138 INSECTA MADERENSIA. 



gramilis crebris magnis obtusissimis obsito, elytris rufo-maculatis profunde seriato-punctatis, tarsis 

 in utroque sexu simplicibus. 

 Long. corj). lin. l^-lf • 



Habitat in Maderjc unibrosis excelsis, sub truncis arborum prolapsis vel ligno rcccnter secto, sestate 

 vulgaris, — ad Ribeiro Frio priiedominans. 



T. roundish-ovate (being however neither quite so round nor so short as the T. syhkolu), light 

 piccous (sometimes rufo-piceous), usually pretty free from scales, and slightly shining. Head 

 and prothorax beset with very close, large, and exceedingly obtuse granules : the latter not 

 channeled, rather short, and dilated either about or (more often) behind the middle. Elytra 

 somewhat rounded behind ; each ornamented wth large, bright, rufous, or rufo-testaceous patches 

 (the number and positions of which are much the same as those of the T. Lowei), which some- 

 times however arc dull, one or more (especially the subhumeral one) having even a tendency 

 to disappear, — the subapical ones nearly always confluent, forming a large bright fascia behind ; 

 deej)ly seriate-punctate, and without transverse wrinkles, — the punctures being large, regular, 

 and distinct. Antennce and leys ferruginous : the former, and the tarsi of the latter (which are 

 simple in both sexes), being paler than the femora and tibia;. 



The T. rotumlatus clilfers from tlic other spotted species in its comparatively 

 rounded form, in its short and broad prothorax, and in the smooth interstices, 

 and the deep and regular pvmctiu'es, of its elytra. Next to the T. Lauri, it is 

 certainly the most common of the genus, abounding beneath logs of decaying 

 wood, felled timber, and stones in nearly all the dense ravines of intermediate and 

 lofty altitudes, though especially between the lunits of from 3000 to ioOO feet 

 above the sea. I have taken it plentLfully, during the summer months, both at 

 the Cruzinhas and the E,ibcii'o Prio, — particularly the latter. 



112. Tai-phius Lauri, WoU. (Tab. HI. fig. i.) 



T. ovatus vix opacus piceus vcl mfo-piccus, prothorace longiusculo postice angustato et mox ante 

 medium dilatato, granulis crebris obtusissimis obsito, elytris rufo-maculatis rugose seriato- 

 punctatis. 

 Mas, tarsis, praesertim posticis, articulo basilari in lobum brevissimum obtusum (apice barbatum) 



subtus producto. (III. 4/.) 

 Fmm. tarsis simplicibus. (III. 4.) 

 Long. corp. lin. ly-1^. 



Habitat in iisdem locis ac T. rotundatus (una cum illo degens), toto anno vulgaris. 



T. ovate, piceous or rufo-piceous, usually not much covered with scales, and less perceptibly shining 

 tiian the last species, — being nearly opake. Head and prolhurax beset with vcrj' close and ex- 

 ceedingly obtuse granules : the latter not channeled, rather long, abruptly expanded just before 

 the middle, and narrowed before and behind. Elytra ornamented with bright rufous or rufo- 

 testaccous patches (the number and positions of which arc the same as in the T. rotundatus), 



