New Species of Staphylinidae from Singapore. G7 



Head in £ short, transversely quadrate, broader than the thorax, 

 front transversely impressed, smooth and polished; vertex with a 

 fine stria and with very few fine punctures, on either side with two 

 small rounded impressions placed transversely ; temples and region 

 behind the antennal tubercles obliquely strigose-rugose ; eyes 

 about the length of the temples, the posterior angles of which are 

 rounded. Antennae rather long, 2nd and 3rd joints of equal length, 

 4th as long as broad, 5th to 10th transverse, gradually increasing in 

 breadth, eleventh conical. Thorax transverse, widest a little behind 

 the anterior angles and from thence narrowed in a straight line 

 posteriorly, slightly rounded and narrowed in front, the straight 

 portion of the sides very obscurely crenulate ; disc with three sulci, 

 the central straight and narrow, the others lightly curved and wider ; 

 sides distinctly impressed ; comparatively coarsely (for the size of 

 the insect), but not very closely, punctured ; lateral impressions 

 rugose. Elytra longer than the thorax, transverse, testaceous, 

 shining, moderately finely and somewhat closely punctured, not at 

 all rugose or strigose. Abdomen dirty testaceous, shining, infuscate 

 on fifth and sixth segments, exceedingly finely and sparingly 

 punctured and pubescent. 



cj. There appears to be no special modification of the terminal 

 segments. 



Hab. Mandai, a single specimen found in the rotting 

 fruit of a wild nutmeg. 



13. Oxytelus (Anotylus) obscurus, n. sp. 



Black, fore-parts entirely opaque, first three joints of antennae 

 and legs testaceous; anterior tibiae simple. Length 1'5 mm. 



Smaller and more opaque than 0. pygmaeus, Kr., the thorax much 

 narrower and the ridges not at all shining. Head transversely quad- 

 rate, narrower than the thorax; front impressed between the 

 antennal tubercles and coarsely strigose, the striate area bounded 

 by a fine shining line from the rest of the surface, which is com- 

 pletely opaque and densely, finely rugose-strigose ; base with trans- 

 verse impressed line bounding the neck; vertex without fovea or 

 stria. Antennae longer than the head and thorax, 3rd joint monili- 

 form, 4th small, transverse, 5th as long as broad, 6th to 10th gradu- 

 ally more transverse, 11th elongate, pointed. Thorax formed as 

 in 0. pygmaeus, but considerably narrower ; median sulcus narrow, 

 evanescent in front and behind, the lateral sulci double the width 

 of it and straight; sides rather broadly impressed; the whole 

 surface entirely opaque, with sculpture as on the head. Elytra 



