MCXOGRAPH OF WEST IXDIAX STAPKYLIXIDAE 403 



Remarks. — This species occurs tlu'ougliout the Americas, It is 

 somewhat variable in colorinof and in tlie distinctness of elytral and 

 abdominal punctation. The description was drawn from a Jamaican 

 series. With one possible exception, this is our only species vfith 

 only three punctures in the pronotal series. 



My specimens were collected from dung, manure, and excrement, 

 from under seaweed on the beach, from rubbish along streams, from 

 ap.iong decaying forest debris, and flying at dusk. 



2. PHILONTHUS THERMARUM Aube 



PhUonflius thennanim Aube, 1S50, p. 316. 



Philonthus exilis Kraatz, 1851, p. 293. 



Philonthtis angustatus Kraatz, 1859b, p. 92. 



Philonthus pygmarus Kraatz, 1859b, p. 93. (Not Snellen.) 



Gabriiis fuscolatrrus Motschulsky. 1859, p. 76. 



Xop.tholmus inclinans Walkeb, 1859, p. 51. 



G'lhrius thermanun (Aube) Mulsant and Rey, 1877a, p. 546. 



Philonthus fuscolaterus (Motschulsky) Fauvel, 1903b, p. 271. 



P!iilh,;tln/s inclinans (Walker) Faitvel, 190ob. p. 271. 



Philonthus (Oabrins) thermarnni Aube, Reitter, 1909, p. 131. 



De.^crlption. — Head black or piceous, pronotum piceous to rufous, 

 elytra and abdomen castaneous, paler at sides and sometimes pices- 

 cent. Head ovate, slightly wider behind the eyes, basal angles mod- 

 erately rounded; eyes at nearly twice their length from base; disk 

 im])unctate except for two large punctures forming (with the two 

 .supraocular) a row between the eyes, and a similar pair posterior 

 to these; with very fine and indistinct ground sculpture. Pronotum 

 nearly one-sixth longer than wide, sides arcuate but not distinctly 

 nai"i-owed in front, basal angles completely rounded ; with two discal 

 series of four punctures, the anterior more distant, and with about 

 five lateral punctures; ground sculpture as on head. Elytra with 

 moderate punctures separated by about their diameter by slightly 

 irregular but shining intervals. Abdomen very finely and moder- 

 ately sparsely submuricately punctured; with very indistinct groun.d 

 sculpture. Male., eighth sternite with a triangular emargination 

 about twice as wide as deep but almost completely filled by a trans- 

 lucent membrane. Female., eighth sternite rounded. Length, 3 to 

 4 mm. 



Type locality. — Paris. Of angustatus., "insula Ceylan et in India 

 orientali"; of pygmaeus., same; of fuscolaterus., "les montagnes de 

 Xoura-Ellia a Ceylan"; of exilis, Brandenburg; of inclinans, Ceylon. 



Types. — Presumably in the Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle, 

 Paris. Of angustati/s, exUis, and pygmaens, presumably in the 

 Deutsche Entomologische Institut, Berlin; of fuscolaterus., presum- 

 ably in the Zoological University Museum, Moscow; of inclinans., 

 probably in the Bi'itish Museum. 



