Gyroplncna.'] staphylinid^. 157 



different specimens ; the rolour of the upper surface is much hhicker in 

 some specimens than in others. 



In fungi ; not uncommon ; Esher, Dulwich, Bishops Wood, Weybridge, R-igate ; 

 Toubridge ; Glauvilles Wootton ; Knowle, Tewliesbury, Tamworth, Cannock Chase, 

 and other Midland localities ; Hunstantou ; Manchester ; UeiJtou ; NorLhuuibeilaud 

 district; Scotland, Forth, Solway, and Moray districts, 



G-. fasciata, Marsh {congrua, Er., carjnni, Baudi., despecfa, Rey). 

 Testaceous ; head pitchy black, with scattered punctures ; thorax fuscous 

 or fusco-testaceous, with two rows of punctures on disc ; elytra pale 

 testaceous, with the outer margin (excepting near and at the shoulder) 

 black, very strongly transverse and finely punctured, the punctures being 

 more diffuse in front and closer and somewhat rugose towards apex ; 

 liind body with fifth segment and part of fourth and sixth segments 

 black, almost smooth. L. If -2 mm. 



Male with a row of six minute short ridges near the apex of the sixth 

 segment of hind body, seventh segment with a long acute and slender 

 tooth on each side, widely separated. 



In fungi; rather common; Birch Wood, Darenth Wood, Chatham, Mickleham, 

 Wcybridge, Ciiterham, Coombe Wood, Esher, Tilgate; Southern district; Tewkes- 

 bury ; Knowle ; Hunstanton ; Northumberhind district, rare ; Scotland, Forth, Solway, 

 and Moray districts. 



Very like G. nana but smaller, with the general colour paler, except 

 that the antennae are darker towards apex than in that species ; the 

 intermediate joints of antennae are somewhat less transverse, and the 

 punctures on the elytra are fine and less numerous ; the male characters 

 are totally different. 



G-. minima, Er. This species may at once be distinguished from 

 all the other pale-coloured species by its very small size ; it is rufo- 

 testaceous, with the head, posterior angles of elytra, and segments of 

 hind body before apex, pitchy ; head rather sparingly punctured at the 

 sides ; antennae with sixth joint strongly, 6-10 very strongly, transverse ; 

 thorax very strongly transverse, fully twice as broad as long, with punc- 

 tures irregularly scattered over the surface ; elytra finely and not thickly 

 punctured ; hind body almost smooth ; legs pale testaceous. L. 1 mm. 



Male with four short ridges on sixth segment of hind body, seventh 

 segment terniinated with three teeth, the outer pair slightly incurved at 

 apex, the inner one in the centre forming a triangular plate ; according 

 to "Waterhouse there are two teeth in the centre placed near together. 

 Mulsant and Eey appear to be right in their description, but in some 

 lights the male characters present a different appearance to what they do 

 in others, and the broad central tooth in a cross light might easily be 

 supposed to be divided, even if this be not actually the case in some 

 specimens. 



In fungi ; rather common ; Birch Wood, Chatham, Weybridgc, Esher, Shirley, 

 Bishojis Wood, Addington ; Dean Forest ; Tamworth; Heptou ; Mark Held, Leicester- 



