NOTES ON STAPHYLINID BEETLES—-BLACKWELDER 87 
Pronotum scarcely measurably wider than long, widest at anterior 
third, sides feebly rounded to front angles, abruptly but feebly con- 
verging behind from basal third; with well-defined fovea at basal 
angle extending almost to middle; disk flattened along middle; with 
two anterior submarginal foveae formed of posteriorly excavated 
punctures, and with a pair of large punctures correspondingly on the 
posterior margin; punctures a little coarser than on head, not so much 
obscured by the sculpture, which is less dense. 
Elytra at base less than one-twelfth wider than base of pronotum, 
very feebly expanded to apical fourth; with very obtuse rounded 
fovea inside humeral callus; punctures finer than on head but equally 
obscured by the coarse and more regular strigulose ground sculpture; 
with a median discal punctiform fovea at basal third and another at 
apical sixth. 
Abdomen with punctures of indeterminate size, more or less exca- 
vated behind, with traces of scaly ground sculpture inside the excava- 
tions: each tergite with a pair of large excavated foveae anteriorly, 
separated by one-third of the width (and others at sides and under- 
neath). 
Length, 6 to 7 mm. 
Types—Holotype and two paratypes (U. S. N. M. No. 52589) 
collected at Mount Coffee, Liberia, in February and March 1895 by 
Dr. O. F.'Cook: 
PSEUDOLISPINODES (RUMEBA) LISPINOIDES, new species 
Description—Rufous. Head broadly arcuately truncate in front, 
a trifle wider behind the eyes, which are only slightly prominent: 
anterior margin finely beaded and extended as a ridge over the eye: 
almost entirely without prominences or depressions: with fine but 
somewhat irregular-sized punctures separated by two to four times 
their diameter; with ground sculpture obsolescent except at sides. 
Pronotum three-fourths as long as wide, widest near middle, 
feebly narrowed behind with sides straight, feebly narrowed in front 
with sides feebly arcuate; depressed near hind angles but without 
distinct fovea or groove; disk not flattened; punctures as on head or 
more irregular, sometimes slightly elongate; without evident ground 
sculpture. 
Elytra scarcely wider at base than base of pronotum, feebly ex- 
panded to middle half, which is parallel-sided; base without foveae; 
sutural band not abruptly elevated though distinct; punctures shallow, 
a little less distinct than on pronotum and a little sparser; ground 
sculpture obsolete. 
Abdomen with punctures obsolete; scaly sculpture distinct at base 
of each tergite, obsolescent toward apex. 
Length, 244 mm. 
