198 STAPHYLiNiDiE. \_LampHnus. 



red, hind body black, with extreme apical margin of segments reddish; 

 head and thorax almost impunctate; antennae rather shorty strongly and 

 gradually thickened, and rather strongly compressed towards apex^ red- 

 dish testaceous or ferruginous with the base and apical joint paler, 

 penultimate joints strongly transverse viewed from the side; thorax 

 strongly narrowed in front, as broad behind as elytra ; elytra transverse, 

 about as long as thorax, very finely and rather thickly punctured; hind 

 body strongly setose at sides and apex, finely and rather thickly punc- 

 tured; legs reddish testaceous with the intermediate and posterior 

 coxae darker. L. 4 mm. 



Male with the seventh dorsal segment of hind body entire, rounded 

 at apex, seventh ventral segment emarginate, disclosing segment of 

 armature; anterior tarsi feebly dilated; female Avith seventh dorsal seg- 

 ment furnished with four long rather sharp lobes of about equal length, 

 seventh ventral segment somewhat rounded and thickly ciliate at apex, 

 anterior tarsi almost simple. 



At roots of grass and in moss in damp places, especially on heaths; it has occurred 

 in ants' nests in France ; rare ; Shirley, Wimbledon, Reigate, Chobham, Mickleham, 

 Esher, West Wickham ; Hastings; Salisbury; Dean Forest ; Eggington, near Repton, 

 Burton-ou-Trent ; Scarborough; banks of Irthing, Cumberland; Northumberland 

 district, very rare "sea-coast near Whitley ;" Scotland, Solvvay district, very rare ; 

 found on two or three occasions in flood refuse on the banks of the iS'ith and Scar at 

 1'horuliill, Dumfries. 



CIXjSA, Duval. {Leucoparyplms, Kraatz.) 



This genus comes very near to Tachi/j^orus, and is chiefly separated 

 on ditferences in the relative length of the joints of the maxillary palpi; 

 only a few species of the genus in its strict sense are known, but these 

 are widely distributed, occurring in Europe, Madagascar, Caffraria, 

 Ceylon, and Central America. M. Fauvel has lately described a large 

 number of species from Australia and New Guinea, but, as he merges 

 Cilea in Erclwmus, it appears doubtful whether they are true members 

 of our genus, which may be retained as distinct, by reason of the struc- 

 ture of the palpi, antennae, and tarsi, the less convex elytra^ and certain 

 differences in the skeleton of the underside. 



It appears to be doubtful whether the name of Leucoparyj)lius ought 

 to have the priority over Cilea or not. 



C. silphoides, L. Smooth and shining, rather broad in front and 

 strongly narrowed behind, deep black or pitchy black, with the sides of 

 thorax, the suture, and apex of elytra, and a more or less interrupted 

 band near margin of the same yellow testaceous ; head and thorax 

 almost impunctate, antennae a little longer than head and thorax united, 

 hardly thickened, ferruginous brown with base lighter, penultimate 

 joints not transverse; thorax transverse, narrowed in front, hardly as 

 broad behind as elytra; elytra transverse, a little longer than thorax, 



