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CAN AM AN COLEOPTERA, 



in f oveara parvam mcdiam basalem mergente ; antennis ad basin 

 infuscato-, pedibus pallido-testaceis, — Long. corp. lin. l^vix 1^. 



Habitat in Teneriffa, Palma et Hierro, per margines rivulorum 

 necnon in humidis intermediis (proesertim sylvaticis), rarior. 



In babits and general contour this little HomaJota has much in 

 common with the last two species. It is, however, much smaller 

 than either of them, of a browner or more pieescent hue, and its ely- 

 tra are scarcely a shade paler than the head and prothorax. Its head, 

 also, is, if anything, a trifle more oval (or less rotundate), its pro- 

 thorax is lightly channeled, and its legs are extremely pale *. Like 

 the H. ohliquejnmctafa, it seems to reside at the edges of the small 

 streams, and on the damp ledges of rocks, at intermediate elevations, 

 particularly within the sylvan districts. In such situations I have 

 taken it sparingly at the Agua Garcia, Souzal, La Esperanza, and at 

 Las Mercedes, in TeneriiFe, as well as in similar localities both in 

 Palma and Hierro. TeneriiFan specimens have also been communi- 

 cated by Dr. Crotch. 



809. Homalota persimilis, n. sp. 

 H. praecedenti valde afRnis, scd paulo minor angustior et densius sed 

 etiam subtilius pubescens, sculptura (oculo fortissime armato) multo 

 densiore (sc. densissima) et paulo fortiore ; capite sensim minore, 

 rotundatiore ; prothorace subbreviore, basi sublatiore ; elytris vix 

 minoribus ; antennis i)edibus(]ue paulo brevioribus gracilioribus, 

 his vix magis infuscatis. — Long. corp. lin. 1^. 



Habitat in inferioribus TencriiFa3, prope Portum Orotavoe (per aerem 

 volitantem) deprehensa. 



Judging from the single individual now before me, the prima facie 

 aspect of this insignificant Homalota is very much that of the amni- 

 gemt ; nevertheless I am quite satisfied that it is altogether distinct 

 specifically, as indeed its habits would seem to imply — it having been 

 captured by myself immediately outside the Puerto Orotava in Tene- 

 riffe (scarcely above the sea-level), whilst that insect is essentially 

 one of intermediate elevations. It is a little smaller and narrower 

 than the H. amnigena, as also still more densely and minutely pubes- 

 cent ; its head is perceptibly smaller and rounder ; its prothorax is 

 shorter, and a trifle broader behind ; its elytra are somewhat less 

 developed ; its Hmbs are appreciably shorter and slenderer, with the 

 legs more infuscated ; and its entire sculptui'e, when viewed beneath 

 the microscope, will be seen (particularly on the abdomen) to be very 

 much closer and rather more coarse. 



* It was examined by Ki'aatz, wlio i'etui"ned it as "Homalota, n. sp." 



