106 



NITIDULID^E. 



Olibrus geminus, Erich., Nat. der Ins. Deutsch. iii. 120 (1845). 



consimilis, Woll, Ins. Mad. 115 (1854). 



1 Id., Cat. Mad. Col 37 (1857). 



, Id., Cat. Can. Col 108 (1864). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.) et Canarienses (Can., Ten., Gom.}, ad 

 flores, passim. 



This common European insect is widely spread over these Atlantic 

 islands, though apparently nowhere abundant. It occurs in the in- 

 termediate elevations of Madeira proper, as also in Grand Canary, 

 Teneriffe, and Gomera, of the Canarian Group. In all probability, 

 however, it will be found to be universal ; yet, in spite of this, I 

 believe it to be a naturalized species. 



Fam. 15. NITIDULIDJE. 



' (Subfam. I. BRACHYPTERIDES.) 



Genus 93. HETEROBRACHIUM. 



Wollaston, Cat. Can. Col 108 (1864). 



297. Heterobrachium longimanum. 



Heterobrachium longimanum, Woll, Cat. Can. Col 109 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Ten., Palma), in sylvaticis humidis editioribus 

 rarissimum. 



Pound hitherto only in Teneriffe and Palma, of the Canarian 

 Group, where it appears to be extremely rare, occurring at a high 

 elevation within the sylvan districts. 



Genus 94. BRACHYPTERUS. 



Kugelann, in Schneid. Mag. 506 (1794). 



298. Brachypterus aeneomicans. 

 Brachypterus seneomicans, Woll, Append. Tiuj. op. 16. 

 Habitat Canarienses (Gfom.), a DD. Crotch parce lectus. 



Two specimens of this Brachypterus were captured in Gomera by 

 the Messrs. Crotch, during their recent expedition to the Canaries. 

 The species appears to be quite distinct from the (somewhat variable) 

 B. velatus, the characters which separate it therefrom having been 

 fully pointed out in the Appendix. 



