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Family STAPH’S LINID^E. 
Catalogue of the Insecta of the Oriental Region, No, 12. Order Coleoptera, 
Family Staphylinid,® — By E. T. Atkinson, B. A. 
The Staphylinidce are very numerous in the Oriental Region, though 
little attention has been paid to them in India proper. They are usually 
of a small size, with short elytra, and an entirely corneous abdomen, for 
the most part exposed. They are divided into two sub-families, 
Staphylinince and Micropeplince, of which the first is represented in our 
Fauna. Messrs. Leconte & Horn, following Jaoquelin Duval and Fauvel, 
distribute the sub-family Staphylinince into the following tribes : — 
Antennas inserted upon the frons 2 
Antennas inserted at the anterior margin of the head. 3 
Antennae inserted under the sides of the frons. 4 
2. Prothoracic spiracles visible, front coxas large ; antennas not abruptly clavate : 
fourth joint of maxillary palpi distinct. I. Alcocharini. 
Prothoracic spiracles not visible, front coxas small, antennas slender, distinctly 
clavate, fourth joint of maxillary palpi obsolete. III. Stonini. 
3. Antennas filiform or gradually thickened, fourth joint of maxillary palpi distinct. 
4. Front coxae conical, prominent ; 
Front coxas transverse 
Front coxas globose 
5. No ocelli 
Ocelli two, situated at or behind the vertex. 
6. Hind coxae transverse ; 
Hind cox® conical. 
7. Seventh abdominal segment retractile 
Seventh abdominal segment exposed 
8. Prothoracic spiracles visible : epipleur® well defined 
Prothoracic spiracles concealed : epipleur® ill defined. 
II. Staphylinini, 
6 
ix Protinini. 
x Piestini. 
6 . 
viii Homalinini, 
7. 
iv Paederini. 
8 . 
vii Oxgttlini 
v. Tachyporini. 
vi Phlaeocharini. 
Principal works noticed. 
Casey, T. L Revision of the Slenitd of N. America, 1884. 
Duvivier, A. Enumeration des Scaphylinides ddcrits depuis la publication du 
Catalogue de M. M. Gemininger et Harold’ in annates de la Societe Entomolo 
gique de Belgique, xxvii, 1883, p. 91—215. 
Erichson, W. F. * Kiif. Mark Brand.,’ ‘ Die ICafer der Mark Brandenburg,’ Berlin i 
1837 ; ‘ Gen. Staph.,’ Genera et species Stapbylinorum,’ Berlin, 1840. 
Fauvel, A. 1 Lea Staphylinides de l’Australie et de la Polynesie,' in Ann. Mus. Civ 
Gen., x, 1877, p. 168 ; ib., xv, 1878, p. 465 ; des Moluques et de la Nouvelle 
Guinde, ib„ xii, 1878, p. 171 ; de l’Afrique boreale, Bull, Soc. Norm., (3s.) ii, 1878 
p. 83 ; de l’Amerique du Nord, ib., p. 157 ; des l’ilcs Philippines, llev. d’Ent.’ 
v, 1886, p. 143 : Faune Gallo-Bhenane, vol. iii. 
