Atlantic Coleoptera. 267 
Nanophyes Chevrieri. 
Nanophyes nitidulus? (Hoffm.), Gyll., in Schon. iv, 
785 (1838). Nanophyes Chevrieri, Boh., in Schon. viii. 
(pars 2) 193 (1845). Nanophyes longulus, Woll., Cat. 
Can. Col. 299 (1864); Id., Col. Atl. 265 (1865). 
Hab.—Canarienses (Can., Ten.) ; super folia planta- 
rum in herbidis intermediis humidiusculis, rarior. 
p- 270 (genus ACALLEs). 
While residing at S. Antonio da Serra, on the moun- 
tains in the east of Madeira, during March, April, and 
May of 1870, I had an opportunity of observing the habits 
of at any rate four of the numerous species of <Acalles 
peculiar to the island,—three of which may be said to be 
universal throughout that particular district. The species 
to which I refer are the terminalis, dispar, Wollastoni, 
and globulipennis,—all of which occur amongst the lichen 
which clothes the trunks and boughs of the trees, which, 
from the general humidity of that cloudy region, attains 
an unusual amount of development. The apple trees, on 
account of the marvellously thick Cryptogamic envelope 
of their branches and dead twigs, were more particularly 
rich in the lichen-infesting forms; and in such situations 
(accompanied by the equally common Yarphius Lowez) 
the Acalles Wollastoni might be said almost to abound. 
The A. globulipennis and terminalis were less plentiful,— 
yet widely distributed, and by no means scarce; and at 
a still higher altitude (perhaps from about 3000 to 4000 
feet above the sea) the A. dispar, when searched for in 
the proper situations, literally swarmed. This last was 
usually to be met with congregating in the larger kinds 
of lichen which are accustomed to hang in dense masses 
from the gnarled trunks of the old laurels; and towards 
the summit of the Pico Gordo the few trees which are 
still remaining, amongst the thickets of the Vaccinium 
maderense, were pretty sure, in every instance, when well 
shaken into a net, to yield a liberal supply. 
p. 284 (genus TorRNEUMA). 
We are informed by Mr. G. R. Crotch (Pet. Nouv. Ent. 
No. 12) that Fairmaire’s genus Crypharis, founded (Ann. 
