322 Mr. M. Cameron on new Staphylinidte 



straight line to the posterior angles, which are obtuse, 

 impressed on either side before the base ; puncturation 

 rather large, sparing, and scattered; ground-sculpture stri- 

 gose, feeble. Elytra longer than the thorax, a little longer 

 than broad, parallel, with distinct sutural stria, internal to 

 which is a row of four or five punctures and externally two 

 setigerous pores ; the disc with a very few, very fine obsolete 

 punctures and scarcely perceptible ground-sculpture. Scu- 

 tellum transversely strigose, with a few marginal punctures. 

 Abdomen with sparing, more or less erect, yellow pubescence 

 and distinct ground-sculpture forming a scaly pattern. 

 St. Vincent (H. H. Smith). Type in the British Museum. 



2. Lispinus impar, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in litt.) 



Entirely red; head sometimes darker, shining, sparingly 

 punctured; ground-sculpture rather feeble. Antennae and 

 legs reddish testaceous. 



Length 2'5— 2*8 mm. 



In size and general appearance similar to L.fauveli, Slip., 

 especially to the immature reddish forms. The thorax is, 

 however, a little shorter, more abruptly narrowed before the 

 posterior angles ; the ground-sculpture is much less distinct 

 throughout, and on the thorax forms longitudinal meshes. 



Head large, a little narrower than the thorax, foveolatc in 

 front on either side, -finely and sparingly punctured ; ground- 

 sculpture coriaceous. Antennas with first joint rather stout, 

 a little longer than second ; third, fourth, and fifth longer 

 than broad and scarcely differing in length ; sixth to tenth 

 transverse, gradually increasing in width, pilose. Thorax 

 distinctly transverse, about one and a half times as broad as 

 long, broadest in front of the middle, gradually narrowed 

 anteriorly, rather abruptly narrowed at the base before the 

 slightly obtuse posterior angles ; disc with smooth im punc- 

 tate central line, longitudinally impressed on either side, the 

 impression reaching from within the posterior angles forwards 

 for fully half the length, finely and sparingly punctured on 

 the disc, almost impunctate at the sides, with a fine longi- 

 tudinal strigose ground-sculpture ; sides with four or five 

 seta?. Scutellum impunctate. Elytra more than half as 

 long again as the thorax, distinctly longer than broad, sides 

 with two or three setpe ; pretty deeply impressed at the base 

 internal to the humeral angles, and with two setigerous 

 pores, one near the suture posteriorly and one in front and 

 external ; puncturation very fine and very sparing; ground- 



