Mt/cefopOTKs.'] STAPHYLINIDJ;. 217 



This species was first introduced as M. tennis, Rey, Ijy Dr. Sharp, 

 but he afterwards queried it as a new species ; it does not agree witli the 

 descrii)tion of M. tenuis, as that species appears to be distinctly smaller, 

 and has the accessory series of pores consisting of a less number than in 

 M. 7iamis. 



T/L. angrularis, Roy {niger, Baudi, Reyi, Pand.). Rather smaller 

 than M. 7iaiius, dark pitchy blacky shining, with the posterior margins 

 of thorax and elytra, and a more or less distinct humeral patch on each 

 of the latter, testaceous ; head rather short ; antennae plainly thickened 

 towards apex, dark with base testaceous, tliird joint rather more slender 

 than, but about as long as second, penultimate joints strongly transverse ; 

 thorax nearly as long as broad at base, black with hind niargin, and 

 sometimes side and apical margins, less plainly, testaceous, Avith the usual 

 marginal punctures, but without accessory punctures on sides of disc ; 

 elytra a little longer than thorax, Avith three series of punctures (varying 

 from eight to ten in each series), but with no accessory row (a point 

 which Avill separate dark specimens from doubtful M. nanus); hind body 

 finely and sparingly punctured, more thickly on the sides of the first 

 segments ; legs testaceous, sometimes reddish, with the posterior coxae, 

 and sometimes the posterior femora, darker. L. 2f-3 mm. 



Sexual differences slight, the female, as in several other species, having 

 the apex of seventh ventral segment more rounded than it is in the 

 male. 



In moss, dead leaves, &c. ; not common j Birch Wood, Cbobhnm, Reigate, Esher, 

 Wimbledon, Caterbam, Forest Hill, Coombe Wood, Weybridge ; Soutbvvold, Sutfolk ; 

 Dover ; Snowdou j Cheshire ; Scotland, rare, Tweed, Dee, and Moray districts, 



1*1. clavicornis, Steph. {pronvs, Er., hrevicornis, Matth.). A very 

 distinct species which may at once be recognized by its short clavate 

 antennae as well as by its colour, which is bright reddish testaceous, Avith 

 the head more or less dark, and the base of the segments of hind body 

 more or less broadly pitchy-red or brownish ; the antennae are evidently 

 shorter than head and thorax united, strongly thickened, broAvnish, Avitli 

 base testaceous, third joint a little narroAver, but not longer than second, 

 the following joints gradually thicker, 4-5 rather strongly, 6-7 strongly, 

 and 8-9 very strongly, transverse ; thorax Avith the usual marginal pores, 

 but Avitli no accessory punctures ; elytra about as long as, or a little longer 

 than, thorax, Avith three series of setigerous punctures, but Avithout 

 accessory series; hind body rather strongly and sparingly punctured, Avith 

 apex of segments smooth ; legs testaceous red, Avith posterior coxae dark. 

 L. 2| mm. 



In moss, dead leaves, &c. ; occasionally by evening sweeping ; local ; London 

 district, not uncommon ; Hastings ; New Forest ; Dean Forest ; Bewdley Forest ; 

 Colesbill, near Birniingbam ; Shrewsbury; Repton, Burton-ou-Trcnt (in Hood 

 refuse) ; Manchester; Scotland, rare, Solway, Tweed, and Moray districts. 



V. forticornis, Fauv. This variety, regarded by Rey and others as 



