of StaphjUnidcB from Mexico, ^fc 429 



narrowed towards the front, bearing numerous deep punc- 

 tures which are wanting on a rather broad space alon 

 'the middle. Elytra slightly longer than the tho..x, c ose y 



and rather finely punctured. V''' Tl .liS c'ox^are 

 and moderately finely punctured. The middle cox^ are 



contiguous. , ^.^^^g^ ajia 



In the male the front taisi are yeiy gicci j 

 furnished beneath with yellowish ha.rs, -^^'^l^^^^^'^^, 

 are broad and short. The ventral plate of the /th segment 

 S the hind body has a large and elongate excisioi^t^^^ 

 anterior part of which is membranous the btli segment 

 has a sm^all rounded excision, and is longitudmally mi- 



^Ti?y of M^lilt two male individuals, sent by Mr. 



^^ths -This species has a peculiar appearance, reminding 

 one of* the genus Staphylinus, and is remarkable by its 

 XisI W'tibi.. iVnot know of any. near ally for it. 

 The labium is small, and the hgula is entne. 



Philonthus Flohri, n. sp. Niger, papite, tJ;o^;af ' f^^^^^ 

 nue leviter ^nescentibus ; antenms . gracihbus articulis 

 nnllis transversis ; thorace lateribus smuatis, seriebus dor- 



segmento 7« ventali apice late minus profonde exc.so. 

 Fem. : tarsis anteriovibiis simplicibus. , , „ 



Antennas rather long and slender, black scarce y at all 



thickened towards the'extremity. all the ff'ntB elongate. 



S^itrti^is^rtt-rira?^^^^^^^^ 



Wd t" ides very drstinSy sinuate ; the dorsal series 

 cons Its of fourpuncL-es ; there are other punctures along 



