474 A REVISION OP THE STAPHYLINIDiE OP AUSTRALIA, 



115. Leptacinus LURIDIPENNIS. 



Leptacimts lui'idijjennis, Macleay, Trans. Ent. Soc. N.S.VV. II. 

 p. 137 (1871). 



Elongate, piceous, shiaing, finely and sparingly pubescent ; 

 prothorax, antennae and legs reddish testaceous ; elytra with the 

 apical half pale testaceous. 



Head large, slightly narrowed in front, truncate behind, 

 moderately strongly and not very closely punctured ; the 

 punctures extend to just before the middle on each side 

 leaving an impunctate median surface ; frontal sulci 

 moderately distinct ; the posterior angles strongly rounded. 

 Antennae with joints 4-10 strongly ti'ans verse, the 11th large, 

 acuminate at the extremity. Prothorax somewhat convex, 

 slightly narrowed behind, sinuate behind the middle, a dorsal 

 series of ten punctures on each side of the middle ; the sides not 

 very strongly and sparingly punctured ; anterior and posterior 

 angles rounded. Scutellum piceous. Elytra a little longer than 

 the prothorax, narrowed anteriorly, moderately strongly, irregu- 

 larly, and not very strongly punctured. Abdomen finely 

 punctured. Length 4|mm. 



Gayndah, Queensland. 



After an examination of the type specimen I have come to the 

 conclusion that the species should be retained in the genus 

 Lejitacinus, a jiosition from which it was removed by M. Fauvel 

 without sufficient evidence. 



116. Leptacinus parumpunctatus. 



Staphylinus jjancmpimctatus, Gyllenhal, Ins. Suec, IV, p. 481 

 (1808) — Leptacinus parumpunctatus, Erichson, Gen. Staph, p. 335 

 (1840); Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. XIII, p. 537 (1878). 



