384 Dr. Malcolm Cameron on 



— Last seven joints of the antennae black; 



species broader and more robust; 

 length 1-1 mm. ^ : sutural margin of 

 the elytra posteriorly with a small 

 tubercle on either side and sometimes 

 with traces of two others in front; 

 spine of 8th abdominal segment with- 

 out setae ..... (Gl) ro^Ms/a Cam. 



Gyrophaena Mannerh. 



1. Species larger (2-5-3 mm.), thorax and 



greater part of the abdomen bright 

 reddish-testaceous. ^ : sides of 4th 

 (visible) dorsal segment with a narrow 

 plate pointed at apex ; 7th with a row 

 of six snlall tubercles placed trans- 

 versely across the middle; 8th trifid, 

 the lateral lobes broader than the 

 median ...... appencUculaia Motsch. 



— Species smaller (•5-2-5 mm.), coloration 



more obscure, pitchy or metallic, with 

 elytra and base of the abdomen often 

 more or less obscure testaceous. (J 

 without lateral appendage to the 4th 

 dorsal segment. 2. 



2. Head strongly transverse, eyes very 



prominent (Gyrophaena s.str.). 3. 



— Head much less transverse, eyes less 



prominent (Sub-gen. Phaenogyra Rey). 

 Species with copper-bronze metallic 

 reflex on the fore-parts. (J : 7th dorsal 

 segment with obsolete tubercle on 

 either side of the middle line in front 

 of the posterior border; 8th dorsal 

 segment with a rather slender, slightly 

 incurved spine on either side, the 

 border between with two minute teeth 

 separated by a feeble emargination and 

 much nearer to the lateral spines 

 than to each other .... (76) meiallica Cam. 



3. Thorax with a row of two or more larger 



punctures on either side of the disc. 4. 



— Thorax without distinct row of larger 



punctures on either side of the disc. 



