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347. Tarphius truncatus. 



Tarphius truncatus, Wall, Ins. Mad. 142 (1854). 

 , Id., Cut. Mad. Col. 47 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), in sylvaticis editioribus rarissinms. 



Evidently of the greatest rarity, the few specimens which I have 

 seen having been captured by myself in the damp sylvan regions of 

 Madeira proper in company with the other species. 



348. Tarphius Wolffii. 

 Tarphius Wolffii, Woll., Append, hvj. op. 2 1 . 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), in castanetis longe supra urbem Fun- 

 chalensem a Dom. C. Wolff, M.D., repertus. 



Discovered in the chestnut-woods at " the Mount," in the south 

 of Madeira proper, by Dr. C. Wolff. The distinctive features which 

 separate it from the T. truncatus, to which it is closely allied, are 

 fully alluded to in the Appendix to this volume. 



349. Tarphius sculptipennis. 



Tarphius sculptipennis, Woll., Cat. Mad. Col. 46 (1857). 

 Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), in humidis sylvaticis rarissimus. 



Occurs in the north of Madeira proper, where it appears to be very 

 rare, in damp sylvan spots of intermediate altitudes. 



350. Tarphius testudinalis. 



Tarphius testudinalis, WolL, Ins. Mad. 141 (1854). 

 , Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 46 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), in lauretis editioribus rarissimus. 



Likewise peculiar to the lofty sylvan districts of Madeira proper, 

 where it is extremely rare. 



351. Tarphius cicatricosus. 



Tarphius cicatricosus, WolL, Ins. Mad. 141 (1854). 

 , Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 45 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), in locis similibus ac prsecedens rarissimus. 



Found in similar localities as the last species, in Madeira proper, 

 and of about equal rarity. 



