446 A REVISION OF THE STAPHYLINID^E OF AUSTRALIA, 



Maxillary palpi very short, the 3rd joint a little shorter than the 

 2nd. Labial palpi 3-jointed, the 2nd joint about half as long as 

 the 3rd, not much shorter than the 1st. Maxillae rather short. 

 Mandibles unarmed. Head orbicular, prominent, narrowed at the 

 base. Antennas rather short, somewhat thickened towards the 

 extremity, the first three joints rather elongate, the 2nd not much 

 longer than the 3rd. Prothorax a little narrower than the elytra, 

 slightly narrowed behind. Elytra obliquely truncate behind, 

 slightly sinuate near the external angles. Abdomen very slender, 

 parallel-sided. Legs short; intermediate coxse contiguous; tarsi 

 5:5:5, the first joint of the posterior pair slightly elongate, shorter 

 than the 2nd and 3rd united. 



In Jacies this genus resembles Homalota from which it is easily 

 separated by having all the tarsi five-jointed. It is widely dis- 

 tributed. 



54. PlILOEOPORA LAEVIUSCULA. 



Phloeopora laeviuscula, Fauvel, Ann. Mus. Genov. XIII., p. 587 



(1878). 



Facie corticalis, sed colore et punctura omnino alia ; parallela, 

 subconvexa, rufula, nitida, corpore antico sat dense fulvo pube- 

 scente, capite, pectore, elytris segmentoque 5.° plus minusve piceis; 

 antennarum basi, ano pedibusque testaceis ; antennis parurn 

 incrassatis, articulis 4-10 aequaliter fortiterque transversis, 11.° 

 magno, oblongo ; capite utrinque sat dense obsoletissime, thorace 

 creberrime obsolete, elytris dense subtilissime, abdomine parce 

 subtiliter, segmentis basi densius, subtus dense sat fortiter punc- 

 tatis ; capite medio vix fossulato ; thorace parum transverso, 

 quadrato, angulis posticis rectis, basi utrinque sinuato, supra 

 scutellum parum vel obsolete fossulato ; elytris thorace quinta 

 parte latioribus, quarta longioribus ; abdomine parallelo, elytris 

 tertia parte angustiore, segmentis 2-5 basi profunde, 6.° parum 

 trans versim impresso sulcatis. Long. 2-| mm. (Fvl.) 



Melbourne, New South Wales. 



