24 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



NOTES ON STAPHYLINID^. 



P,Y C. H. 'I'. TOWXSKXIX CONSTANTINE, MICH. 



The following are .some notes on a dozen of the more mteresthig 

 species of StapJiylinidce which I have found in this vicinity. Two of the 

 species, which will be duly given, were determined by M. Fauvel. All 

 the others were identified by Dr. Horn. 



Falagria dissect a Er. Numbers of this almost minute species were 

 taken 8 Oct., 1884, in, on and under decaying and rain-soaked fragments 

 of a large, reddish-tinged fungus growth, which I had previously plucked 

 and broken to pieces to obtain Fhenolia grossa Fab. 



Homaloia fest'uians Er. This species was determined by M. Fauvel, 

 to whom I sent specimens, together with one other species given farther 

 on. Ten or twelve specimens were taken by me on an old board fence 

 one still and sunny day in autumn, 9th Nov., 1S84. They were flying in 

 the air, often alighting on the weather-beaten boards ; and being quite 

 small and dark-colored, one would occasionally be detected only by the 

 lustre of its wings in the sunlight. In the evening of the following day I 

 took a specimen, which I think is the same species, running over my 

 papers as I was writing by lamp-light. 



Queditis vernix Lee. This fine species is entirely of a highly 

 burnished jet black. I took two specimens 9th Nov., 1884, under the 

 soft, completely rotted remains of an old log in the woods. Both speci- 

 mens lay perfectly motionless wlien they were disturbed, looking as 

 though they were dead, but I recognized them, although they were black 

 amongst black. 



Philonthus hrimneus Grav. I do not remember the conditions under 

 which the original specimens were found ; but they were probably taken 

 in decaying fungus. One specimen, which 1 am quite sure belongs to this 

 species, I took Slh Oct., 1S84, in the same pieces of decaying fungus with 

 Falagria dissecta Er. 



Philonthus microphthalums Horn. This is a rather small species, 

 and was also taken Sth Oct, 1884, with Falagria. Several specimens 

 were found in the decaying pieces of fungus. 



PhilontJius haltimorensis Grav. This very pretty species, with 

 polished black head and thorax and reddisli elytra and abdomen, is oc- 



