MONOGRAPH OF WEST I>n)IAN STAPHYLINIDAE 6lb 



proxiuiale before middle, rather Avidely diverging posteriorly. Pro- 

 notum with median smooth space outlined by two irregular series of 

 about 12 punctures, generally separated by about their diameter, 

 between tlie^ie and margin are scattered punctures not arranged in 

 series but extending throughout the length ; without ground sculpture. 

 Elytra with rather feeble punctures in series, one hutural, four discal, 

 and several indefinite ones posthiuneral ; without ground sculpture. 

 Hind tarsus with first segment very little longer than second. M(d.e^ 

 seventh sternite unmodified, eighth with a triangular emargination 

 one-half wider than deep, with apex narrowly rounded and lateral 

 angles broadly rounded. Female^ eighth sternite slightly prominent 

 at middle. Lengtli, 4 to 4i,4 mm. 



Type locality. — Cuba. 



Types. — Presumably in collection of Blanche Rancin, Caen, France. 



Records. — The following are the records known to me : 



Cuba: (Fauvel, 1S63: Bernhauer and Schubert, 1912; Leni? and Mutchler. 1914), 

 Cayamas (Seliwarz. in U.S.N.M.), Soledad (Darlington, in M.C.Z.). 



Jamaica: Kingston (Darlington, in M.C.Z. ). 



Hispaniola: Dominican Republic, Sanchez (Darlington, in M.C.Z. and U.S.N.M.), 

 Barahoua (Darlington, in M.C.Z.). 



Speehnens examined. — I have seen four examples in the United 

 States National Museum and five collected by Dr. Darlington. 



Rem-arhs. — This species is distinguished by its large number of 

 discal series of punctures on the elytra, b}'' the arrangement of the 

 punctures on the pronotum, and by the male characters. The de- 

 scription was drawn from the examples in the United States National 

 Museum. It probably belongs in the subgenus Pseiidolathra. 



I find no record of its liabits. 



4. LOBRATKIUM NITIDUM (Erichson) 



LathroUum nitidtim Erichson. 18-iO, p. 509. — Ly^^ch, 1884, p. 2.39. — Bkrnhaueb 

 and Schubert, 1912. p. 261. — Scheebpeltz, 19:^3. p. 1280. — Br^\cKWET.DER, 

 1939a, p. 110. 



Lohrathium nitidtim (Erichson) Bt ackwelder. 1939a, p. 110. 



Description. — Rufous or rufopiceous, elj^tra piceous with apical 

 third testaceous. Head with modei'ate punctures separated by one- 

 half to two times their diameter; without ground sculpture; gular 

 sutures rather widely separated, most approximate in front, rather 

 widely diverging posteriorly. Pronotum with median smooth space 

 outlined by two rather straight series of about ten punctures, not 

 evenly spaced; laterally with an arcuate series of about seven punc- 

 tures and a few between this and margin, but none between the two 

 series or posteriorly; without ground sculpture. Elytra with very 

 feeble punctures in series, one sutural, two discal, and one post- 

 humeral; without ground sculpture. Hind tarsus with first segment 



