STAPHYLINIDAE. 679 



Antennae as long as the head and thorax, basal joint longer than second 

 or third, joints 6-10 subquadrate. Anterior tarsi with the basal four 

 joints moderately expanded. 



Underside pubescent, sternum blackish ; abdomen castaneous, its sixth 

 segment longest, rounded behind, terminal styles elongate. Femora, tro- 

 chanters, and coxae more or less testaceous. 



Somewhat similar to Q. hirtifennis (3692) but with much less dilated 

 anterior tarsi, differently sculptured thorax, much less brightly clothed 

 wing-cases, &c. 



Length, 6 mm. ; breadth, 1-| mm. 



Ben Lomond ; L3th March, 1914. Found on a moss-covered tree, at 

 an elevation of 4,500 ft., by the late Mr. T. Hall. Unique. 



4272. Quedius maorinus sp. nov. 



Elongate, slightly convex ; head and thorax glossy bronzed-black, 

 elytra and hind-body pitchy-black, the latter slightly iridescent ; legs 

 piceous, the knees and tarsi more rufescent ; basal joint and tips of the 

 second and third of the antennae reddish, the others dull blackish, 

 mandibles rufous. 



Head oviform, as long as thorax, rather broader than it is in front, 

 quadripunctate alongside each eye, bipunctate behind ; labrum with long 

 dark setae, not j^erceptibly emarginate, and with moderately large pale 

 membranous frontal border. Eyes oval, only slightly convex, half the length 

 of the head. Thorax almost as long as broad, widest near the finely margined 

 slightly rounded base, gradually narrowed and depressed towards the 

 truncate apex, posterior angles rounded ; there are about six small basal 

 and a pair of discal punctures before the middle. Elytra subquadrate, a 

 little broader than long, slightly narrowed towards the base, apices slightly 

 oblique towards the suture ; closely and finely punctate, clothed with 

 fine dark depressed pubescence, the suture is slightly elevated and seems 

 to have a shallow stria at each side. Hind-body finely sculptured and 

 pubescent. Scutellum large, triangular, punctate. 



Antennae attaining the base of thorax, third joint rather longer than 

 others, joints 4-10 successively shortened, longer than broad. 



Male. — Penultimate ventral segment emarginate, the paler terminal 

 notched at the extremity. Basal joints of anterior tarsi moderately dilated. 



Like Q. ambiguus (2704), which is distinguishable by the pair of distinct 

 interocular punctures, longer eyes, n < re flave.scent vestiture, rather small 

 scutellum, and brighter abdomen. 



Length, 6| mm. ; breadth, Ih mm. 



Pakarau and Kaiangaroa ; 12th May, 1918. Found by Mr. A. E. 

 Brookes, of Mount Albert. 



4273. Quedius ohiaensis sp. nov. 



Elongate, nitid ; black, mandibles rufescent, antennae, legs, and 

 palpi piceous, claws testaceous. 



Head oblong-oval, about a third shorter and narrower than thorax, 

 with a pair of rather fine punctures between the eyes, a pair along.side 

 these, and about four behind them. Labrum black, short, with a deep 

 narrow groove along the middle. Eyes rather flat, extending half-way 



