
MADEIRAN COLEOPTERA. 99 
Fam. 34. HYLESINIDA. 
Genus 113. PHL@OPHTHORUS. 
Wollaston, Ins. Mad. 299. tab. vi. f. 1 (1854). 
271. Phleophthorus perfoliatus. 
Phlceophthorus perfoliatus, Woll., Ins. Mad. 301. tab. vi. f. 1 (1854). 
Inhabits the sylvan districts in the north of Madeira proper. Very 
rare. 
Genus 114. HYLURGUS. 
Latreille, Gen. Crust. et Ins. ii. 274 (1807). 
272. Hylurgus ligniperda**. 
Bostrichus ligniperda, Fab., Ent. Syst. i. ii. 8367 (1792). 
Hylesinus ligniperda, Gyll., Ins. Suec. iii. 335 (1813). 
Hylurgus ligniperda, Erich., in Wiegm. Archiv, i. 52 (1836). 
» Woll., Ins. Mad. 302 (1854). 


Inhabits Madeira and the Dezerta Grande,—occurring in the pine- 
woods of the former (principally in the south and east of the island), 
and in a small fir-plantation of the latter, which has been planted 
near its summit. Naturalized. 
273. Hylurgus piniperda**. 
Dermestes piniperda, Linn., Fna Suec. 421 (1761). 
Dendroctonus piniperda, Erich., in Wiegm. Archiv, ii. 53 (1836). 
Hylurgus piniperda, Redt., Fna Austr. 364 (1849). 
, Woll., Ins. Mad. 303 (1854). 

Inhabits Madeira proper, and is evidently introduced from more 
northern latitudes,—the only two specimens which I have seen 
having been taken, one (now in the British Museum) by Mr. Lea- 
cock, and the other by Mr. Bewicke, near Funchal. 
Genus 115. HYLASTES. 
Erichson, in Wiegm. Archiv, ii. 47 (1836), 
274. Hylastes Trifolii. 
Hylesinus Trifolii, Mill, in Journ. de la Soc. des Sci. du Dép. du Mont 
Tonnerre (1803). 
, Schmidt, in Stett. Ent. Zeit. v. 395 (1844). 
Hylastes Trifolii, Woll., Ins. Mad, 304 (1854). 
Inhabits the intermediate elevations of Madeira proper, occurring 
sparingly beneath bark,—principally within the Chestnut-districts. 
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