CONTENTS V 



Systematic treatment — Continued. Page 

 Subfamil}' Paederinae — Continued. 



Genus Scopobium Blackwelder 306 



Genus Laihrohium Gravenhorst 307 



Key to West Indian species of Lathrobium 308 



Genus Lohraihium Mulsant and Rey 311 



Key to West Indian species of Lohraihium 312 



Genus Paederus Fabricius 321 



Key to West Indian species of Paederus 322 



Genus Homoeotarsus Hochhuth 325 



Key to West Indian species of Homoeotarsus 326 



Genus Ochthephilum Stephens 331 



Key to West Indian species of Ochthephilum 332 



Genus Biocrypta Casey 335 



Key to West Indian species of Biocrypta 336 



Genus Ophites Erichson 343 



Suniophacis, new genus 345 



Key to West Indian species of Suniophacis 345 



Slilosaurus, new genus 348 



Key to West Indian species of Slilosaurus 348 



Genus Siamnoderus Sharp 351 



Key to West Indian species of Siamnoderus 351 



Genus Stiliphacis Bierig 356 



Key to West Indian species of Stiliphacis 356 



Genus Suniosaurus Bierig 36 1 



Genus Suniocharis Sharp 362 



lionetus, new genus 364 



Genus Astenus Stephens 365 



Key to West Indian species of Astenus 366 



Genus Echiaster Erichson 369 



Key to West Indian species of Echiaster 369 



Genus Sphaeronum Sharp 374 



Genus Pinophilus Gravenhorst 376 



Key to West Indian species of Pinophilus 377 



Genus Araeocerus Nordmann 386 



Genus Palaminus Erichson 388 



Subfamily Staph ylininae 393 



Key to tribes of Staphylininae 394 



Key to West Indian genera of Staphylinini 394 



Genus Paederomimus Sharp 395 



Key to West Indian sjjccies of Paederomimus 395 



Genus Philonthus Stephens 398 



Key to West Indian species of Philonthus 400 



Genus Belonuchus Nordmann 420 



Key to West Indian species of Belonuchus 421 



Genus Cafius Stephens 435 



Key to West Indian species of Cafius 436 



Genus Erichsonius Fau vel 440 



Genus Staphylinus Linnaeus 443 



Genus Creophilus Samouelle 447 



Genus Xanthopygus Kraatz 449 



Genus Philothalpus Kraatz 451 



Key to West Indian species of Philothalpus . 452 



