366 Mr. M. Cameron on neiv Stapliylinidse 



at the base, a little longer, and wider at the apex, than the 

 preceding, the fourth subulate, about half as long as the 

 third. Inner lobe of the maxilla with seven or eight teeth 

 along the inner margin anteriorly, posteriorly closely ciliated; 

 outer lobe with the apex ciliate-plumose at the antero- 

 external angle and ciliate internally to this. Tongue mode- 

 rately wide at the base, extending nearly to the level of the 

 apex of the first joint of the labial palpi, deeply and rather 

 widely emarginate nearly to the base, thus dividing the 

 structure into two narrow and rather widely separated lobes 

 with briefly rounded apices. Paragiossse apparently wanting. 

 Labial palpi 3-jointed, the first rather long, cylindrical, the 

 second scarcely half as long as the first and a little narrower, 

 the third much narrower, about double the length of the 

 preceding, cylindrical. Gular sutures slightly divergent 

 posteriorly. Temples completely bordered below. Neck 

 rather broad, about a third of the width of the base of the 

 head. Prosternum broadly rounded behind. Mesosternum 

 gradually narrowed, extending one-half the length of the 

 intermediate coxae and bluntly pointed. Metasternum 

 moderately broadly rounded, not meeting the mesosternum, 

 the intersternal piece rather short. Intermediate coxse 

 moderately separated. Tarsal formula 4, 5, 5. Anterior 

 pair with the first three joints short and subequal, the fourth 

 longer than the three preceding together. Middle pair 

 with the first four joints rather short (but longer than 

 broad), subequal. Posterior pair with the first four joints 

 moderate and of equal length, the fifth about as long as the 

 three preceding together. Tibiae ciliate. Abdomen with 

 first three (visible) segments transversely impressed at base. 

 This genus has the facies of Gnypeta, but the temples are 

 distinctly margined. 



110. Pseudognypeta picta, sp. n. 



Black, shining ; the posterior fourth of the thorax and 

 the first two (visible) abdominal segments bright testaceous- 

 yellow, each of the latter in the middle with a black spot 

 extending from the anterior to the posterior border; elytra 

 brown, with coppery metallic reflex; antennae with the first 

 three joints and apex of the last testaceous. Legs testaceous. 



Length 3 mm. 



Facies very similar to Gnypeta carbonaria, Mannerh. 



Head suborbicular, the eyes large and rather prominent, 

 the front and vertex impunctate, the sides with scattered 

 and rather fine punctures each bearing a short black hair ; 



