, immaculate. 



Philonthus inUminatus, Kirhy, SUpItens, IlL M. v. 236.— Manual, No. 8161. 



Var. e. Black, elytra fuscoua, ferruginous at the apex, leg* fuscous, Anterior 

 eoxw testaccouH. 



Staphylinus agilis, Orav, Mon. H.—OyU. Ins. Suec. ii. 341.— Philonthus 

 agilis, Stephens, III. M. v. 237.— Manual. No. 8157.— Gabrius suaveolens, Kir- 

 by, Stephens, 111. M. v. 249?— Manual, No 3179? 



Common in Berwickshire in the summer months. Var. a. occurs most fre- 

 quently in garden refuse. Var. c. has not yet been found within the district. 



According to Erichson, this species has been found throughout Europe, at 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and in the West Indies. 



18. Ph. debilis (Staph. Orav. Micr. 35) : Smaller than Ph. ventralis, minute 

 specimens of which it greatly resembles, black, shinini^jhead suburb iculate, 

 somewhat narrower than the thorax, with four punctures between the eyes, 

 two on each Ride, and four placed in an oblique quadrangle on each side above 

 the eyes, and a few scattered ones ; thorax narrower than the elytra, rather 

 longer than broad in the female, somewhat narrowed in front, sides very slightly 

 rounded, the two last punctures in the dorsal series most apart, the others 

 equidistant, lateral punctures five on each side, the punctures minute ; elytra 

 slightly longer than the thorax, the sides subparallel, thickly and finely punctu. 

 late, shining olivaceo-fuscous, griaeous pubescent ; abdomen minutely and 

 thickly punctulate, slightly shining, thickly clothed above and beneath with 

 griseo-fuscous pubescence, ventral segments, especially the fifth and sixth with 

 rufo-piceous edges ; autcnnee thickening to the apex, the three basal joints sub- 

 testaceous, the rest fuscous ; palpi piceous ; legs tcstaceo-fuscous, posterior coxae, 

 and sometimes the femora, darker ; anterior tarsi of the male much dilated, of 

 the female feebly. L. 2- 2 l-3d lines. 



Enchson, Gen. et Spec. Staph. ^ll.—Heer, Fn. Col. Helv. i. 266.— Bisniua 

 fuscicornis, Kirhy, Stephens, 111. M. v. 248. — Manual, No. 3177. 



Very rare : taken beneath garden rubbish at Penmanshiel. This species 

 has been taken in the North of Africa, and in the United States of America. 



13. Ph. vkktralis (Staph. Orav. Micr. 174) : Related to Ph.fcdebili8,but larger 

 and broader, about the size of Ph. fimetarius, nigro piceous ; head and thorax 

 polished and shining, the former scarcely narrower than the thorax, orbiculate ; 

 thorax narrower than the elytra, longer than broad, sides sub-parallel and 

 straightish, dorsal punctures considerably sized and deep, the three in the 

 middle most approximating, the posterior pair most apart and largest, the side 

 punctures five each, smaller, the sides often piceous ; elytra not longer than the 

 thorax, with the sides parallel, not quite flat, rather thickly but scarcely minute- 

 ly punctured, the punctures with distinct intervals, shining, fusco or nigro- 

 piceoue, griseous pubescent; abdomen finely and rather thickly punctulated, 

 shining, griseous pubescent, all the segments beneath, the fifth and sixth 

 broadly, and the anus margined with rufo-testaccous ; antennas stoulish, thick- 

 ened towards the tips, nigro-fuscous, the first joint, and the secui.d and third 

 at the tip and base, sub-testaceous ; legs rufo-testaceous, or with a duskier 

 tinge, especially on the posterior pair ; anterior tarsi simple in both sexes. L. 

 24 lines. 



Stephens, III. M. v. 237.— Manual, No. 3158.— A' WcAion, Geu. et Spec. Staph. 

 473.-~/f«r, Fn. Col. Helv. i. 267. 



