MR. HARDY ON THE BERWICKSHIRE STAPHYLINID^ 237 



fimbriated paraglossas. Ijabial palpi with the third joint longcBt, cylindric, 

 truncate,, or more or less subsecuriform. Head large, suborbiculate orsubquad- 

 rate. Thorax quadrate, disk punctulatc. Intermediate coxse approximated, 

 separated by a narrow carina. Anterior tarsi much dilated, posterior slender. 

 Abdomen as in the preceding. 



A. Antennae with the last joint cnnarginate at the apex. Labial palpi with 

 the apical joint cylindric or subfusiform. Mandibles toothed within. Qokriub, 

 Leach. 



1. 0. OLRNS (Staph. Mull. Faun. Fridr. 23) : Winged, black, immaculate, 

 opaque, above very thickly punctulate, sparingly nigro-pubescent, head broader 

 than the thorax, antennae ferruginous at the apex, elytra of the length of the 

 thorax. L. 11—13 lines. 



Erichson, Gen. et Spec. Staph. 405. — Staphylinus olens, Fah. Syst. El. ii. 

 591.— OylL Ins. Suec. ii. 'ZSQ.—Heer, Fn. Col. Helv. i. 253.— Ooerius olens, Ste- 

 phens, IlL M. v. 208.— Manual, No. 3063.— i-'n/. Edinensis, 313. 



Common along the sea banks, and ascending the river banks to a considerable 

 distance. 



Known in Berwickshire by the name of the " Deil's bull-dug," (dog) and 

 the " Devil's coach-horse." Legend avers that the insects acquired this name, 

 and its revolting accompaniment of shape, in consequence of their having vio- 

 lated some fruits placed votively on the shrine of the Virgin. If so, the inno- 

 cent have shared the penalty with the guilty, as very few of the family appear 

 to have escaped being branded ! 



The distribution of this species is very wide, being found throughout the 

 entire of Europe, and extending along the coasts of Northern Africa to the 

 island of Tcneriffe. 



2. 0. BRUNNiPBs (Staph. Fab. Syst. El. ii. 695) : Wings rudimentary, black, 

 head and thorax shining, thickly punctate, with asmooth shining dorsal line, more 

 dbtinct on the latter, elytra and abdomen more obscure, the former about one- 

 half shorter than the thorax, antenme at the base and apex and the legs red. 

 L. 6—8 lines. 



EricJison, Gen. el Spec. Staph. 41 0. — Staphylinus brunnipes, Gyll. Ins. Suec 

 ii. 2S9.— Stephens, III. M. y. 207.— Manual, No. 3061.— i/ecr, Fn. CoL Helv. i. 

 280. 



Under stones, and in rotten stumps in woods and dry moors, not very com- 

 mon. Berwick, Dr. Johnston. Penmanshiel Wood and the sea-banks between 

 Redheugh and Dulaw, /. //. 



Though most frequently found in autumn, this species also occurs in early 

 spring. It varies considerably in size. Large specimens are often mistaken 

 for 0. pedator (Tasgius rufipes) ; but omitting other distinctions, the dilated 

 apical joints of the palpi readily mark that species. 



3. 0. PuscATUs (Staph. Grav. Micr. 164): Winged, black, head rotundate 

 ovate, and with the thorax nigro — or olivacco-aeneous, shining, somewhat 

 widely punctured with large and small punctures, the latter with a smooth dor- 

 sal line, elytra dull brassy olivaceous, with a conspicuous puncture within the 

 apex, scarcely of the length of the thorax, abdomen nearly opaque, legs pice- 

 oub black, tarsi obscure ferruginous, antennae black, fuscopiceous at the apex. 

 L. 6 -^ lines. 



Erichson, Gen. ct Spec. Staph. 411.— Staphylinus politus. De Oeer. Ina. iv. 

 422.— Staphylinus punctulatus. Marsh. Ent. Brit. i. 601.— Staphylinus Morio, 



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