120 CANARIAN COLEOPXERA. 



The only perfect example of this superb Temnochila which I have 

 myself taken was captured, in the rotten wood of an old Pi)ius cana- 

 riensis. in Grand Canary (on the ascent to the Pinal fi'om San Bar- 

 tolome, of Tarajana) during April 1858. I have, however, found the 

 remains of it, in similar positions, at the Banda (towards the edges 

 of the great Caldeira) of Palma ; and in all probability it occiu-s in 

 Teneriffe likewise, and indeed wherever the remains of the ancient 

 Finals still exist. It is somewhat allied to the European T. cceridea, 

 but (judging from my single specimen) is considerably larger, cya- 

 neous or blue (instead of bluish -green), and not quite so shining ; 

 its head is rather more finely punctured and less deeply channeled 

 in front ; its prothorax is relatively both a little longer and a little 

 wider, more sinuated at the apex and more rounded behind, with the 

 anterior angles more porrected and the posterior ones more obtuse ; 

 and its elytra are more straightly truncated at their base, and rather 

 less rugiilose. 



Genus 83. LIPASPIS. 

 WoUaston, Trans. Ent. Soc. Loud. 140 [script, Leipaspis] (1862). 



196, Lipaspis lauricola. 



Leipaspis lauricola, Woll., loc. cit. 142 (1862). 



Habitat in lauretis Teneriffse et Palmae, sub cortice arborum laxo, 

 rarissima. 



For the generic characters of Lipaspis, and the distinctions between 

 the three species here enumerated, I must refer to my paper on the 

 " Euphorhia-miG&iin^ Coleoptcra of the Canaries " lately published in 

 the ' Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.' Although 

 not belonging to the Euphorbian fauna, this insect and the following 

 one were described (as will be seen on reference) in a foot-note to 

 the memoir alluded to, The L. lauricola seems to be confined to the 

 laurel-woods of intermediate elevations, and is apparently extremely 

 rare. In such positions I have taken it, from beneath the loosened 

 bark of the old trees, at Las Mercedes and towards Point Anaga of 

 Teneriffe ; as also high up in the Barranco da Agua, and the Bar- 

 ranco de Galga, of Palma. 



197. Lipaspis pinicola. 



Leipaspis piuicola, Wall., loc. cit. 143 (1802). 

 Habitat in piuetis Tencriffce et PalmiB, rarissima. 

 As in the case of the last species, I have hitherto observed the pre- 

 sent Lipaspis only in Teneriffe and Palma, — where it appears to be 



