MONOGRAPH OF WEST INDIAN STAPHYLINIDAE 447 



Specimens exannined. — I have seen four examples in the British 

 Museum and one in my own collection. 



Remarks. — I have been unable to find any differences between these 

 "West Indian specimens and examples of antiquus from Mexico and 

 South America. Since DuVal's description of Ocypus cubae fits this 

 species exactly, it seems probable that it also belongs here. 



I find no record of the habits of this species. 



LXVIII. Genus CREOPHILUS Samouelle 



Creophilus Samoueixe, 1819, p. 172. 

 Creophulus Voris, 1934, p. 240. 



Genotype. — StophyUnus tnaxUJosus JAm\Q.Q\x'& = Creophilus inaxil- 

 losus (Linnaeus) (original designation). 



Diagnosis. — Head and pronotum without dense umbilicate punc- 

 tures; head not margined beneath eyes; antennae widely separated 

 at front of head, outer segments densely pubescent from seventh 

 joint; labrum strongly emarginate at middle; fourth segment of 

 maxillary palpus slightly shorter than third; labial palpus similar 

 to maxillary; gular sutures separate, most approximate along middle; 

 lateral margin of pronotum doubled, the marginal lines separate; 

 anterior coxal cavities open behind except for a sclerotization about 

 the spiracle (peritreme) ; front coxae large, exserted; posterior coxae 

 contiguous, "triangular"; first and second abdominal sternites absent; 

 intersegmental membranes of abdomen with a pattern of irregular 

 rounded sclerotized areas arranged in longitudinal rows ; femora un- 

 armed beneath. 



Remarks. — This is a small genus but contains the largest species 

 of Staphylinidae found in the West Indies. It occurs throughout 

 the world, but none of its species are truly cosmopolitan. 



Only one species is recorded from the West Indies. 



1. CREOPHILUS MAXILLOSUS (Linnaeus) 



Staphylinua mawillosus Linnaeus, 1758, p. 421. 



StaphyUnus anonymns Sulzeb, 1761, p. 17. 



Staphylinus tertins Schaeffeb, 1766, pi. 20, fig. 1. 



StaphyUnus balteatus Degeee, 1774, p. 18 (as synonym). 



Staphylinus fasciatus Fuessly, 1775, p. 21. 



StapliyUnus nehvlosus Fourcroy, 1785, p. 165. 



Staphylinus villosns Oravenhoust, 1802, p. 160. (Not DeGeer, 1774.) 



Creophilus mnxiUosvs (Linnaeus) SAMotTEaXE, 1819, p. 172. 



Emus nehulosus Mannerheim, 1830, p. 20. 



Creophilus ciliaris Stephens, 1832, p. 202. 



Creophilus fasciaius Lapoktb, 1834, p. Ill (as new species). 



Creophilus villosus (Gravenliorst) Laporte, 1834, p. 111. 



Emus maxillosus (Linnaeus) Boisditvai. and Lacordaire, 1835, p. 358. 



Staphylinus arcticus Erichson, 1839b, p. 348. 



