Mr. T. V. Wollaston on Canarian Anobiadse. 11 



II. — On the Anobiadse of the Canary Islands. 

 By T. Vernon Wollaston, M.A., F.L.S. 



Having had occasion lately to look somewhat critically into the 

 various Anobiadae collected by myself during 1858 and 1859 in 

 the Canarian archipelago, I subjoin an enumeration of them, 

 which I believe will be found approximately complete as regards 

 the members of this small but interesting family in the several 

 islands of that Atlantic group. 



Fam. Anobiadse. 

 Genus Stagetus (nov. gen.). 



Corpus parvum, subovato-globosum, convexum, pubescens, durum, 

 SyyicalyptcB formam simulans : capite deflexo, sub margine protho- 

 racis antico parum recondite, oculis subrotundatis, minus prominulis : 

 prothorace longiusculo, subconico (antice producto attenuate, postice 

 late truncate vix sinuate) : scutello minute, triangular! : elytris sub- 

 connatis, pygidium tegentibus : alls ebsoletis : abdomine e segmentis 

 5 cempesito, 1'"° cestate-limbato, brevi, prsesertim in medio, et 

 ibidem in lebum crasse-elevatum (in metasternum receptum) re- 

 trersum preducto. ^?2^e?m«longiusculse, basi distantes, infra ocules 

 insertse, distinctissime 1 l-articulatse, art. l^^maximo robusto crasso 

 subflexueso, 2''° minus incrassate brevi basin versus (praesertim extus) 

 clavate, 3"° ad 8^'"" gradatim paule latieribus (3"", 4*° 5*°que sub- 

 elengatis graciUbus, longitudine leviter decrescentibus, latitudine vix 

 crescentibus ; 6'°, 7'"° 8^° que gradatim distincte latieribus et gra- 

 datim magis triangularibus intus productis), reliquis clavam mag- 

 nam laxam lengissimam 3-articulatam efficientibus (9°" et 10™° 

 oblongis apice truncatis, 11"° elengate-eblenge). ZflSn^m parvum, 

 cerneum, longiusculum, postice censtricte-angustatum, antice retun- 

 datum angulis anticis valde retundatis, per marginem anticum leviter 

 rotundatum et ibidem ciliatum. Mandibulce validae, cemeae, tri- 

 angulares, ad apicem acutse integrae, mex intra apicem dente maximo 

 acute instructse, inde ad basin subrectse. MaxillcB bilebse, lebis 

 latis membranaceis, intus lenge et dense pubescentibus, interna bre- 

 viere. Palpi maxillares articule 1™° flexuese, 2**° vix clavate, 3-'° 

 breviere, ultimo magno crasse securifermi-fusiformi apice oblique 

 truncate : labiates baud distincte observavi, Mentum cerneum, tri- 

 angulare sed apice recte et late truncatum. Ligula lengiuscula, sub- 

 membranacea, basi retundata, apice valde prefunde biloba, lebis 

 magnis subdivergentibus pilosis ebtusis, in media parte (inter lebos) 

 crassior et ibidem pilis duebus longissimis ebsita. Pedes graciles, 

 centractiles : tibiis rectis, gracilibus, ad apicem internum minute 

 calcaratis : tarsis brevibus, art. 1™° (paule in anticis, magis in inter- 

 mediis, et maxime in posticis) elongate, 2''°, 3*'° 4*°que brevieribus 

 et ad apicem internum gradatim preductis, ultimo brevi ovate ungui- 

 culis minutissimis simplicibus munite. 



Obs. Genus inter Anobium et Dorcatoma aliquo mode situm, sed 

 ab illis sine dubio distinctum ; antennarum labrique structura, necnon 



