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with Puerto Ricaii examples identified as labeo Erichson. I have 

 therefore united the three species under the oldest name. 



Sr. Bierig has kindly sent "cotypes" of his three Cuban species. 

 I find it possible to distinguish the three specimens when considered 

 alone, but the differences are duplicated in several of my series of 

 labeo from other islands and from Cayamas, Cuba. I am forced 

 to conclude that these are merely extremes of a somewhat variable 

 species. These conclusions might be changed by the examination of 

 large series of these staphylinids, but at present I find insufficient 

 evidence to justify keeping them separate. 



I have collected this species only under leaves, cither \n rain-forest 

 or in sheltered gullies. 



3. STASINODEKUS BERNHAUEKI Cameron 



Staninodcrus benihaucri Camekon, 1913b, pp. 333, 334. — Lkng and Mufcni.BK, 

 1917, p. 19S.— ScHEEiiPELTZ, 1933, p. 1237.— BiEKiG, 1936, p. 140.— Black- 

 welder, 1939a, p. 115. 

 Staninodcrus dissimilis Cametbon, 1913b, p. 334. — Leno and Mltchlek, 1917, 

 p. 198. — ScHEERPELTZ, 1933, p. 1237. — BiEKio, 1936, p. 140.- -Black weij)eb, 

 1939a, p. 115. 

 Description. — Rufotestaceous, elytra and abdomen generally testa- 

 ceous. Head with a distinct raised line along the coronal (or epi- 

 cranial) suture; epistomal sutures not marked except by irregular 

 depressions ; clypeus with dense umbilicate punctures, but vertex.nearly 

 smooth ; labrum transverse with a large broad median anterior lobe. 

 Pronotum with distinct finely raised midline, except at base; punctures 

 exceedingly fine and situated on small rounded tuberculi, not very dis- 

 tinct; without ground sculpture; lateral impressions rather feeble; 

 sometimes with a more or less well-defined depression at middle of 

 base. Elytra as wide as long, enlarged to apical third; with rather 

 coarse and distinct punctures separated by about their diameter. Ahdo- 

 meii finely and more or less submuricately punctate. Male, seventh 

 sternite shallowly but rather abruptly emarginate at middle ; eighth 

 similarly but twice as deeply emarginate ; ninth tergite truncate with 

 angles feebly prolonged. Female, eighth sternite broadly expanded 

 posteriorly. Length, 3V2 nim. 



Type locality. — Jamaica, Hope River district (for both names). 

 Types. — One type and one other specimen in the collection of Dr. 

 Cameron. The unique type of dissimilis is in the same collection. 

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



Jamaica: (Leng and Mutchler, 1917; Bierig, 1936; Hubbard, in U.S.N.M.), Hope 

 River (Cameron, 1913, for botb), Kingston (Blackwelder station 3S1), 

 Moneague (Darlington, in M.C.Z.), Blue Mountains (Darlington, in M.C.Z. 

 andU.S.N.M.). 



Specimens examined. — I have seen three examples in Dr. Cameron's 

 collection (including both the types), four from the Museum of Cora- 



