194 



TELEPHORID.E. 



Fam. 41. TELEPHORIMJ. 



Genus 175. MALTHINUS. 



Latreille, Gen. Crust, et Ins. i. 261 (1806). 



551. Malthinus mutabilis. 



Malthinus mutabilis, WolL, Journ. of Ent. i. 424 (1862). 

 , Id., Cat. Can. Col. 216 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (ins. omnes), ad flores, passim. 



A Canarian Malthinus which has been found in the whole seven 

 islands of the archipelago, occurring on flowers at low and interme- 

 diate elevations. It is extremely variable, both in size and colour ; 

 and, although perfectly distinct from the European M.flaveolus, it 

 may perhaps be looked upon as the representative at the Canaries of 

 that species. 



552. Malthinus nammeicollis. 



Malthinus croceicollis, WolL, Journ. of Ent. i. 426 (1862). 

 , Id., Cat. Can. Col. 217 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Can.), ad flores in intermediis minus frequens. 



This Malthinus I have met with as yet only in Grand Canary, 

 where it is not uncommon during the spring months throughout the 

 region of El Monte. I have changed its name to Jlammeicollis on 

 account of Motschulsky having previously described a croceicollis in 

 the nearly allied genus Malthodes a group so close to Malthinus 

 that in all probability it will not long be upheld as distinct. 



Genus 176. MALTHODES. 

 Kiesenwetter, in Linn. Ent. vii. 265 (1852). 



553. Malthodes Kiesenwetteri. 



Malthodes Kiesenwetteri, Woll, Ins. Mad. 243 (1854). 

 , Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 85 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad., P to S to ), ad flores in herbidis inter- 

 mediis parce occurrens. 



Not uncommon on flowers in the intermediate districts of Madeira 

 proper and Porto Santo, where it represents the M. brevicollis of 

 more northern latitudes. Indeed it is so closely allied to the latter 

 that I should scarcely have treated it as more than a geographical 



