Neiv Species of Slaphylinidae from Singapore. 367 



broad, shallow emargination of the 

 posterior border .... 



— Thoracic ridges completely dull, front 



of the head scarcely shining, distinctly 

 longitudinally strigose ; species opaque 



8. Elytra simply punctured, not strigose, 



size smaller (1-4 mm.) 



— Elytra distinctly strigose, size larger. 



9. Head (except clypeus) and thorax opaque, 



species dark ferruginous . 



— Head and thorax shining. 



10. Thorax distinctly tri-sulcate. 



— Thorax with feeble median sulcus only, 



the lateral wanting. Head and thorax 

 very finely and sparingly punctured, 

 not rugose ..... 



11. Head dark brown or black . 



— Head testaceous or ferruginous. 



12. Penultimate joints of the antennae dis- 



tinctly transverse. Head in part with 

 distinct coriaceous ground-sculpture. 

 (J : 7th ventral segment truncate 



— Penultimate joints of the antennae 



scarcely transverse. Head scarcely at 

 all coriaceous. (^ : 7th ventral segment 

 slightly emarginate on either side 



Bledius Mannerh. 

 1. Labrum not emarginate ; thorax in the ^ 

 with a long spine directed forwards 

 {Bledius s.str.) ; species shining, black ; 

 antemiae and legs testaceous 



2}ygmaeiis Kr. 



(13) obscurus Cam. 



(12) frurjicola Cam. 

 9. 



rajfrai/i Fauv. 

 10. 

 11. 



Ihoracicus Motsch. 

 nilidifrons WoU. 

 12. 



kraatzi {puJcher Kr.). 



granadillae Cam. 



bellicosus Fauv. 



Thinobius Kies. 

 Head smaller than the thorax, eyes 

 moderate {Thinobius s.str.). Black, 

 elytra, antennae and legs testaceous . marimis Cam. 



Paragonus Fauv. 

 Pitchy-black or pitchy-brown; thorax, 

 obtusely angulate behind the middle, 

 the sides from thence anteriorly 

 strongly and obliquely contracted, 

 posteriorly strongly arcuate and con- 

 tracted. Length 2-75 to 3-3 mm. . heteroceros Fauv. 



