NO. 1143. COLEOPTEBA OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLAXDS-LIXELL. 255 



Legs short, ferrugiuous. Posterior tarsi with second to fourth joints 

 slightly longer than wide. Length, 8 mm.; width, 3.5 mm. 



Five examples, collected on Charles island by the Albatross expedi- 

 tion in 1888. It is not stated on what island Darwin collected it. The 

 si)ecies is a true Selenophorus. 



FERONIA INSULARIS Boheman. 



Feronia insitlarif Bohemax, Frt-gatteu E n (j eni^ s Hesa, Zool., L, p. 14. 



No particular island of habitat is mentioned for any of Bohemau's 

 species. 



AMBLYGNATHUS OBSCURICORNIS Waterhouse. 

 Ambli/finaihuH obscuricortm Wateruousk, Ann. Nat. Hist., 1845, XVI, p. 22. 

 It is not recorded on what island Darwin collected this insect. 



NOTAPHUS GALAPAGOENSIS Waterhouse. 

 Notaphus f/alapagoennin Waterhouse, Ann. \at. Hist., 1845, XVI, ji. 23. 

 Collected on James island by Darwin. 



Family DYTISCIDAE. 



COPELATUS GALAPAGOENSIS Waterhouse. 

 CopelaluH tinlapagoenH'iH Waterhouse, Ann. Nat. Hist., 1845, XVI, p. 23. 

 No island recorded for Darwin's capture of tliis spccu'.-. 



Family HYDROPHILIDAE. 



TROPISTERNUS LATERALIS Fabricius. 



Hydroiihilua lateralis Fahricius, Syst. Ent., p. 228. — Watkrhou.se, Ann. Nat. 

 Hist., 1845, XVI, p. 41. 



It is not recorded on what island Darwin collected this species which 

 is widely distributed in America. 



PHILHYDRUS species. 

 Philhydriis species Waterhouse, Ann. Nat. Hist., 1845, XVI, p. 41. 



Waterhouse suspects this to be identical with a continental species. 

 No particular island is indicated where Darwin collected it. 



Family STAPHYLINIDAE. 



CREOPHILUS species. 



CreophiUm, new species f Waterhouse, Ann. Nat. Hist., 1845, XVI, p. 26. 



Collected on Chatham island by Darwin. 



This is i)robably VreophUus villosus Gravenhorst, introduced from 

 North America. 



