384 Mr. M. Cameron on new Staphyliiiidge 



In build very similar to Z. flavicorniSf Solsky^ but much 

 smaller and differently coloured. 



Head large, suborbicular, exceedingly finely and very 

 sparingly punctured, the eyes large and prominent. 

 Antennae with the second and third joints of equal 

 length, the fourth and fifth of equal length, a little 

 longer than broad, sixth and seventh scarcely transverse, 

 eighth to the tenth transverse, gradually increasing in 

 breadth, the eleventh as long as the two preceding together. 

 Thorax slightly transverse, wider than the head, widest at 

 the junction of the anterior and middle thirds, the sides 

 rounded and contracted in front, more strongly narrowed 

 and a little sinuate towards the obtuse posterior angles ; 

 very finely and sparingly punctured and with a few scattered 

 hairs. Elytra as long as, but broader than the thorax, trans- 

 verse, exceedingly finely and very sparingly punctured and 

 with sparingly distributed hairs. Abdomen widest at the 

 eighth segment, from thence gradually and slightly nar- 

 rowed to the base and apex^ practically impunctate and 

 glabrous. 



^ . Eighth dorsal segment truncate, sparsely , granulate, 

 very obscurely crenulate. 



Grenada {H. H. Smith), Type in the British Museum. 



139. Zyras clavata, sp. n. 



(Fauvel, in Utt.) 



Robust, short, parallel, black, shining ; the thorax 

 strongly transverse, the elytra brownish yellow. Antennse 

 stout, brown, the first three joints testaceous. Legs testa- 

 ceous. 



Length 2 mm. 



Tn build resembling Myrmedonia docilis, Shp. ; the thorax, 

 however, is not quite so broad. 



Head short and broad, very finely and not very closely 

 punctured, sparingly pubescent ; ground-sculpture very 

 fine and coriaceous. Antennse with the second joint 

 scarcely shorter than the third, the fourth scarcely, the 

 fifth to the tenth strongly transverse, the penultimate 

 joints three times broader than long, the eleventh 

 elongate, nearly as long as the three preceding together. 

 Thorax nearly twice as broad as long, widest at the junction 

 of the first and second fourths, the sides rounded and nar- 

 rowed in front, contracted more strongly behind in a nearly 

 straight line to the obtuse posterior angles ; very finely and 



