416 CANAKIAN COLEOPTERA. 



Europe, and which occurs also in the north of Africa and at the Ma- 

 deiras, is found sparingly in these islands, chiefly in company with 

 the last species. I have taken it from the Ecliimn violaceum, near 

 San Mateo, in Grand Canary, as well as at the Agua Garcia in 

 Teneriffe ; and it was found by Mr. Gray in Gomera and Palma. In 

 Teneriffe it was mot with likewise by Dr. Crotch. It has much the 

 general aspect and colouring of the L. fuscoameus, but is considerably 

 larger and more coarsely pimctured ; it has often (in addition to the 

 noi-mal brassy one) a greenish or bluish tinge ; and the extreme 

 apices of its elytra arc less obtuse (or separately rounded off). 



Genus 243. PSYLLIODES. 



Latreille, Fain. Nat. des Ins. 405 [script. PsijlUode] (1825). 



639. Psylliodes hospes. 



Psylliodes hospes, Woll, Ins. 3Iad. 449 (1854). 



, Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 134 (1857). 



, AUard, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 340 (18G0). 



, Woll, loc. cit. 10 (18G0). 



Habitat insulas omnes Canarienses, in herbidis vulgaris. 



The present Psylliodes, which is universal throughout the Madeiran 

 archipelago, is equally universal at the Canaries — in the whole seven 

 islands of which I have myself captured it, more or less abimdantly. 

 In Lanzarote, Gomera, and Hierro it was found also by Mr. Gray. 

 Its brassy-green, densely punctured surface, less convex body, small 

 pro thorax, and testaceous legs (and base of antennae), the two hinder 

 femora being alone infuscated, will sufiiciently distinguish it. It 

 is particularly partial to the foliage of plants of the Sinaiyis-gvoM^ ; 

 and would seem to be the representative of the P. cuprea of more 

 northern latitudes. Indeed M. Allard observed concerning it, "Psyll. 

 cuprece 111. affinis, et ut ilia in elytris punctato-striata, sed differt 

 interstitiis punctulatis, prothorace ad latera minus recto, et cset." 



640. Psylliodes vehemens. 



Psylliodes vehemens, Woll, Ins. Mad. 451 (1854). 



, Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 134 (1857). 



, Allard, Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, 341 (18G0). 



, Woll, loc. cit. 10 (1800). 



Hahitat insulas omnes Canarienses, passim. 



The P. veliemens, which, like the last sj^ecies, is universal in the 

 Madeiran Group, is likewise universal at the Canaries, — Gomera 

 (where however it was taken by Dr. Crotch, during the spring of 

 1862) being the only island of the seven in which I have not myself 



