216 STAPHYLiNiDvE. [^Mijrctoporm. 



IVI. long'ulus, M;inn. Very like the preceding, of \Yliicli it is probaLly 

 only a constant variety ; in fact by many authorities it is so considered ; 

 it is shining Llack or pitchy black with the elytra bright red and the 

 apex of the segments of hind body and sometimes side and basal margins 

 of thorax testaceous ; it is larger than M. lepidus, and has the fourth and 

 fifth joints of the antennae longer' ; in colour and general appearance it 

 closely resembles J/, spltndens, but it is narrower and more paralled-sided, 

 and may be at once distinguished by the presence of accessory punctures 

 on the sides of the disc of thorax. L. 4-4^ mm. 



In moss, dead leaves, &c. ; generally distributed in England, but not so common as 

 the preceding ; London district, not uncommon ; Hastings; New Forest; Llangollen; 

 Midland district, widely distributed; Lincoln (on pavements) ; Mablethorpe, Lincoln- 

 shire, under sea -weed and refuse on shore; Scarborough; Liverpool; Manchester; 

 Northumberland district, rare ; Scotland, not common, Solway, Forth, Tweed, and Dee 

 districts. 



m. nanus, Er. {nee Grav.). A small, fusiform species, somewhat 

 variable in colour, but as a rule, when fully mature, shining pitchy black 

 Avith the apical margin of elytra and the hind margins of the segments of 

 hind body more or less distinctly lighter ; the elytra, however, are often 

 entirely reddish, and sometimes the thorax, and occasionally examples 

 occur that are altogether rufo-testaceous ; the head is slightly longer than 

 broad, narrowed in front ; antennae moderate, dark, with base lighter, 

 second and third joints of about equal length, penultimate joints trans- 

 verse ; thorax at least as long as broad, narrowed in front, with marginal 

 punctures ; elytra a little longer than thorax with three series of punctures 

 somewhat variable in number, and an accessory row of three or four 

 punctures between the sutural series and the following ; hind body rather 

 finely and sparingly punctured with the apex of segments smooth, and 

 also the centre of the second segment ; legs pitchy, more or less reddish, 

 tarsi usually lighter. L. 3 mm. 



The sexual differences are much as in the preceding. 



In moss, &c. ; local and usually rare ; Chatham, Caterham, Croydon (in which latter 

 locality it was first discovered in Britain by Dr. Power), Warliugham; Cheshire; 

 liiverpool ; Hartlepool (abundant) ; Northumberland district; Scotland, rare, Forth, 

 Tcy, and Clyde districts. 



I^. monticola, Fowler. Yery like M. nanus, but rather larger and 



longer with the antenme distinctly stouter, and more lightly coloured, 

 and the thorax somewhat more narrowed in front ; the elytra are furnished 

 with a distinct accessory series of punctures between the sutural and 

 second rows, which consists of from seven to nine or ten punctures, 

 instead of three or four as in AI. nanus ; the specimens that have been 

 taken appear to vary in colour from shining pitchy black to bright rufo- 

 testaceous ; the hind body is a little more coarsely punctured and its 

 apex is lighter than in the preceding species. L. 3-3| mm. 



I\are ; taken by Dr. Sharp on the top of Cheviot, and also on a mountain near 

 S truth -canuich, Inverness-shire. 



