12 MADEIRAN COLEOPTERA. 
in the pine-woods of the former, and in a small patch of fir-trees 
which has been planted towards the summit of the latter. The De- 
zertan specimens are generally of a duller and more rusty tint than 
those from Madeira proper. 
Genus 130. LIXUS. 
Fabricius, Syst. Ent. ii. 498 (1775). 
318. Lixus Cheiranthi. 
Lixus Cheiranthi, Woll., Ins, Mad. 349 (1854). 
Inhabits Madeira proper, occurring in cultivated spots around Fun- 
chal, and attaching itself to particular plants,—especially the Wall- 
flower (Cheiranthus Cheiri, Linn.) and the common Broom. 
319. Lixus Chawneri. 
Lixus Chawneri, Woll., Ins. Mad. 350 (1854). 
Inhabits Madeira and Porto Santo, occurring in low positions near 
the towns, particularly where the Arundo donax is planted,—to 
which it may perhaps be attached. Rare. 
320. Lixus vectiformis. 
Lixus vectiformis, Woll., Ins. Mad. 351 (1854). 
Inhabits Porto Santo, the only specimen which I have seen haying 
been captured by myself on the Campo de Baixo during December 
1848. 
321. Lixus angustatus. 
Curculio angustatus, Fab., Syst. Ent. 135 (1775). 
Lixus angustatus, Fab., Syst. Eleu. 11. 502 (1801). 
, Schin., Gen. et Spec. Cure. iii. 43 (1836). 
— —, Woll., Ins. Mad. 351 (1854). 


Inhabits Madeira proper, occurring amongst dense vegetation from 
about 800 to 2000 feet above the sea. Itis found also in the Canary 
Islands. 
322. Lixus rufitarsis. 
- Lixus rufitarsis, Schén., Gen. et Spec. Cure. iii. 78 (1836). 
, Dej., Cat. des Col. 296 (1837). 
, Woll., Ins. Mad. 352 (1854). 
angustatus, Dahl, in litt. 




Inhabits Madeira proper, occurring on thistles from about 400 to 
30060 feet above the sea. 
