MONOGRAPH OF WEST INDIAN STAPHYLINIDAE 385 



Type locality. — ^Cuba. 



Types. — In collection of Alexander Bierig. One "cotype" is in 

 the United States National Museum (No. 52716). 

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



Cuba: Habana (Bierig, 1935; U.S.N.M.) ; Cumanayagua (Bierig, 1935), El 

 Rangel (Bierig, 1935), Aspiro (Bierig, 1935), Soledad (Darlingtou, in 

 M.C.Z. and U.S.N.M.), Aguadores, iu Orieute (Darllugton, in M.C.Z. and 

 U.S.N.M.). 



Speciniens examined. — I have seen only the paratype in the United 

 States National Museum and five examples collected by Dr. Dar- 

 lington. 



Remarks. — This species ie distinguished by its sparse punctulae 

 on the head and the very dense sculpture of the pronotum, but 

 more particularly by the aedeagus of the male. It is one of a group 

 of species occurring throughout the New World which can be dis- 

 tinguished with certainty only by the male characters. This group 

 includes the "West Indian hierigi^ aguayoi, fiavipes., and hispaniolus, 

 the North American latipes and parens^ the Central American alhipeSj 

 erythroptenis, seju7icfus, panamensis, guatemdleims, iners, and linea- 

 tlcoIJis, and the South American svffusus. 



I find no record of the habits of this species. 



12. PINOPHILUS INSIGNIVENTRIS Bernhauer 

 Pinophilus insigniventris Bernhaueb, 1918, p. 65. — Scheerpeltz, 1933, p. 1208. 



Description. — Black. Head extremely finely and moderately densely 

 punctate and with a number of coarse large punctures; with fine and 

 dense gromid sculpture. Pronotum rather strongly and densely punc- 

 tate except along midline; very distinctly and extremely densely re- 

 ticulately sculptured. Elytra with deep dense punctures, the inter- 

 vals more or less united into ridges, but shining. AMomen finely and 

 somewhat densely submuricately punctate; with ground sculpture. 

 Sexes not distinguished. Length, 8 mm. (From Bernhauer.) 



Type locality — Guadeloupe. 



Types. — In the collection of Di". Max Bernhauer. 



Records. — The following is the only record known to me: 



Guadeloupe: (Bernhauer, 1918). 



/Specimens examined,. — I have not seen examples of this species. 



Remarks. — This species is very similar to schwarzi from Cuba. It 

 differs as described principally in having an impunctate midline on the 

 pronotum but will probably be distinguished by the male aedeagus 

 when tliere is ample material available. 



I find no record of its habits. 



