94 CANARIAN COLEOPTERA. 



Genus 59. DACTYLOSTERNUM. 

 Woll., Ins. Mad. 99. tab. iii. f. 1 (1854). 



152. Dactylostermim abdominale. 



Spliperidiuni abdominale, Fab., Ent. Syst. i. 79 (1792). 

 C(]e.lostoraa abdominale, Bndle, in Wi'hh ct Berth. (Col.) 58 (1838). 

 IJactvlosternum Eoussetii, Woll, Ins. Mad. 100. tab. iii. f. 1 (1854). 

 " , Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 32 (1857). 



Habitat Canariam, TeneriiFam et Gomeram, foliis piitridis Opuntkv. 

 Tume prsesertim gaudens. 



The D. abdominale of southern Europe and northern Africa, and 

 which occurs also at Madeira, is found sparingly in these islands. I 

 have taken it at Teror in Grand Canary, near S'^'' Cruz in Teneriffe, 

 and at San Sebastian in Gomera, — in the last two of which islands it 

 was also captured by Dr. Crotch, and in the last by Mr. Gray. It is 

 particularly fond of the putrid leaves of the Prickly Pear (Opuntia 

 Tuna, Mill.), which have been thrown away as refuse and allowed to 

 rot ; and were such to be well searched it would probably be found 

 to be more local than scarce. 



Genus 60. CERCYON. 

 Leach, Zool. Miscell iii. 95 (1817). 



153. Cercyon inquinitum. 



Cercyon inquinitum, Woll., Ins. Mad. 103 (1854). 

 , Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 34 (1857). 



Hahitat TenerifFam, prope Portum Orotavse semcl captum. 



The only Canarian example that has come under my observation 

 of this insect (which is not unconnnon on the level of the sea-shore, 

 in certain spots, at Madeira) was captured by myself, on the wing, 

 immediately outside the Puerto Orotava of Teneriffe, during the 

 spring of 1858. 



154. Cercyon lepidum, n. sp. 



G. ovale postice subacutum, convexum, nitidum, supra ubique punc- 

 tulatum ; capite prothoraceque nigris (hoc ad latera concolore) ; 

 elytris testaceo-rufis, circa scutellum interdum obsolete obscuriori- 

 bus, sat profunde punctato-striatis ; antennis ad basin, palpis pe- 

 dibusque piceo-testaceis. — Long. corp. lin. f-vix 1. 



Hahitat Fuerteventuram et Gomeram, in ilia sub stercore camelino 

 ad Rio Palmas mense Aprili ineunte a.d. 1859 deprehensum ; in hac 

 nuper cepit Dom. Crotch. 



In general outline and colouring the present somewhat insigni- 



