442 A REVISION OF THE STAPHYLINIL\£ OF AUSTRALIA, 



comparatively narrower head ; all the reddish testaceous parts 

 of the body are slightly darker in tint and the pitchy black 

 markings at the angles of the elytra are rather more pronounced 

 and slightly larger in extent. 



47. POLYLOBUS FUNGICOLA, sp. 11. 



Rather broad, moderately convex, reddish testaceous, shining, 

 moderately closely pubescent ; head pitchy ; the external apical 

 angles of the elytra, the middle of the 2nd and 3rd and the whole 

 of the 4th and 5th abdominal segments pitchy black. 



Head moderately broad, sparingly punctured. Antennae with 

 the first four joints testaceous, similar to those of the preceding 

 species. Prothorax transverse, somewhat narrowed in front, finely 

 margined, closely punctured and rather thickly clothed with 

 fulvous pubescence ; anterior and posterior angles rounded. Elytra 

 considerably wider than the prothorax, moderately strongly and 

 closely punctured, with a pitchy black marking at the apex on each 

 side, not reaching the suture ; the posterior margin feebly sinuate 

 before the external angles. Abdomen finely punctured. Legs 

 testaceous. Length 2 mm. 



Elizabeth Bay, Sydney ; in. phosphorescent fungus. 



Allied to Polylobus acceptus and P. notus, but readily separated 

 by its reddish testaceous prothorax, densely pubescent upper 

 surface and more strongly punctured elytra. 



48. Polylobus obesus, sp. n. 



Rather broad, moderately convex, narrowed both in front and 

 behind, reddish testaceous, shining, rather thickly clothed with long 

 grey pubescence ; antennae with the first four joints fuscous, the 

 others reddish testaceous; head pitchy; 2nd, 3rd and 4th abdominal 

 segments dusky, 5th segment pitchy, 6th and 7th pale testaceous. 



Head transverse, rather narrow, with a few fine punctures in 

 front. Antennae moderately long, the 1st and 2nd joints elongate, 

 3rd and 4th somewhat shorter, 6th to 10th transverse, 11th 

 acuminate. Prothorax broadly transverse, considerably narrowed 



