48-2 STAPHYLINIDAE 



groimd sculpture much more distinct, the sides of the latter 

 not angulate, the elytra very finely but distinctly punctured, 

 the abdominal striae much more distinct and present on the 

 5th (visible) segment. Head moderately finely and closely 

 punctured, alutaceous. Antenna with 3rd joint longer than 

 2nd, 4th to 7th a little longer than broad, decreasing in length, 

 8th to 10th transverse. Thorax strongly transverse, widest 

 behind, the sides evenly and gently rounded to the rounded 

 anterior angles, without angulation in the middle, posterior 

 angles acute, with a large deep impunctate impression, 

 moderately finely and rather closely punctured, distinctly 

 alutaceous. Elytra longer than the thorax, a little broader 

 than long, the humeral angles prominent, extremely finely 

 and moderately closely punctured, not alutaceous. Abdomen 

 strongly attenuated from base to apex, the oblique striae much 

 more distinct than in H. tachiniformis Motsch. and present 

 on the 5th (visible) segment. 



Mt Murud ; Tutau Eiver ; Kalabit Country ; 9 specimens 



LiSPTNUS MJOBERGI U. sp. 



Black, shining, subdepressed ; thorax transverse, strongly 

 contracted at the base ; elytra much longer than broad, the disc 

 of each in the middle with a fovea. Abdomen finely strigose 

 at the sides, the apex pitchy. Antennae brown. Tjegs 

 ferruginous. Length 7.5 mm. A large, rather broad parallel 

 species. Head moderately finely, moderately closely punc- 

 tured, much more sparingly in front, this without impression; 

 antennal tul)ercle with a small obscure impression internally ; 

 ground sculpture scarcely visible. Antennae with the 3rd 

 joint longer than the 2nd, 4th to 8th a little longer than broad, 

 9th and 10th fully as long as broad. Thorax transverse, the 

 sides for the anterior two thirds parallel, the posterior one third 

 strongly contracted and sinuate, posterior angles blunt rec- 

 tangular with a broad deep impression adjacent to the 

 contracted part ; median line finely sulcate on either side at the 

 base with an obsolete impression, pimctnration of the disc 

 very similar to that of the head, the sides in front exceedingly 

 finely and very sparingly punctured, the lateral impressions 

 superficially punctured; ground sculpture feeble, vermicular. 

 Scutellum moderately closely and superficially punctured. 



