342 Mr. M. Cameron on new Staphylinidas 



as tlie elytra. Labrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae 

 with first two joints reddish brown, third to eighth dark 

 brown, ninth to eleventh testaceous ; first joint elongate, 

 stout ; second shorter than first and third ; third to sixth 

 longer than broad, gradually decreasing in length ; seventh 

 to tenth moniliform ; eleventh short, oval. Puncturation 

 close, umbilicate, with small, smooth, shining space on the 

 vertex. Thorax trapezoidal, scarcely longer than the breadth 

 at the anterior angles, which are distinct and obtuse, 

 gradually narrowed in a straight line to the base, more 

 strongly narrowed in front; disc with smooth central line 

 throughout; puncturation as on head. Elytra distinctly 

 longer than the thorax, longer than broad, with moderately 

 coarse and rugulose puncturation. Abdomen shining, 

 coppery bronze, closely and finely punctured and pubescent. 

 Jamaica (Newcastle district, 3000 feet above sea-level) . 

 A single female. Type in my collection. 



31. Thinocharis fusclna, sp. n. 

 (Fauvel, in litt.) 



Ferruginous ; head blackish, truncate posteriorly ; elytra 

 more or less infuscate on disc; head, thorax, and elytra 

 closely and distinctly punctured. 



Length 3 to 3 3 mm. 



Exceedingly close to S. densicollis, Slip., in general 

 appearance and shape of head ; but differs by the average 

 smaller size, less robust build, narrower thorax, and the male 

 characters. 



Head transverse, quadrate, broader than the thorax, 

 truncate posteriorly ; eyes rather large, their diameter equal 

 to the length of the temples ; posterior angles rectangular, 

 pretty closely punctured, and finely wrinkled, sparingly 

 pubescent, sides with well-marked seta?. Antennas as long 

 as the head and thorax, furnished with long hairs; first joint 

 long and stout ; second about half the length of the first and 

 less thickened ; third to tenth longer than broad, aud scarcely 

 differing in length and breadth, much more slender than 

 second; eleventh elongate, acuminate. Thorax a little 

 broader than long, broadest at the anterior angles, which are 

 obtusely rounded, gradually narrowed behind to the posterior 

 angles which are effaced ; puncturation fine, close, umbili- 

 cate ; disc with smooth central line ; sides setiferous. 

 Elytra broader and distinctly longer than the thorax, longer 

 than broad, testaceous, more or less infuscate on the disc, 

 leaving the sides and apex clear ; puncturation finer than 



