MONOGRAPH OF WEST INDIAN STAPHYLINIDAE 477 



absent; with large and somewhat elongate umbilicate punctures at 

 sides; without minute punctulae or ground sculpture. Pronotmn 

 nearly one-fifth longer than wide, widest in anterior third, moderately 

 narrowed posteriorly with sides emarginate at basal third ; with smooth 

 midline marked by two series of about eight punctures, and with an 

 irregular lateral series and a few scattered punctures ; without ground 

 sculpture. Elytra with moderately coarse but generally not serial 

 punctures, intervals flat. Abdomen sparsely and finely submuricately 

 punctate, and with indistinct transverse strigulae. Length, 5 mm. 



Type locality. — Grenada, Mount Gay Estate. 



Types. — In the British Museum. 



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



Grenadines: Mustique (Cameron, 1922; British Museum). 

 Grenada: (Cameron, 1922; British Museum; Scheerpeltz, 1933). 



Specimens examined. — I have examined the type in the British 

 Museum and one other example that was borrowed for further study. 



Remarks. — This species has not been collected since its discovery. 

 It is not strikingly distinct from related species but seems to be valid 

 as set out in the key. 



I find no record of its habits. 



3. XANTHGLINUS FUSCIPENNIS Cameron 



XanthoUnus fuscipennis Cameiron, 1922, p. 115 (as variety of vilis Sharp). — 

 ScHEEBPELTz, 1933, p. 1314 (as variety of pusillus Sachse). 



Description. — Head black, pronotum and abdomen piceous, elytra 

 piceous with apical third indefinitely testaceous. Head about one- 

 sixth longer than wide, sides arcuate behind eyes and rounded into 

 base; antennal grooves strong and straight, not distinctly punctate; 

 ocular grooves absent; with large umbilicate punctures at sides and 

 base, but vertex impunctate; without punctulate or distinct ground 

 sculpture. Pronotuni about three-eighths longer than wide, widest in 

 front, sides narrowed to the roimded base but slightly emarginate 

 behind middle; with smooth midline marked by two series of eight 

 punctures, and with an irregular series of four or five laterally ; with- 

 out ground sculpture. Elytra with moderately coarse and not dense 

 punctures almost entirely in series; intervals rather flat. Abdomen 

 moderately sparsely and rather finel}' submuricately punctate, and 

 with indistinct transverse strigulae. Length, 4 to 5 mm. 



T'ype locality. — Jamaica. 



Types. — In collection of Dr. Cameron. 



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



Jamaica: (Cameron, 1922; Scheerpeltz, 1933; Cameron collection), Santa Cruz 

 (Blackwelder station 421), May Pen (Blackwelder station 425C), Bala- 

 clava (Blackwelder station 397B), Trinityville (Blackwelder station 428), 

 Black River (Blackwelder station 420), Kingston (Blackwelder station 10), 

 Milk River (Blackwelder station 415), Moneague (Blackwelder station 375). 



