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Malva rotundifolia. These did not hatch on account of injur\' in 

 transit, and under date of August 6th he sent me fifteen more, found on 

 the same plant. These hatched out August 12th. I fed them first on a 

 species of Abutilon, but as they did not take to that readily, though 

 eating it a little, I changed to Althea rosea. I think they will eat any of 

 the rough-leaved Malvaceae readily. On account of being avi^ay from 

 home part of the time, the larvse were somewhat neglected in the last 

 stages, but notwithstanding this two passed through all their stages, pro- 

 ducing the first imago September 12, 1897. 



THREE INTERESTING STAPHYLINID^ FROM QUEEN 



CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. 



BV REV. J. H. KEEN, MASSETT, B. C. 



At the request of Dr. James Fletcher, I am writing a few notes to 

 accompany the three figures which have been made at his instance, and 

 kindly presented by him. They represent three Staphylinidce taken by 

 me at Massett, on the Queen Chirlotte Islands, and were prepared under 

 the direction of Mons. A. Fauvel, the vvell-known specialist in that order, to 

 whom also I am indebted for the determination of the beetles themselves. 



Haida Keetii, Fauvel. New gen. and new sp. (Fig. 34.) 



For th's interesting little Homalien, M. Fauvel found it necessary to 



construct a new genus, and his description will be given in full as soon as it 



comes to hand. The beetle is of a dark reddish- 

 "^^v A A ,<^^^ brown colour, much brighter on the elytra, which 



have a broad transverse' band of black posteriorly. 

 It varies a good deal in size and also in the depth 

 of its coloration. It is found throughout the 

 year, but is most abundant in September, when it 

 frequents rotten leaves on the ground, and seems 

 to have a preference for elder leaves. In winter 

 it occuis in moss about the roots of spruce and 

 other trees. It is somewhat sluggish in its move- 

 ^'^'- 34- ments and feigns death for a minute or more on 



being disturbed. I have not yet succeeded in taking it on the mainland, 



though it is fairly common at Massett. 



Liparocephalus brevipennis, Mokl. (Fig. 35.) 



This submarine species is very abundant on the shores of the Q. C 

 Islatids and not uncommon on the mainland opposite, though until I 



