234 CANARIAN COLEOPTERA. 



the blossoms of a Cytisus, during May 1859, on the ascent to the 

 Cumhre above the Agua Mansa. 



370. Melyrosoma flavescens. 



MeljTosoma flavescens, Woll, loc. cit. 449 (1802). 



Habitat in montibus Palmae, Junio ineuiite a.d. 1858 ad flores 

 cap turn. 



The comparatively small size and narrow outline of this interesting 

 little Melyrosoma, in conjunction with the rather robust but nearly 

 decumbent yellowish -ainQYQOwi pile with which it is densely clothed, 

 and its slender limbs, will at once separate it from both of the pre- 

 ceding species. And it is somewhat remarkable that, whilst the M. 

 costipenne and hirtum would seem to represent at the Canaries the 

 Madeiran M. oceanicum and ahdominale, respectively, the present one 

 may be regarded as the analogue of the M. ariemisiie of those islands. 

 And yet, in spite of this general resemblance, it is abundantly distinct 

 from it specifically. Thus, it may be known from it by its larger size 

 and more anteriorly -acuminated outline ; by its pubescence being 

 comparatively short and decumbent (instead of long, fine, and erect) ; 

 by its prothorax being much narrower, less abbreviated, and more 

 conical ; by its entire sculpture being closer and less coarse ; and by 

 its male antennaj being very much shorter, with each individual joint 

 considerably less developed. 



The M. Jlavescens was captured by myself on the mountains of 

 Palma — from off the perpendicular rocks which bound the great 

 Pinal (above the plains of Los Llanos) in the district of the Banda, 

 at the beginning of June 1858. 



Fam. 38. CLERID^. 



Genus 153. CLERUS. 

 Geoi&oy, ITist. Ahr. ties Ins. 303 (1764). 



371. Clerus Paivae. 



Clerus PaivEe, WolL, Trails. Ent. Soc. Lmul. (3rd series) i. 163. pi. vii. 

 f. 5 (1862). 



Habitat in ramis Euphorbiarum emortuis in Lanzarota, Fuerte- 

 ventura, Canaria, Teneriffa et Hierro, rarissimus. 



This most interesting little Clerus, which is the only member of 

 the genus hitherto detected in any of these Atlantic islands, is appa- 

 rently extremely scarce ; though from the peculiarity of its habits it 



