106 COLEOPTERA. 



Two examples were captured by Dr. Power, near Merton, 

 Surrey, on the 26th July, 1859. 



Although, as will be seen by the references above given, 

 this species is distributed throughout Europe, (I have an ex- 

 ample from the Ionian Islands,) it appears to be everywhere 

 rare, and is to be sought for amongst rubbish, especially the 

 debris of reeds, on the edges of marshes and lakes, and in 

 damp moss in woods. 



12. Philonthtjs fuscus, Grav., J. A. Power, Proc. Ent. 

 Soc. 7 Nov., 1859. 

 Staphylinus fuscm, Grav. Col. Micr. 29, 41 (1802), 

 Mon. Col. Micr. 59, 26 (1806) ; Gyll. Ins. Suec. ii. 

 329, 45 (1810) ; Mannerh. Precis d'un nouv. Ar- 

 rangem. cl. 1. Fam. des Brachel. 29, 59 [Mem. de 

 l'Acad. imp. des Sciences de St. Petersb. i. Livr. 

 5, 44:3] (1831). 

 Staphylinus subuliformis, Grav. Col. Micr. 29, 42 



(1802), Mon. Col. Micr. 61, 30 (1806). 

 Stajihylinus terminatus, Grav. Col. Micr. 30, 43(1802). 

 Staphylinus fragilis, Grav. Col. Micr. 30, 44 (1802). 

 JPhilo?ithus fuscus, Nordm. Symb. ad Mon. Staph. 90, 

 54 (1837) ; Eric. Kaef. d. Mark Brand, i. 461, 22 

 (1839), Gen. et Spec. Staph. 457, 48 (1840) ; Heer, 

 Faun. Col. Helv. i. 264, 21 (1839) ; Redtenb. Faun. 

 Austr. Ed. i. 702 (1849), Ed. ii. 191 (1857) ; Kraatz, 

 Naturgesch. d. Ins. Deutschl. ii. 593, 28 (1857). 

 Thorax with the dorsal series consisting of four punctures. 

 About the size of P. cephalotes. 



Readily recognized by its dark brown hue, head and scu- 

 tellum usually black, the antennas, palpi, elytra and posterior 



margins of the abdominal segments reddish brown, the inter- 

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mediate joints of the antennas pitchy. The thorax is occa- 

 sionally reddish-brown, with an anterior black patch. 



