44B STAPHYLTNIDAE. 



the base emarginate, posternum large, pointed behind, the 

 epimera free, narrow, elongate. Mesosterum not keeled, 

 mesosternal process narrow, acute. Metasternal process 

 narrow, acute, meeting the preceding ; intermediate coxfp 

 narrowly separated. Abdomen narrow, elongate, pointed, 

 margined, much narrower than the elytra. Elytra with a 

 row of setiferous punctures on the side margin. Legs rathei 

 long; tarsi 5, 5, 5, the anterior short, the first four joints 

 equal; the middle rather long, the 1st joint as long as the 

 2nd and 3rd together, 3rd and 4th shorter, subequal ; the 

 posterior long, the 1st joint longer than the 2nd, 2nd to 4th 

 subequal, 5th as long as 3rd and 4th together. Tibiae 

 sparingly finely spinose. 



Tachtnoporus basalts n. sp. 



Very shining, black, the fore-parts glabrous, abdomen 

 slightly iridescent; elytra broadly testaceous at the base. 

 Legs reddish-b^own, the iutermediate and posterior tibia' 

 black. Antennae black, apex of 11th joint testaceous. 

 Length 5.75 mm. Head much narrowei" than thorax, 

 practically impunctate and glabrous without gronnd-scnlpture ; 

 eyes moderate, not prominent, the temples short. Antennae 

 long, extending to the middle of the elytra, 2nd joint shorter 

 than 3rd, 4th to 11th all much longer than broad and not 

 increasing in thickness, 5th to 11th subequal, 4th a little 

 shorter. Thorax viewed from above neai'ly orbicular, truncate 

 in front, posterior angles broadly rounded, the anterior briefly 

 rounded, the sides bordered, the base not bordered, middle of 

 disc with fine impressed line except in front, very sparingly, 

 scarcely perceptibly punctured, on the side margins with two 

 or three fine punctures, glabrous and slightly iridescent without 

 ground sculpture. Elytra much narrower and a little longer 

 than the thorax, parallel, longer than broad, testaceous in front, 

 black from the middle of the suture to the posterior third of 

 the sides, the suture in front narrowly black, scutellum black, 

 iridescent, impunctate : elytra with very indistinct fine, 

 superficial and moderately close puncturation, on each side 

 with five long black seta". Abdomen as long as the foreparts 

 together, narrower than the elytra, gradually pointed behind, 

 -finely, not closely punctured throughout, with fine short very 

 sparing pubescence, distinctly transversely strigose, iridescent, 

 the sides and apex with black setae. 



