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



Jamaica: (Gowdey, 1926), Troy (Blackwelder station 409). 



Hispaniola: Haiti, Cul-de-Sac Plaino (Blackwelder station 30). 



Puerto Rico: Lajas, Giianica, Sabiina Grande, and Boqueron (Dozier, in U.S- 



N.M.), Maricao (Blackwelder station 47A). 

 St. Croix: (Blackwelder station 321). 

 Antigua: (Blackwelder stations 27oB, 280B, 285B). 

 Guadeloupe: Basse Terrc (Blackwelder station 75). 

 Grenada: (IT. H. Smith, in British IMnscum and Cameron collection). 

 South America: French Guiana (Fauvel, 1872). 



North. America: (Fauvel, 1872), Missouri. District of Columbia (Horn, 1884). 

 Europe: (Aube, 1850; Kraatz, 1851, 1857; Fauvel, 1872; Fairraalre and Laboul- 



beiio, 1856; Ganglbaner, 1895; Everts, 1898, 1922; Johansen, 1914; Portevin, 



1929). 

 Asia and Orient: China, Japan, Sumatra, Ceylon, Java, New Caledonia 



(Fauvel, 1872; Ganglbauor, 1895; Kraatz, 1859; Motschulsky, 1859; Walker, 



1859; Sharp, 1889; Fauvel, 1903; Cameron, 1932). 

 Africa: Madeira (Fauvel, 1872), Madeira and East Africa (Ganglbauer, 1895). 



Specimens examined. — I have seen 6 examples from the West In- 

 dies in the British ^Museum, 1 in Dr. Cameron's collection, 5 in the 

 United States National Museum, and 11 collected by me during 1935-37. 



Remarks. — This species is very widely distributed in the temperate 

 parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It is distinguished from other 

 West Indian Philonthus by its small size and its elongate oval head. 

 The description was drawn principally from an example from 

 Antigua. 



Xantholinus hremventer Sperk has been included in the synonymy 

 of this species. Since it was published before thermarHimi (1835), it 

 would have priority over that name, but since it seems likely that 

 Sperk's species really was a Scopaeus, I believe it better to drop 

 the name until it can be proved that it belongs here. 



My specimens were found in dung and manure and in rotting 

 grass. 



3. PHILONTHUS VENTRALIS (Gravenhorst) 



StapJiylinus ventralis Gbavenhobst, 1802, p. 174. (Not Gen<5, 18.30.) 



Staphylinvs anthrax Gi{a\t:nhorst, 1802, p. 176. 



StaphyJinus immundus Gravenhorst, 1806, p. 66. 



Staphylinus ccler Gramcnhorst, 1806, p. 66. 



Staphylinus rottindiceps Kirby, MS. — Stephens, 1829, p. 283. 



Philonthus ventralis (Gravenhorst) Stephens 1832, p. 232. 



Philonthus picicoUis Stephens, 1832, p. 224. 



Qucdius fulvipes Sti-thens, 1832, p. 229. (Not Fabrlcius, 1792.) 



Bisnitis rotundiceps Stpthkns. 18.S2, p. 248. 



Philonihus anthrax (Gravenhorst), Nfkhmann, 1837, p. 473. 



Philonthus proximus Wollaston, 1857, p. 189. (Not Kraatz, 1859.) 



Philonthus ccler (Gravenhorst) Kraatz, 1857a, p. 596. (Not Heer, 1838) 



Philonthus fortunatus Wollaston, 1865, p. 493. 



