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BLEDIUS SKRIMSHIRII. 
Order Coleoptera. Fam. Staphylinidae Lat Leach . 
Type of the Genus Staphylinus tricornis Payk. 
Bledius Leach. Staphylinus Payk., Oliv Herbst., Panz. Oxyte- 
lus Grav., Lat., Gyll., Leach. 
Antennce inserted before the eyes, geniculated, subclavate, pilose, 
1 1 -jointed, basal joint long clavate, 2nd and 3rd nearly of equal 
length, the 4th and 3 following subglobose, the remainder more 
robust, cup-shaped, terminal joint subovate (fig. 6). 
Labrum transverse oval, anterior margin sinuated, producing 
horny bristles, some of which are furcate, and from the upper 
surface arises a transverse line of moveable long bristles (1). 
Mandibles long and bent, with a strong tooth on the internal 
margin near the apex, membranous near the base and ciliated (2). 
Maxillce long, strongly ciliated, bilobed, internal lobe very thin. 
Palpi large 4~jointed, basal joint minute, 2nd large clavate, 3rd 
longer very pilose, elongate ovate, 4th slender, elongate cylin- 
dric (3). 
Mentum semicircular. Lip rather long, slightly notched, ciliated. 
Palpi arising from short membranous scapes near the base of the 
lip, 3-jointed, basal joint short, 2nd long clavate, 3rd slender 
cylindric (4). 
Head rather long, armed with lateral horns, very small , or wanting in 
the females. Eyes small, very prominent . Thorax of the males armed 
with a long horn in front. Scutellum minute. Coleoptra quadrate , 
angles rounded. Abdomen alike in both sexes, depressed, margined. 
Wings long and ample. Tibiae, 4 anterior short compressed, armed 
with strong teeth, posterior pair the longest and slenderest. Tarsi 
4 -jointed, penultimate joint clothed with long hair, terminal joint 
longer than the others united , pilose. Claws long (5, afore leg). 
Skrimshirii nob. 
Male. Black glossy, elytra ochraceous. Head black, with the 
anterior part produced on each side, forming 2 long thin vertical 
horns, castaneous at their apex. Trophi ferruginous. Thorax 
scutiform, convex, black, shagreened, having large punctures 
thinly scattered and a channel down the middle, produced at the 
anterior angles, and in the front over the head in the form of a 
horn, castaneous and pilose at the apex. Elytra sparingly and 
coarsely punctured, bright ochre, the scutellum and a consider- 
able triangular space surrounding it blackish. Abdomen black 
shining, very minutely punctured, apex ferruginous. Antennas 
and legs castaneous, tarsi and hair on tibiae bright ochre (7, head 
and thorax in profile) . 
Far. (3. Horns on head and thorax shorter. Elytra dull casta- 
neous. Abdomen slightly pilose. 
In the Cabinets of Mr. Skrimshire , Mr. Stephens , and the Author . 
