114 Mr. M. Cameron on new Staphylinidee 
third, the fourth and fifth a little longer than broad, the 
sixth to the tenth about as long as broad. 
Thorax with a dorsal row of ten or eleven fine punctures 
on either side of the middle, externally with a curved row of 
six or seven fine punctures, and between this and the lateral 
margin three or four others. Elytra about as long and as 
broad as the thorax, with a row of fine punctures along the 
suture, an obsolete row situated along the middle of the 
disc. A humeral row of eight or nine punctures of larger 
size, and just externally a row-of very fine obsolete punc- 
tures at the reflexed margin. Abdomen pitchy, finely and 
rather closely punctured and pubescent. 
3. Unknown. 
Jamaica, Type in my collection. 
XANTHOLINI. 
44, Leptacinus parumpunctatus, Gyll., var. n. fauvelt. 
This variety is distinguished by its bright chestnut-red 
thorax and straw-coloured elytra, the scutellary and sutural 
regions only being a little infuscate. 
‘St. Vincent and Grenada (H. H. Smith). Type in the 
British Museum. 
45. Somoleptus claviscapus, sp. n. 
(Fauvel, en ltt.) 
Reddish brown, shining. Head and thorax finely and 
sparingly punctured ; elytra scarcely perceptibly punctured. 
Legs testaceous. 
Length 4 mm. 
About the size and build of S. parvulus, Shp., but with 
longer antennee, the first joint being considerably elongated 
for so small a species, and much more sparingly punctured 
fore-parts. 
Head oblong, scarcely widened behind, very finely and 
sparingly punctured. Antenne with the first three joints 
testaceous, the first notably elongated for the size of the 
species, the third a little shorter than the second, the fourth 
to the tenth strongly transverse. Thorax a little narrower 
than the head, finely and sparingly punctured. Elytra as 
long as the thorax, exceedingly finely and sparingly punc- 
tured and pubescent. Abdomen finely and sparingly 
punctured and pubescent. Legs testaceous. - 
Grenada, Mount Gay Est. (Hl. H. Smith). Type in the 
British Museum. 
