470 Slaphylinini. (Genuini.) 



basi cuni angtilis posterioribiis rotanflatiis, apice triincatns, angulis anterio- 

 ribus fletlexis, subrotunflatis, transversim convexus, seriebus dorsalibus jDun- 

 ctis 5 aequaliter flistantibus compositiSj lateribus punctis praeter margnialia 

 iitrinqiie 4 iiupressus, punctis omnibus subtilioribus. Scutellum subtiliter 

 punctiilalum, tenuiter nigro-pubescens. Elytra thoracis lougitufline, crebrius 

 subtiliusque punctulata, flensius nigro-pubescentia. Abflomen 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, uitermediis leviter di- 

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

 hyalinae. 



Tarsi antici maris fortius dilatati, feminae simplices. Segmentinn 

 abdominis inferius sextum feminae apice emargiuatum. 



Obs. Proximiis praecedenti, distinct^s autem statura minore, thorace longiore, 

 abdominis punctura subtilissima. 



70. Ph. tiarians: Nlger, nUidus, ehjtris macula viedia sanguinea, co.xis 

 anlicis testaceis, capite ovalo. — Long. 3 — ^^ lin. 



Staph. varians Paijk. Mun. 45. 33. Faun Suec. IIL 393. 33. 



iStaph. opacus Grr.v. 3Ion. 64. 35. — Gyll. Ins. Suec. II. 310. 56 — Zefterst. 

 Faun. Lappou. I. 11. 25. Ins. Lappon. 64. 35. — Suhll>. Ins. Fenn. 1 328. 53. — 

 Mannerh. Brachelytr. 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. I^ 2, 4 — 7 Grav. 3Iicr. 37. 51 



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



Var. a, Elytris immaculatis. — Long 3 — 3| lin. 



Staph. varians Fab. Ent. Syst. 1. II 524. 22. Syst. El. II. 594. 25. — Ollv. Ent. 



III 42. 27. 35. f. 3. /. 46. — Panz. Ent. Germ. 354. 15. 

 Staph. opacus Grav. Micr. 26. 35. — Latr. Hisf. nat. Crusf. ef Ins. IX. 315. 40. 

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



Var, b, Elytris immaculatis , antennis articulo primo subius flavo. -— 

 Long. 3| lin. . -^ 



Philonth. scyhalarius Nordm. Symb. 94. 70. 

 Philonth.fuscicornis Nordm, Symb. 96, 72. 



Var. c, Niger, immactdattis. — Long. 2 — 2\ lin. 

 Staph. simplex Marsh. Enf. Britt. 505. 20. ffortej 



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

 2 — 2^ lin. 



^^pfnt' ''Si^i^ (^rav. 3Ion. 77. 70. - Gyll. Ins. Suec. IL 341. 57. — Sahlb. Ins. 



renn. j 328 54 _ Zetterst. Faun. Lappon. L 11. 26. Ins. Lappon. 64. 36. — 



Manncrh. Brachelytr. 30. 72. 



Philonth. agilis Nordm. Symb. 98. 80. 



Staph. parvicornis Grav. Micr. 23, 30. Mon. 69. 48. — Latr. Hisf. naf. Crtist. 

 et Ins. IX. 313. 35. 



Staph. discoideus Boisd. et Lacord. Faun. Ent. Paris. I. 403. 33. (fortcj 



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

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

 Cuba, collect. Dom. Chevrolat. 



