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TenerifFe, Gomera, and Palma. In Lanzarote it was captnrecl by M. 

 Hartnng (one of whose specimens has been communicated to me by 

 Dr. Heer), and in Palma by Dr. Crotch. 



346. Attalus bisculpturatus. 



Attakis bisculptviratus, Woll, loc. cit. 4.30 (1862). 

 Habitat Fuerteventuram, Aprili ineunte a.d. 1859 repertiis. 



This singular little Attalus may be known at once from the other 

 species here emimerated by its very remarkable sculpture, — the head 

 and prothorax (which are much depressed, particularly the former) 

 being opake, and coarsely and evenly alutaceous (or minutely granu- 

 lated) throughout, whilst the elytra are shining and merely rough- 

 ened in the ordinary manner. Its colour is black, except the hinder 

 part of the prothorax (which is dull yellow), and the tibia3, tarsi, and 

 the base of the antennae (which are brownish-testaceous). The only 

 two examples which I have seen (a male and a female) were captured 

 by myself in Fuerteventura — I believe, in the Rio Palmas — early in 

 April of 1859. 



347. Attalus rugifrons. 

 Attains rugifrons, Wall, loc. cit. 431 (1862). 



Habitat Gomeram, in coUibus prope Sanctum Sebastianum ad flores 

 lectus. 



The present Attalus, which has been observed hitherto only in 

 Gomera, is, like most of the species, very variable in colour ; never- 

 theless its subopake and densely and minutely rugulose head (in 

 which respect it somewhat resembles the Peeteropus angustifrons), 

 combined with the rufo-testaceous hue of its four anterior legs and 

 the base of its antennae (the former of which, however, have the upper 

 edge of their femora, and occasionally of the tibiae also, black), will 

 sufficiently distinguish it. Its prothorax has usually the sides and 

 base broadly testaceo -rufous ; but sometimes it is entirely dark, ex- 

 cept towards the hinder angles ; whilst at others even the discal 

 patch is almost obsolete, when nearly the whole siu'face is pale. It 

 was taken from off flowers by Mr. Gray and myself on the hills above 

 San Sebastian of Gomera, at the beginning of February 1858. 



348. Attalus ornatissimus. 

 Attalus ornatissimus, Woll., loc. cit. 431. pi. xx. f. 2 (1862). 

 Habitat in montibus Palmae, ad flores frequens. 

 The bright cyaneous, or greenish-cyaneous, head and elytra of 

 this beautiful Attalus, combined with its rufous prothorax, which 



