Larva of Philonthus politus. 59 



Caput magnum, porrectum, quatlratum, depressum et in collum 

 brevissimum postice contractum. — (E, portio capitis.) 



Mandibulce elongatae, corneae, forcipatas, et acutae. 



Maxillcc submerabranacea,' ; in scapum niobilem ? sedeates ; eloD" 

 gatK tubiformes, apice in processum tenuiorem productae, (F. a.) 

 Palpi maxillares triarticulati, duobus primis clavatis, ultimo 

 ovato acuto minori. (F. b). Mcntum minutumj quadratum, sub- 

 membranaceura (G. a). Lubrum minutum membranaceum (G.b). 

 Palpi Libiales mento longiores articulo 1'"° longiori, et vix clavato 

 S"*" vel ultimo vix truncato (G. c.) Oculi quatuor ? minutissimi, 

 in tuberculis duobus lateralibus ovalis, locati. (E. a.) Antennce 

 capitis longitudine, ad basin mandibularum insertae, 4 articulatae, 

 articulo 1"° minuto T^° et 3° elongatis, clavatis ; 4"° tenuiori, bre- 

 viroique (D). 



Corpus elongatum, sub-depressum, scgmentis 12 trausversis, 

 subpilosis, lateribus, dcflexis ; Segmento 1""* majori, capite non 

 latius, niargine anteriori rotundato. Segmenta I'', 2" & 3" coria- 

 cea sunt et micantia et imaginis truncnm exhihent. Segmenta 

 alia carnosa sunt. Ultinium vei caudale (B) tubum centralem, 

 deflexum (corpus sustentantem) exhibet ; longitudinis fere pro- 

 cessuum lateralium. Processus laterales ut in Siagonio, articulo 

 2^' minuto; — Pedes ut in Siagonio, (C) — T«/'5/ articulo uuico in 

 setis vel unguibus duabus, minutissimis desinente. 



Habitat in Stercore, tempore vernali. 



Gravenhorst (Coleopt. Micropt. Pref. Ixi) after stating the 

 difficulty of attending to the manners, &c. of these Larva? at 

 different periods of their life, observes that he has occasionally 

 found the solitary black Larvae " Special cujusdam rnajoris Sta- 

 phylinorum (S. Olentis? S. similis?) in sylvis locis enebrosis 

 sutfocatis, sub muscis arborum cacsarum," and which from his des- 

 cription differs but slightly from that described above. The first 

 segment' of the body he observes, " thoraci insecti perfecti res- 

 pondebat," and the 2d and 3rd ''■ pectori insecti perfecti respon- 

 debant." He describes the last joint of the abdomen as being 

 *' subpenultimura retractum anum emittebat cylindricum, longitu- 

 dine segmenti, eo autem quadruple angustiorem ct supra spinis 



