14.2 THE INSECTS OF QAYNDAH, 



225. — SXArilYLINUS luridipennis. n. Rp. 



Length 3 lines. 



Head and thorax black, nitid, the former somewhat small and 

 with a few punctures near the eyes and on the occiput, the latter 

 broader than the head, transverse, much widened and rounded 

 behind, and marked with two punctures near the middle of the 

 upper surface, and a few others along the basal margin. Elytra 

 of a lurid hue, punctate, clothed with decumbent pile, and con- 

 jointly eraai^ginated at the base. Abdomen brownish black, 

 punctate and setose, with the apex reddish. The tibias, tarsi, 

 palpi, and antennas are also red. 



226. — Staphtlinus analis. n. sp. 



Length 3 lines. 



This species only differs from the last, in having the elytra 

 quite black, and in having the apical portion of the abdominal 

 segments of a steel blue tint. 



227. — Creophilus erythrocephalus. Fab. Syst. Ent. 

 page 265. Oliv. Ent. III. 42. p. 12. t. 2. 

 fig. 9. Erichs. Gen. 2^ age 351. 



Sub-family P^ederid^. 

 228. — Cryptobium Mastersii. n. sp. 



Length 5^ lines. 



Head oblong, rounded at the posterior angles, black, opaque, 

 and closely punctured. Thorax red, subnitid, sparsely punctured, 

 narrower than the head, much longer than the breadth, parallel- 

 sided and with all the angles rounded. Elytra broader than the 

 thorax, conjointly emarginate behind, densely punctured, black 

 on the basal and larger half, and deep red on the apical portion. 

 Abdomen black and finely punctured. Thighs yellow with 

 black tips. Tibiae, tarsi, and palpi dull red. 



