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 Anobiadce 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. Anohiadse. 

 Genus Stagetus (nov. gen.). 



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

 Syncalyptce formam simulans : capita deflexo, sub margine protho- 

 racis antico parum recondite, oculis subrotundatis, minus prominulis : 

 prothorace longiusculo, subconico (antice producto attenuate, pestice 

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

 cennatis, pygidium tegentibus : alis ebsoletis : abdomine e segmentis 

 5 cempesite, I'"" cestato-limbale, brevi, prsesertim in medio, et 

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

 trersum producte. ^n^eww^e longiusculae, basi distantes, infra ocules 

 insertse, distinctissime ll-articulatae, art, l"°maxime robusto crasso 

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

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

 elengatis gracilibus, lengitudine leviter decrescentibus, latitudine vix 

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

 datim magis triangularibus intus preductis), reliquis clavam mag- 

 nam laxara longissimam 3-articulatam efficientibus (9°" et 10°"** 

 oblongis apice truncatis, 11"° elongate-eblenge). Xafirwm parvum, 

 cerneum, lengiusculum, pestice censtricte-angustatum, antice retun- 

 datum angulis anticis valde retundatis, per marginem anticum leviter 

 retundatum et ibidem ciliatum. Mandibulce validae, cemese, tri- 

 angulares, ad apicem acutse integrse, mox intra apicem dente maximo 

 acute instructse, inde ad basin subrectae. Maxillce bilebse, lebis 

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

 viere. Palpi maxillares articule l""" flexueso, 2*^° vix clavate, 3^'" 

 breviere, ultimo magno crasse securifermi-fusifermi apice oblique 

 truncate : labiates baud distincte ebservavi. 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 lebes) 

 crassier et ibidem pilis duebus lengissimis obsita. 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, lUtime brevi ovate ungui- 

 culis minutissimis simplicibus munito. 



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

 ab illis sine dubio distinctum ; antennarum labrique structura, necnen 



