tJw Staphylinidge of Japan. 375 



broad, rather longer than tlie thorax, rather roughly and 

 coarsely punctate. Hind body convex and setose beneath, 

 flat and shining above, sparingly punctate. 



Yokohama ; two specimens. 



In this species the basal joint of the hind tarsus is as long 

 as the two following together and the middle coxee are rather 

 moi'e distant than in the previous species ; the labial palpi, 

 so far as I can gather from an imperfect view, are of the 

 Silusa type of construction. 



Silusa lanuginosa J n. sp. 



Nigra, pubescens ; anteniiis, pedibus, elytris abdominisque basi ot 

 apice rufis ; thorace transverse, basi in medio impresso ; abdomiue 

 parce panctato. 



Long. 4 millim. 



Antennge moderately long and stout, third joint equal to 

 second, fifth to tenth differing little from one another, each 

 transverse, terminal joint quite twice as long as the tenth. 

 Head finely punctate. Thorax slightly narrower than the 

 elytra, twice as broad as long, not narrowed behind, closely 

 and rather finely punctate, very distinctly pubescent, with a 

 transverse impression in front of the base in the middle ; in 

 colour red suffused with black. Elytra a good deal longer 

 than the thorax, closely and somewhat coarsely punctate. 

 Hind body finely and sparingly punctate. Male with an 

 extremely fine crenulation of the hind margin of the last 

 dorsal plate. 



Nagasaki, 16th February, 1881 ; three specimens. 



This is a true Silusa with the labial palpi elongate and 

 rigid. 



Placusa injima. 

 Placusa in/ima, Er. Gen. et Spec. Staph, p. 196. 



Nagasaki, in March and April. 



The specimens are in very bad condition, and there is no 

 male in which the characters can be seen, so that the deter- 

 mination is doubtful ; if not P. injima^ the species is no doubt 

 new. 



Epipeda granigera, n. sp. 



Piceo-ferruginea, capita, thorace elytrisque densissime punctatis, 

 opacis, abdomine punctato, nitido, pedibus flavis ; prothorace sub- 

 quadrato, medio vage depresso. 



Long. 2A millim. 



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