196 Mr. CuRTis's Descriptions of 



Family. GYRINID^. 



*26. Epinectus sulcatus. Wied. 

 Rio de Janeiro. 



*27. Gyrinus Leathesii. Curt. 



Convexus, ovalis, olivaceus ; labri basi, orbitis, thoracis marginibus elytrisque 

 aureo-viridibus, his lineis punctorum obsoletorum cupreis ; subtiis pedi- 

 busque castaneis. 



Length 5, breadth 2| lines. 



Oval, convex, smooth, shining olivaceous brown with a greener hue in parts ; 

 base of lahrum, orbits of eyes, and lateral margins of thorax and elytra 

 aureous green : head and thorax variegated with cupreous ; base of tho- 

 rax and 8 obscurely-punctured lines down each elytron cupreous, a semi- 

 circular depression at the apex of the abdomen, which is exposed, punc- 

 tured and pubescent ; anterior legs rather short and stout : underside 

 piceous, variegated with castaneous ; palpi, legs, and inflected margins of 

 thorax and elytra castaneous. 



This seems to be abundant at Valparaiso. I have named it after the late 

 Rev. G. R. Leathes, who also received it from thence and gave me specimens. 



Family. STAPHYLINID^. 



28. Ocvpus scABROsus. Curt. 



Obscurfe niger, dens^ et minutfe punctatus, villosusque ; palpis, antennis, pedi- 



bus, femoribus exceptis, abdomineque apice castaneis. 

 Length 8, breadth 2 lines. 



Dull black, excessively thickly and minutely punctured and clothed with 

 short depressed hairs : head not broader than the thorax, edge of clypeus 

 ochreous, margins of lahrum orange, mentum straw-colour, palpi and an- 

 tennae castaneous ; scutellum velvety-black : legs, excepting the thighs, 

 and apex of abdomen, castaneous, pubescence inside of the anterior tibise 

 and under the tarsi bright ochreous or golden. 



A male from Gorrite. 



