Eusphalcrum.'] staphylinid;e. 425 



dilatod fi'oiit tarsi ; it contains a few European species, and one from 

 the Caucasus district ; our single species occurs in the flowers of the 

 primrose in spring and early summer. 



E. primulae, Steph. {triviaJe, Er., crihrosrun, Heer). Kathcr 

 elongate and parallel-sided, with head and hind body pitchy black, 

 thorax pitchy black or brownish, and elytra and apex of hind body 

 lighter or darlier yellowish brown ; head with eyes (which are very pro- 

 minent) nearly as broad as thorax, with a small impression before ocelli, 

 rugose and rather strongly punctured at base, smoother in front ; antennro 

 reddish testaceous with apex darker, rather long, penultimate joints not 

 transverse ; thorax slightly narrower than elytra, subi[uadrate, not 

 strongly transverse, with posterior angles blunt but distinct, rather 

 diffusely and somewhat strongly punctured, and finely alutaceous between 

 punctures ; elytra long, rather strongly punctured ; hind body very finely 

 punctured or shagreened ; legs testaceous. L. 2-3 mm. 



In flowers of tbe primrose, &c. ; local; Cliatliam, Mickleham, Caterliam, Shirley, 

 Rcigate, Maidstone; Hastings; Isle of Wiglit, Ventnor, &c. ; Bevvdley ; Cheshire; 

 Yorkshire; Northumheiland district, in flowers of primrose, guelder-rose, and haw- 

 thorn, plentiful (Gibside, &c.) ; Scotland, very local, Tweed and Forth districts. 



ANTHOSZUm, Stephens. 



This genus contains upwards of a hundred species, which inhabit the 

 temperate and cold countries of the Old and New Worlds ; only one 

 species is found as far south as Madeira ; they are distinguished from 

 Homaliitm by their pubescent (and not spinose) tibise, stouter legs, and 

 dilated tarsi ; as their name imjilies, they are found in flowers ; there 

 are five British sjiecies, one of which is exceedingly rare. 



I. Thorax and hind body black or pitchy black. 



i. Elytra longer, pitchy brown A. MINUTUM, F. 



ii. Elytra shorter, testaceous A. LAPPoKiCUM, Mannh. 



II. Thorax and elytra testaceous. 



i. Hind body testaceous in both sexes ; punctuation 



of thorax very close ; length 1^-2 mm A. OPHTHALMICITM, Paj/fc. 



ii. Hind body black or pitchy black in male ; punc- 

 tuation of thorax more diffuse. 



A. Length 1^-2 mm.; metasternum black . . . A. lOUQV ATVU, Marsh. 



B. liCngth |-1 mm.; metasternum testaceous . . A. sokbi, Gyll. 



A. minutuxn, F. (Irevicolle, Heer, appcndiadaium, Heer). Black, 

 rather shining, hind body pubescent, elytra fuscous ; head with a very 

 small, almost invisible, impression before ocelli, finely shagreened, and 

 rather sparingly punctured, eyes very prominent ; antenna rather Ion" 

 and stout, with the first five or six joints testaceous and the rest dark, 

 penultimate joints not contiguous, not or scarcely transverse ; thora.K 

 transverse, convex, rounded in front, and feebly narroAved behind, Avith 

 posterior angles blunt, very finely alutaceous, and finely and dili'usely 

 punctured ; elytra ncai'ly three times as long as thorax, widened behind 



