468 a revision of the staphylinidie of australia, 



19. Gyrophaena. 



Mannerheim, Brachel. p. 74 (1830) ; Lacordaire, Gen. Col. IT., 

 p. 43. 



Mentum rather short, slightly emarginate in front. Ligula 

 short, rounded, entire. No visible paraglossae. Maxillary palpi 

 rather short, the 2nd and 3rd joints sub-equal, the former much 

 broader than the latter. Labial palpi 2-jointed, the 1st cylindrical, 

 the 2nd a little shorter, slender and acuminate. Maxillae with 

 the internal lobe rounded at the extremity, and armed with 

 many small closely-placed spines, the inner side membranous. 

 Mandibles unarmed, hidden by the labrum, which is transverse 

 and truncate in front, Head narrower than the prothorax. Eyes 

 rather large. Antennae variable in length, joints 1-3 slightly 

 elongate, sub-equal, 4-11 gradually increasing in size. Prothorax 

 a little narrower than the elytra, broadly transverse, margined, 

 rounded at the base. Elytra considerably longer than the 

 prothorax, truncate behind. Abdomen broad, oblong. Legs 

 rather short ; the intermediate coxae somewhat distant ; tarsi 4:4:5, 

 the 1st joint of the posterior pair elongate. 



81. Gyrophaena cribrosa. 



Gyrophaena cribrosa, Fauvel, Ann. Mns. Genov. XIII., p. 569 

 (1878). 



Magnitudine, facie et colore Poweri, sed omnino distincta; testacea, 

 nitida, capite, elytris circa apicem abdominisque cingulo angusto 

 infuscatis ; antennis praeter basim vix fuscis, articulis 2-3 minimis, 

 3.° fortissime transverso, sequentibus magnis, latitudine aequalibus, 

 5-10 longitudine parum decrescentibus, 9.° quadrato, 10.° vix 

 transverso, 11,° acuminato ; capite vix cupreo, post antennarum 

 basim utrinque impresso ibique parce fortiter punctato, oculis sat 

 parvis ; thorace capite paulo latiore, maxime transverso, ab apice 

 ad basim parum angustato, angulis posticis fere rotundatis, basi 

 tenuiter marginata, impunctata, caeterum disco fortiter parce, 

 utrinque adhuc parcius punctato, punctis 4 majoribus subqua- 

 dratim medio positis, 5.° utrinque extus ante medium ; elytris 



