388 Mr. M. Cameron on new Staphylinidse 



finely and pretty closely punctured, finely pubescent. Elytra 

 as long as, but broader than the thorax, transverse, very finely 

 and pretty closely punctured, finely pubescent. Abdomen 

 scarcely narrowed behind, exceedingly finely and pretty 

 closely punctured on the first four visible segments, more 

 sparingly on the last two, finely pubescent. 



S . Seventh dorsal segment studded with small granules. 



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



143. Phloeopora producta, sp. n. 



Subdepressed, shining reddish ferruginous ; the elytra 

 darker, the abdomen reddish testaceous. Antennae brownish 

 testaceous, the first two joints and the legs testaceous. 



Length 2*3 mm. 



Practically identical in build and shininess with P. laticula, 

 Slip., but much smaller, the elytra darker and not so long, 

 and the abdomen uniformly reddish testaceous. 



Head transversely subquadrate, dark red, shining, very 

 finely obsoletely and moderately closely punctured. Antennae 

 with the third joint a little shorter than the second, the fourth 

 to the tenth transverse, gradually increasing in breadth, the 

 penultimate fully twice as broad as long. Thorax as long 

 as broad, the sides rounded in front, slightly narrowed 

 posteriorly in a nearly straight line to the obtuse posterior 

 angles ; disc with a small impression before the base, 

 exceedingly finely, not very closely and obsoletely punctured, 

 very finely pubescent. Elytra a little longer and broader 

 than the thorax, as long as broad, shining castaneous-brown, 

 exceedingly finely and rather closely punctured, very finely 

 pubescent. Abdomen finely and moderately closely punc- 

 tured on the first four visible segments, much more 

 sparingly on the last two. 



S . Second dorsal segment of the abdomen with the pos- 

 terior margin in the middle obtusely produced and elevated. 



Haiti. Type in my collection. 



144. Phloeopora occidentalis, sp. n. 



Head black, rather shining ; the thorax pitchy-brown, 

 rather dull, the elytra brownish red, darker at the base. 

 Abdomen rather shining, the apex brownish. Antennae 

 brown, the first joint and the legs testaceous. 



Length 2'4 mm. 



A slender species of the same colour as, and of similar 

 build to, P, angustiformis, Baudi, so that a detailed de- 

 scription will be unnecessary, and the following differences 



