of the Cape-Vcnh Islands. 249 



Fiini. Scaiiridffi. 



Genus Scaurus (Col. IIcsp. p. 178). 



Scaurus variolosus. 



^\\\ G. \\. Crotcli lias recently informed me that he believes 

 this ScdKrus Xo he idcntieal witli the Kuropean S. pHncfdfus. 

 Although it is quite possible that it may in reality be but a 

 geographical modification of that species, I cannot but tliink 

 that the much less powerfully developed processes, even in 

 the males, of its anterior femora and tibifc (the hinder tooth of 

 the former being reduced to a mere anguliform prominence, 

 Avhilst tluit on the posterior edge of the latter is almost obsolete 

 — indeed, completely so in the opposite sex) is sufficient, apart 

 from its rather smaller size and its somewhat more deeply and 

 sharply punctured surface, to separate it from its Mediterranean 

 ally. Nevertheless it is clear that S. punctatus is the spe- 

 cies which it the most nearly resembles ; and naturalists must 

 therefore judge for themselves whether or not they feci bound 

 to regard it as a southern and altered phasis of that insect. 



Fam. Tenebrionidae. 



Genus Texebuio, Linn. 



Tenehrio Paivre, n. sp. 



T. subcylindricus, crassus, niger, subopacus, ubique densissime ar- 

 gutoque punctatus ; prothorace transverso, basi fortiter bisiiniato, 

 ad latera (a;qnaHtor facile rotundata) et basin tenuiter marginato, 

 suba;quali (i. e. ad basin ipsam nee transversim impresso, nee 

 bifoveolato) ; mesostcrno triangulariter coneavo (lobum proster- 

 nalcm crassum recipiente), scutello magno transverso subpenta- 

 gono-trianguJan ; metastemo breviusculo ; clytris ad basin valde 

 sinuatis, vix omnino parallelis (sc. pone medium plerumque ob- 

 solete sublatioribus), nee sokim punctis ubique obsitis scd argute 

 substriato-punctatis punctisque perjiaucis majoribus pra^cipue in 

 interstitiis alternis parcissime irroratis ; antennas pedibusque 

 longiusculis robustis ct dense punctatis, illarum art" 3''" elongato, 

 reliquis obsolete subserratis (i. e. iutus apice subproductis), ult"" 

 penultimo sensim longiore, tarsorum posteriorum art" basali 

 elongato. 



Mas tibiis (praesertim posterioribus) subarcuatis, necnon intus tu- 

 bercuKs subdenticuliformibus remotis parce armatis. 



Long. corp. lin. 6-9. 



Habitat ins. Fogo, a cl. Barone Castello de Paiva nuper communi- 

 catus. 



Several examples of this large Tenehrio have been commu- 

 nicated by the Barao do Castello de Paiva, by whom they 



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