Staphylinida of the Amazon Valletj. 205 



respects it appi'oaclies TypJilodes, but it Avould not be 

 proper to associate it at present in the same genus Avith 

 the eyeless T. italicus. 



1. Litliocharodes fuscipennis, n. sp. Rufo-testaceus, 

 nitidus, elytris fuscis, aj^ice summo pedibusque testaceis ; 

 capite prothoraceque subtiliter punctatis, hoc linea media 

 imjjunctata. Long. corp. 2j liu. 



Antennre about as long as the head and half the thorax, 

 stout, thickened towards the extremity, reddish ; 3rd joint 

 shorter than 2nd ; 4 — 10 transverse, not differing in length, 

 but the 10th twice as broad as the 4th ; 11th joint stout 

 and pointed. Head rather broader than the thorax, longer 

 than broad, a little narrowed to the front, the hind angles 

 rounded, the antennal grooves very fine; it is of a shining- 

 reddish colour, convex above, rather finely and moderately 

 closely punctured ; the back, and a line along the middle, 

 smooth ; on the imder surface it is sparingly and finely 

 punctured in front, impunctate behind. Thorax rather 

 narrower than the elytra, twice as long as broad, rather 

 dilated in front, the front angles very rounded ; it is of 

 a shining reddish-yellow colour, at the sides finely and 

 rather sparingly punctured, a broad line down the middle 

 smooth. Scutellum with one or two indistinct punctures 

 on each side. Elytra not so long as the thorax, pitchy, 

 with the extremity yellow, very finely and sparingly punc- 

 tured. Hind body yellow ; the (jth segment much longer 

 than the others, and a little infuscate, extremely finely 

 and rather sparingly punctured. Legs yellow. 



Tapajos ; one specimen. 



Metoponcus. 



This generic name is applied by Kraatz to designate 

 the species forming Family I, of Erichson's genus 

 J.eptacimis. It at present covers only seven species found 

 in Eastern Europe, tropical Asia, and South America. 

 I refer three Amazonian species to the genus, one of 

 which, however, viz. M. holisoides, is very different in its 

 appeai-ance from the others, and Avill almost undoubtedly 

 be ultimately considered a distinct genus ; but I have not 

 been able in my examination of the only individual I have 

 seen of the species to detect characters that Avouid justify 

 me in making a new generic name at present for it. 



