Atlantic Coleoptera. dll 
p. 518 (genus TRoGoPHL@vs) . 
(Sp. 1434) Trogophleus exilis. 
This little Trogophleus, found both in the Madeiran 
and Canarian archipelagos, is said by Fauvel (17 Abeille, 
vi. 152) to be conspecific with the European 7’. pusillus, 
Gray. ; and I think perhaps that this conclusion may be 
accepted as probable. Assuming, therefore, M. Fauvel’s 
identification to be correct, the synonymy of the species 
must stand thus :— 
Trogophleus pusillus. 
Aleochara pusillus, Grav., Col. Micropt. 78 (1802). 
Trogophleus pusillus, Kr., Nat. der Ins. Deutsch. 11. 880 
(1858). Trogophleus ewxilis, Woll., Ann. Nat. Hist. vi. 
105 (1860); Id., Col. Atl. 519 et Append. 75 (1865). 
Hab.—Maderenses( Mad.) , et Canarienses (T’en., Gom.); 
hine inde in humidis. 
p- 522 (genus Homatium). 
(Sp. 1440( Homalium sculpticolle. 
Inthe Appendix to my ‘ Coleoptera Hesperidum’ I men- 
tioned that this Canarian Homaliwm had been identified 
by M. Fauvel with the European H. Allardii of Fairmaire. 
There was clearly however some mistake in Fauvel’s 
determination, for the H. Allardii is in reality more akin 
to the Madeiran and Canarian H. ocellatum, and has 
scarcely anything in common with the sculpticolle. The 
latter, as stated elsewhere, finds very much nearer allies 
in the common H. riparium and fossulatum of more 
northern latitudes. Hence, the note (above alluded to) 
in the Appendix of the ‘ Coleoptera Hesperidum’ must 
be cancelled. 
(Sp. 1441) Homaliwm ocellatum. 
After what I have just mentioned under the preceding 
species, it will be seen that it is the H. ocellatum (not 
the sculpticolle as asserted by Fauvel) which so nearly 
resembles the European H. Allardii; nevertheless it 
would appear that even the ocellatum cannot be abso- 
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