new species of Staphylinidae from India. 537 
Head transversely suborbicular, sparingly and coarsely punctured, 
vertex more or less impunctate, pubescence long, yellow and sparing ; 
posterior angles with a minute tooth. Antennae slender, 2nd joint 
shorter than Ist and 3rd and following much longer than broad, 
4th to 7th of equal length, 8th to 11th gradually shorter. Thorax 
of the width of the head, longer than broad, rounded in front, 
narrowed in a straight line to the base; more or less impressed on 
either side of the middle line, very coarsely, closely and irregularly 
punctured. JLlytra a little shorter than the thorax, narrowed at 
the base and widened behind, disc depressed, coarsely and rather 
closely punctured. Abdomen with the first four visible segments 
coarsely, rather closely, and irregularly punctured, the two last 
almost smooth. 
3: Last ventral segment with a broad and deep triangular excision 
of the posterior margin, the penultimate furnished with two long, 
stout backwardly directed processes. 
Note. Immature specimens are reddish brown. 
Hab. 8. Inpia, Nilgiri Hills (Mr. H. E. Andrewes 
Collection). Collected by Mr. H. L. Andrewes. 
19. Oedichirus minor, n. sp. 
Black, shining; thorax with three rows of punctures on each side. 
Elytra half the length of the thorax. Abdominal segments (except 
the last) each with three transverse rows of large punctures. An- 
tennae, palpi, and legs testaceous. Length 5°5 mm. 
Head transverse, a little narrower than the thorax, temples 
denticulate, vertex impunctate, the front with a few large seliferous 
punctures. Antennae moderate, all the joints longer than broad, 
2nd shorter than Ist, about as long as 3rd, 4th to 10th gradually 
decreasing in length, narrowed at the bases, 11th truncate. Thorax 
scarcely longer than broad, rounded and widened in front, strongly 
contracted to the base, furnished with three rows of large seliferous 
punctures on either side of the middle line, the median of six or 
seven, the intermediate of two very large ones, the external of three 
much smaller placed at the side margin two anteriorly, and one 
posteriorly. lytra at the base of the width of the base of the 
thorax and (measured along the suture) half its length, strongly 
dilated and rounded at the sides, the greatest width just behind the 
middle, strongly emarginate posteriorly, with large, scanty, setiferous 
punctures. Abdomen with first five visible segments each with 
three transverse rows of large setiferous punctures, the last almost 
impunctate. Anal styles testaceous. 
3: Unknown. 
