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CANARIAN COLEOPTEEA. 



The jiresent Attahis I have detected hitherto only in Grand Canary, 

 where it is tolerably common throughout the region of El Monte — 

 particularly towards the summit of the Bandama mountain — during 

 the spring. It may readily be known by its black and subo_pake 

 surface (which however has a slightly senescent tinge) ; by its very 

 closely, evenly, and minutely granulose, or alutaceoiis, head and pro- 

 thorax (in which respect it approaches the A. bisculpturatus) ; by its 

 elytra being almost free from additional erect hairs (the few which 

 are present being moreover exceedingly short) ; and by the antennge 

 of its male sex being rather longer than is the case in the generality 

 of the Attali here enumerated. Its prothorax is even, and more 

 transverse than that of the last species ; its cinereous under-pile is 

 more minute ; and its elytra have no indications of the small sub- 

 glabrous longitudinally disposed tubercles which are so evident in 

 that insect. 



356. Attalus subopacus. 

 Attains subopacus, Woll, loc. cit. 437 (18G2). 



Habitat Lanzarotam et Fuerteventuram, tempore vernali sat 

 frequens. 



This Attalus appears to be peculiar to Lanzarote and Fuerteven- 

 tura, where it is rather common during the spring months on flowers, 

 and in the former of which it was taken also by Mr. Gi'ay. It may 

 be known by its daxYk-cyaneous hue and but slightly shining (though 

 scarcely subopake) surface, which is more or less perceptibly clothed 

 with a minute cinereous pubescence ; by the light (but not very 

 regular) subalutaceous sculpture of its head and prothorax, on which 

 there are only a few excessively small and remote punctures inter- 

 mixed; and by its very closely pimctulated elytra, which are rather 

 flattened on the disc, usually with very faint indications of longitudi- 

 nal costse, and beset with erect hairs. My Fuerteventuran examples 

 are principally from the Rio Palmas. 



357. Attalus metallicus. 



Attalus metallicus, WoU., loc. cit. 438 (1862). 



Habitat Lanzarotam, ad flores prassertim Eujjiliorbiarum. frequens : 

 etiam in Teneriffa specimen unum, vix distinctum (=var. /3. similis, 

 mihi), deprehendi. 



The comparatively deeply sculptiired and almost glabrous surface 

 of this Attahis, in conjunction with its metalhc hue (which is generally 

 greenish -brassy, but occasionally almost cyaneous), will sufficiently 

 characterize it. It is rather common in Lanzarote. in the north of 



