462 A REVISION OF THE STAPHYLINIBvE OF AUSTRALIA, 



Scutellum very small. Elytra considerably shorter than the 

 prothorax, dark piceous, finely and very closely rugose-pnnctate, 

 the pubescence rather long. Abdomen narrowed behind, 

 moderately strongly and rather closely asperate-punctate. Length 

 4^ mm. » 



Gayndah, Queensland. A single specimen. 



Although closely allied to Aleochara Mastersi this species may 

 be readily distinguished from it by having the anterior margin and 

 sides of the prothorax bordered with testaceous and its whole 

 upper surface more closely punctured ; the prothorax is less 

 strongly margined behind and much more closely and, if anything, 

 a little more strongly punctured. 



I have carefully examined the mouth-organs of the type 

 specimen in the collection of the Australian Museum and find that 

 the labial palpi are composed of four joints of which the last is 

 extremely small, a character sufficient to show that this species 

 finds its place in the genus Aleochara. 



73. Aleochara baliola, sp. n. 



Elongate, strongly narrowed both in front and behind, slightly 

 convex, shining black, with a coppery tinge ; prothorax strongly 

 narrowed in front ; elytra dark piceous, finely and moderately 

 closely rugose-punctate ; 6th abdominal segment margined with 

 pale testaceous ; legs dark reddish testaceous. 



Head moderately strongly and closely punctured in front, less 

 closely punctured near the base. Antennae with the three basal 

 joints reddish testaceous, the others piceous and clothed with fine 

 grey pubescence ; the 1st and 2nd joints narrow and of about 

 equal length, the 3rd shorter and somewhat broader, joints 4-10 

 transverse and slightly increasing in breadth, terminal joint 

 rounded at the extremity, not sharply acuminate. Prothorax 

 transverse, strongly narrowed in front, finely and moderately 

 strongly margined behind, rather finely, irregularly and not very 

 closely punctured, sparingly clothed with fine grey pubescence, a 

 slight indication of a raised median line. Scutellum small, finely 

 punctured. Elytra transverse, at the base considerably broader 



