424 A REVISION OF THE STAPHYLINIDiE OP AUSTRALIA, 



transverse. Prothorax transverse. Elytra obliquely truncate 

 behind. Abdomen parallel-sided. Legs with the intermediate 

 coxae remote ; tarsi 4:5:5, the posterior pair with joints 1-4 

 gradually shorter. 



20. Pelioptera specularis. 



Pelioptera specularis, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. XIII., p. 579 

 (1878). 



Parallela, subconvexa, nitidissima, parcegriseo pubescens, nigra, 

 capite, thorace elytrisque laevibus, hie circa latera et angulum 

 externum parce subtilissime punctulatis, abdomine sparsim vix 

 punctulato ; antennis articulis 3 primis, palpis, thorace, elytris 

 praeter angulos externos late, segmentisque tribus basalibus pi as 

 minusve piceis, pedibus testaceis ; antennis sat tenuibus, vix 

 incrassatis, articulo 4.° quadrato, 5-6 vix, 7-10 magis licet parum 

 transversis, 11.° acuminato ; capite maximo, thorace paulo angus- 

 tiore, convexo, foveola disco medio parva ; thorace transverso, 

 convexo, antice paulo minus quam postice angustato, lateribus 

 parum rotundatis, angulis omnibus indicatis, subacutis ; elytris 

 thoracis latitudine, hoc paulo longioribus, quadratis, parum con- 

 vexis ; abdomine elytris quarta parte angustiore, apice vix angus- 

 tiore, segmentis 2-4 basi transversim profunde, 5-6 parum impressis, 

 7.° apice truncato. Long. 2^ mm. (Fvl.) 



Sydney, New South Wales. 



21. Pelioptera. astuta, sp. n. 



Elongate, parallel, moderately convex, dark piceous, shining, 

 sparingly clothed with short grey pubescence ; first two joints of 

 the antennre, palpi and elytra dark reddish testaceous, the sides of 

 the latter darker ; legs pale testaceous. 



Head transverse, finely and not very closely punctured. 

 Antennae short, somewhat thickened towards the extremity, 4th 

 joint small, 5-10 transverse, 11th acuminate. Prothorax strongly 

 transverse, moderately convex, very slightly narrowed behind, 

 finely and rather closely punctured ; sides gently rounded. Elytra 

 considerably longer and rather wider than the prothorax, finely 



