10. 



New Sjiccies of Stajihylinidae from Singa'pore. 357 



Shining convex si:)ccies with strongly 



pointed abdomen. Labial palpi elon- 

 gate, the 1st joint not constricted at 



the inner border, and twice as long as 



the 2nd. Mandibles simple. Facies 



somewhat resembling Tachyporus . Hetairotermes, n. n.* 

 Rather depressed, dull jiarallel species, 



the 1st joint of the labial palpi con- 

 stricted at the inner border. Right 



mandible with a tooth . . . Homalota Mannerh. 



Temples not bordered below. 6. 



Temples bordered below. 8. 



Elytra sinuate. Tongue narrow, elongate, 



bifid. 1st joint of the labial palpi 



constricted at the inner border beyond 



the middle ; the 2nd elongate, shorter 



than the 1st. Head narrowed and 



rounded behind the eyes . . . Neomalota Cam. 



Elytra not sinuate. Tongue bifid or 



emarginate. 1st joint of labial palpi 



not constricted at the inner border. 



Head quadrate. 7. 



Tongue elongate, bifid. Terminal joint 



of the tarsi not dilated; 8th dorsal 



segment of the abdomen toothed at the 



posterior border. Habitat under bark Thectura Thoms. 

 Tongue obviate, emarginate anteriorly. 



Terminal joint of the tarsi dilated; 



8th dorsal segment of the abdomen not 



toothed at the posterior border. 



Habitat maritime .... Paractocharis Cam. 

 Head and thorax veiy finely, very 



sparingly and obsoletely punctured. 



Depressed, shining, parallel species . Lampromalota Cam. 

 Head and thorax distinctly and closely 



punctured. 9. 



Tongue simple. 10. 



Tongue elongate, more or less divided or 



emarginate. 11. 



Tongue short and broad. 1st joint of 



labial palpi not constricted at inner 



border. Elytra not sinuate . . Placusa Er. 



Termophila Lea, nom. praeoc. 



