470 Staphylinini. (Genuini.) 



basi cum angulis posterioribus rotundatus, apice truncatus, angulis anterio- 

 ribus deflexis, subrotundatis, transversim convexus, seriebus dorsalibus pun • 

 ctis 5 aequaliter distantibus compositis^ lateribus- punctis praeter margmalia 

 utrinque 4 impressus, punctis omnibus subtilioribus. Scutellum subtiliter 

 punctulatum, tenuiter nigro-pubescens. Elytra thoracis longitudine, crebrius 

 subtiliusque punctulata, densius nigro-pubescentia. Abdomen concolor, sub- 

 tilissime parce punctulatum, pube parca longiore depressa nigra tenuiter 

 vestitum, segmentorum ventralium marginibus summis obscure rufescenti- 

 bus. Pedes nigro-picei, coxis anticis intus piceis, intermediis leviter di- 

 stantibus, tibiis omnibus spinulosis. Alae fuscae, basi dimidiatim albo- 

 hyalinae. 



Tarsi antici maris fortius dilatati, feminae simplices. Segmentum 

 abdominis inferius sextum feminae apice emarginatum. 



O b s. Proximus praecedenti, distinctus autem statura minore, thorace longiore, 

 abdominis punctura subtilissima. 



* 70. Ph. varians: Niger, nitidus, elylris macula media sanguinea, co.vis 

 anticis testaceis, capite ovato. — Long. 3 — 3£ lin. 



Staph. varians Payk. Mon. 45. 33. Faun Suec. IIL 393. 33. 



Staph. opacus Grav. Mon. 64. 35. — Gyll Ins. Suec. II. 310. 56 — Zetterst. 

 Faun. Lappon. I. 77. 25. lns. Lappon. 64. 35. — Sahlb. Ins. Fenn. 1 328. 53. — 

 Mannerh. Brachelylr, 30. 71. — Boisd. et Lacord. Faun. Ent. Paris. I. 404. 34. 



Philonth. opacus Nordm. Symb. 98. 79. - Er. Col March. I. 465. 29. 



Staph. bipustulatus var. \, 2, 4 — 7 Grav. Micr. 37. 54. 



Staph. bimaculatus Marsh. Ent. Britt. 525. 78. 



Var. a, Etytris immaculatis. — Long 3 — 3^ lin. 



Staph. varians Fab. Ent. Syst. I. II 524. 22. Syst. EI. II. 594. 25. — Oliv. Ent. 



III 42. 27. 35. t . 3. /. 46. '— Panz. Ent. Germ. 354. 15. 

 Staph. opacus Grav. Micr. 26. 35. — Latr. Hist. nat. Crust. et Ins. IX. 315. 40. 

 Staph. aterrimus Marsh. Ent. Britt. 513. 44. 



Var* 6, Elytris immaculatis, antennis articulo primo subtus flavo. — 

 Long. 3\ lin* 



Philonth. scybalarius Nordm. Symb. 94. 70. 

 Philonth.fuscicornis Nordm. Symb. 96. 72. 



Var. c, Niger, immaculatus. — Long. 2 — 2^ lin. 

 Staph. simplex Marsh. Ent. Britt. 505. 20. (forte) 



Var- d, Niger, elytris fuscis, apice ferrugineis, pedibus fuscis* — Long. 

 2 — 2£ lin. 

 Staph. a gilis Grav Mon ?7> ?0 _ Gy i L Ins . Suec> j L 341. 5 7# _ Sahlb. Ins. 



Ienn. j 32 g 54 _ Zetterst> p aurit £ a p pon . J. 77. 26. Ins. Lappon. 64. 36- — 



Manne rh , Brachelytr. 30. 72. 

 Philonth. agilis Nordm. Symb. 98. 80. 

 Staph. parvicornis Grav. Micr. 23. 30. Mon. 69. 48. — Latr. Hist. nat. Crust. 



et Ins. IX. 313. 35. 

 Staph. discoideus Boisd. et Lacord. Faun. Ent. Paris. I. 403. S3.,/forteJ 



Habitat in Europa; ad Promont. Bonae Spei, Dom. Bergius, in Ame- 

 ricac mer. ins. St. Johannis, Dom. Moritz, St. Vincentii, Mus. Dom. Hope, 

 Cuba, collect. Dom. Chevrolat. 



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