New Sj)ecies of Staph yl in idae from Singapore. 77 



Facies somewhat like that of a minute Lathrobium. Head large, 

 quadrate, a little longer than broad; temples long, nearly parallel, 

 slightly contracted behind to the briefly rounded posterior angles; 

 base truncate; disc with smooth, narrow, impunctate line through- 

 out ; front and antennal tubercles reddish-testaceous, impunctate, 

 the ivst of the surface moderately closely and, for a small speci s, 

 rather coarsely punctured ; no visible ground-sculpture. Antennae 

 shorter than the head and thorax, the 1st joint rather long and 

 stout, deeply sulcate along the upper surface from apex nearly to 

 base, the 2nd short, clavate, the 3rd shorter than the 2nd, the 

 4th and succeeding joints transverse, the penultimate ones strongly 

 so, about three times as broad as long, the 11th not much longer 

 than broad. Thorax distinctly narrower than the head and elytra, 

 a little longer than broad, widest at the obtusely rounded anterior 

 angles, narrowed in a straight line to the rounded posterior angles; 

 disc with a smooth central line throughout, which is finely grooved; 

 puncturation fine and sparing, finely pubescent. Elytra distinctly 

 longer and broader than the thorax, longer than broad, a little 

 widened behind, finely, sparingly and indistinctly punctured, 

 finely pubescent. Abdomen slightly widened behind, finely, 

 indistinctly, and not closely punctured, sparingly pubescent. 



cJ. Last ventral segment with a deep, moderately broad, 

 triangular excision of the posterior margin; penultimate segment 

 with a small rounded emargination, in front of which is an oblong 

 impression extending for the whole length of the segment. 



Hab. Bukit Panjang, in debris. A single <$. 

 28. Scopaeus niger, n. sp. 



Black, moderately shining; antennae with first six joints pitchy- 

 testaceous, the others clear testaceous; legs testaceous, the femora 

 more or less infuscate. Length 4 mm. 



Facies of S. nitidulus, Motsch., but differently coloured, head a 

 little narrower, abdomen more slender, the antennae longer and 

 not so stout. A moderately robust and elongate form, entirely 

 black, with the abdomen more or less pitchy ; occasionally the whole 

 insect is more or less pitchy black. Head large, convex, orbicular ; 

 temples passing insensibly into the base, puncturation very fine 

 and close. Antennae elongate, all the joints considerably longer 

 than broad, gradually decreasing in length, the 2nd joint shorter 

 than the 3rd, 4th to 6th subequal, 7th and 8th of equal length, 9th 

 and 10th likewise equal in length, 11th elongate, oval. Thorax 

 narrower than the head and elytra, oblong-ovate, the anterior 



