Genera Pselaphus tind Claviger. 453 



Body short, convex. 



AntenncB with the two first joints elongate, subcylindrical ; the 

 third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and the eighth joints sub- 

 globose, almost equal ; the ninth and the tenth thicker, sub- 

 globose : the eleventh elongato-oval thicker than the others. 



Maxillary Palpi with their first joint filiform, rather abruptly 

 clavate at its apex ; the second subglobose ; the third fili- 

 form, gradually clavate at its apex. 



Pselaphus nigricans. 



*' P. Corpore toto nigrescente ; antennis, palpis, pedibusque diluti- 



orlbus," 

 Pselaphus nigricans. Tozzelfi MSS. 

 Habitat in Italia prope Ferenzam. 

 P. with all its body blackish ; the antennae, palpi, and the feet 



paler. 

 Inhabits Italy near Florence. 



STIRPS III. 



Corpus subcylindraceum. Antennae-sex articulatae. Palpi maxil- 



lares brevissimi. 

 Body subcylindric. Antennae six-jointed. Maxillary palpi very 



short. 



GENUS IX.— CLAVIGER. 



CLAVIGER, Latreille. 

 Corpus subcylindraceum. 



Antennce sex-articulatae, articulis primo et secundo minoribus 

 subglobosis. 



Palpi maxillares filiformes. 

 Body subcylindric. 



Antennce six-jointed ; the first and second joints smallest, sub*- 

 glose. 



Maxillary palpi filiform. 



This Genus I have never seen. 



