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121. Philonthus, Leach. 



1. P. LAMINATUS, Cveut 



Steph. Illust, Mand., v., 2-2G.—Erichso}i, Gen. etSpec. Staph, 

 4,2,0.— Hardy, Ber. Club Proc, ii., 240.— Stapbylinus 

 laminatus, Gijll Ins. Suec, ii., 298.— Philonthus asneus, 

 Ste2)h. Illust., Mand., v., 227.— Ph. coxatus, Curt Brit. 

 Ent, fol. 610 ( immaturus ) . 

 Generally distributed. March — October. 



2. P. CHALCEUS, Steph. 



Steph. niust., Hand., v., 227.— Staphylinus intermedins, De 



Jean, Boisd. et Lacord. Faun. Ent. Paris, i., 338. — 



Philonthus intermedins, Erichson, Gen. et Spec. Staph., 



429. 



Var. With the oblique punctures on each side of the disk of 



the thorax placed nearly in a line. 



Philonthus seratus, Kirhy, Stej^h. Illust., Mand., v. 228. 

 A single specimen of the variety was taken near Hartlepool, in 

 April. It is a male, and has the head and thorax minutely 

 punctulate as in Ph. laminatus, and Ph. scutatus, and the fourth 

 abdominal segment beneath is prolonged at the apex, as in the 

 males of those species. — J. H. 



3. P. SPLENDENS, Fab. 



Step>h. Illust, Mand., v., 221 .—Erichson, Gen. et Spec. Stap)h., 

 ^2^.— Hardy, Ber. Club Proc, \l, 240. — Staphylinus 

 splendens, Gyll. Ins. Suec, ii., 297. 

 Common. 



4. P. ^NEus, Rossi. 



Erichson, Gen. et Spec Staph., iZI.— Steph. Manual, No. 

 2>WX— Hardy, Ber. Club Proc, ii., 240.— Staphylinus 

 leneus, Gyll. Ins. Suec, ii., 314.— Philonthus puncticollis, 

 Kirby, Steph. Illust, Mand., v. 228.— Philonthus politus, 

 Steph. I.e., v., 228. 

 Under garden refuse, &c. Abundant. 



5. P. CARBONARIUS, Gyll. 



Philonthus carbonarius, Erichson, Gen. et Spec Staph., 437. — 

 Ste2oh. Manual, No. 3134.— ^eer, Fn. Col. Helv., i., 259.— 



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