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829. Lixus rufitarsis. 



Lixus rufitarsis, Schon., Gen. et Spec. Cure. iii. 78 (1836). 



Woll, Ins. Mad. 352 (1854). 



, Id., Cat. Mad. Col 112 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), praecipue in Carduis gaudens. 



A European Lixus which is not uncommon in Madeira proper, 

 where it occurs on Thistles at low and intermediate altitudes ; but 

 it has not yet been detected in any of the other islands. 



830. Lixus guttiventris. 



Lixus guttiventris (Germ.), Schon., Gen. et Spec. Cure. vii. 469 (1843). 

 , WoU. t Cat. Can. Col. 320 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Lanz., Fuert.\ inter plantas Arundinis donacis 

 praecipue sed parce lectus. 



A species found in Mediterranean latitudes, and which occurs in 

 Lanzarote and Euerteventura the two eastern islands of the Cana- 

 rian Group. In the former I have captured it near Magui (towards 

 the north of the island), and in the latter off some plants of the 

 Arundo donax in the Rio Palmas. 



831. Lixus angustatus. 



Curculio angustatus, Fab., Syst. Ent. 135 (1775). 



Lixus angustatus, Schon., Gen. et Spec. Cure. iii. 43 (1836). 



, Wott., Ins. Mad. 351 (1854). 



, Id., Cat. Mad. Col 112 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.}, in herbidis subinferioribus intennediis- 

 que degens. 



The European L. angiistatus is not uncommon in Madeira proper, 

 where it occurs amongst dense vegetation at rather low and inter- 

 mediate altitudes ; but I am not aware that it has been observed in 

 any other of these Atlantic islands. It is true that it is admitted 

 into the meagre and inaccurate list of Coleoptera which was prepared 

 by M. Brulle for MM. Webb and Berthelot's gigantic work ; but I 

 have given the reasons in my late Catalogue (vide p. 320) why I 

 cannot regard it as Canarian, until at any rate some more conclusive 

 evidence has been obtained. Like the ordinary Lion,, it undergoes its 

 transformations within the stalks of plants ; and branches of a large 

 Malva have lately been communicated by the Barao do Castello de 

 Paiva, found by him near Funchal, which were completely devoured 

 by it, some examples being in the larva-, some in the pupa-, and 

 others in the perfect state. 



