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which indeed it so closely resembles that I am not altogether satisfied 

 that it is more than an insular variety of it. It seems, merely, to 

 he (on the average) a little smaller than the tessettatus, and to have 

 its elytra rather more oblong, and densely beset with suberect setae 

 (or short stiffish hairs). Still, since its ally obtains in at all events 

 three of the islands without any appreciable change, it is scarcely 

 likely to become modified in a fourth one ; and moreover we have 

 yet to ascertain that the tessellatus proper does not exist, simultane- 

 ously with the obsitus, in Grand Canary. 



903. Laparocerus tenellus. 



Laparocerus tenellus, Wott., Cat. Can. Col 362 (1864). 

 Habitat Canarienses (Ten.'), in editioribus rarissimus. 



A minute Canarian species, being the smallest of the Laparoceri 

 hitherto detected. I have seen but two examples of it, which were 

 taken by myself at a high elevation in Teneriffe at the foot of the 

 Organo Rocks, above the Agua Mansa ; and therefore it would 

 appear to be extremely scarce. 



904. Laparocerus puncticollis. 



Laparocerus puncticollis, Woll., Cat. Can. Col. 362 (1864). 

 Habitat Canarienses (Hierro}, in intermediis graminosis parce captus. 



Found in Hierro, the most western island of the Canarian Group, 

 the few examples of it which I have seen having been obtained by 

 myself at the sides of the lower road between Yalverde and El Golfo, 

 at an altitude of scarcely more than about 1000 feet above the sea. 



905. Laparocerus indutus. 

 Laparocerus indutus, Woll., Append. Imj. op. 53. 

 Habitat Canarienses (Gom.), a DD. Crotch parcissime repertus. 



Although perfectly distinct from it, on much the same type as the 

 last species ; but found in Gomera (instead of Hierro) where three 

 examples of it were captured by the Messrs. Crotch, during their 

 late Canarian campaign. 



906. Laparocerus compactus. 



Laparocerus compactus, WoU., Cat. Can. Col. 359 (1864). 

 Habitat Canarienses (Can.), in editioribus rarissimus. 



