368 j\Ir. M. Cameron on new Staphylinidse 



1]2. Gnypeta sanctae-lucics, sp. n. 



Black, moderately shining; the posterior border of the 

 elytra narrowly and obscurely testaceous ; abdomen with 

 the first two visible segments more or less testaceous ; first 

 two joints of the antennae and legs testaceous. 



Length 2 5 mm. 



Size and build of G. fragilis, Shp., but much less shining, 

 with more closely punctured fore-parts and with the terminal 

 joint of the antennae concolorous. 



Head suborbicular, the eyes large, the vertex with median 

 impression, very finely and rather closely punctured and 

 pubescent. Antennae elongate, the second and third joints 

 of equal length, the fourth to the eighth longer than broad, 

 gradually decreasing in length, the ninth and tenth about as 

 long as broad, the eJeventh elongate, longer than the two 

 preceding together. Thorax transverse, the sides contracted 

 behind, rounded in front ; disc wdth median longitudinal 

 impression broadest behind, narrowed and evanescent ante- 

 riorly, very finely and rather closely punctured and pubescent. 

 Elytra as long as, but broader than the thorax, transverse, 

 rather more finely and quite as closely punctured and 

 pubescent as the thorax. Abdomen nearly parallel, the first 

 tw.o segments testaceous, the middle of each v^itli an ill- 

 defined dark spot which in some examples spreads nearly 

 entirely over these two segments, the abdomen appealing 

 almost concolorous; exceedingly finely and closely punc- 

 tured and pubescent throughout. 



St. Lucia. Type in my collection. 



113. Gnypeta basalis, sp. n. 



Black, moderately shining; elytra testaceous, the base, 

 sides, and suture infuscate. First two joints of the antennae 

 and legs testaceous. 



Length 2*5 mm. 



Size and build of the preceding, from which it differs in 

 the coloration of the elytra, the unicolorous abdomen, rather 

 more slender (but otherwise similarly constructed) antennae, 

 and the rather finer puncturation of the fore-parts. 



St. Lucia. Type in my collection. 



114. Aleuonota * carinella, sp. n. 



(Fauvel, in litt.) 



Elongate, parallel, ferruginous, rather shining; the head 



* Fenyes (Gen. Insect, fasc. 173 a, Aleocharlnpe, p. 19) places Aleuonofu 

 amongst the Oxypodini as having all tlie tarsi 5-jointed. Tlio species 

 described above, and also A. gracilentn, Er,, have a tarsal formula ot" 

 4, 5, 5. 



