new species of Staphylinidae from India. 529 
Hab. 8. Invia, Nilgiri Hills (Mr. H. E. Andrewes’ 
Collection). Collected by Mr. H. L. Andrewes. 
OXYPORINI. 
7. Oxyporus apicalis, n. sp. 
Black, shining, elytra red anteriorly; abdomen with first three 
visible segments, the extreme sides of the fourth and the apex 
of the last red. Antennae, palpi femora (except the extreme base) 
and tarsi, testaceous, the tibiae and extreme base of the femora, 
black. Length 7 to 10 mm. 
Head larger than the thorax, scarcely dilated behind the eyes, 
black, shining, impressed on the front and with a single puncture 
near posterior margin of each eye, otherwise impunctate; clypeus 
testaceous, mandibles black. Antennae with 2nd to 6th joints a 
little longer than broad, the subsequent gradually strongly trans- 
verse. Thorax scarcely broader than long, broadest just before 
the middle, narrowed posteriorly in a straight line; disc with a 
longitudinal impression on either side of the middle line posteriorly 
and a transverse impression across the middle from side to side. 
Prosternum black, rest of pectus red. Scutellum impunctate, 
reddish. Hlytra scarcely broader than long, more than the posterior 
third black and the suture narrowly black almost to the scutellum, 
the colours are not sharply defined from each other. Puncturation 
coarse and scattered. Abdomen with the first three visible segments 
red, fourth black with the lateral margins and a small triangular 
adjacent area at the base, red; fifth entirely black, 6th black with 
apex testaceous. 
Hab. Burman, Ruby Mines (British Museum Collection). 
MEGALOPINI. 
8. Megalops sexdentatus, n. sp. 
Black, shining, elytra partly yellow. Thorax viewed from above, 
with three distinct teeth on either side. Antennae ferruginous 
with black club, palpi testaceous, femora pale testaceous (except 
the apex and extreme base which are brown), tibiae ferruginous, 
tarsi testaceous. Length 3-2 mm. 
Head large, distinctly broader than the thorax, rather coarsely 
and closely punctured, with an irregular smooth space in front 
between the eyes. Clypeal spines yellow, divergent. Antennae 
short, Ist joint rather short and stout, 2nd stouter, and much 
shorter than 3rd which is elongate, 4th quadrate, 5th to 7th scarcely 
