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CHRYSOMELID^E. 



extremely scarce. It is much attached to the foliage of the Bystro- 

 pogon punctatus, Herit., bushes of which I have (on one or two 

 occasions), at the Ribeiro Frio, seen absolutely glittering with it. 



Genus 304. GASTROPHYSA. 



(Chevrolat) Redt., Fna Austr. 553 (1849). 



987. Gastrophysa polygon!. 



Chrysomela Polygoni, Linn.. Fna Suec. 520 (1761). 

 Gastrophysa Polygoni, Redi., op. cit. 553 (1849). 



, WoU., Ins. Mad. 459 (1854). 



jld.j Cat. Mad. Col. 135 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), a Dom. Heineken semel deprehensa. 



I am very doubtful whether I ought still to admit this common 

 European insect into our Catalogue, a single example, taken many 

 years ago in Madeira proper by the late Dr. Heineken, being the 

 only one (so far as I am aware) that has hitherto occurred in these 

 Atlantic islands. In all probability, therefore, that specimen was 

 a mere accidental introduction from more northern latitudes. 



Genus 305. PHJEDON. 

 (Megerle) in Dahl, Cat. 74 (1823). 



988. Phsedon menthae. 



Chrysomela rufipes ?, Brulle [nee De Geer\j in Webb et Berth. (Col. 



74 (1838). 

 Phredon mentha3, WoU., Cat. Can. Col. 404 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Can.), foliis Menthce in humidis intermediis 

 gaudens. 



Hitherto I have observed this Phcedon only in Grand Canary, 

 where it is locally abundant, at intermediate elevations and in watery 

 spots, on the foliage of a large Meniha. 



Genus 306. PHRATORA. 

 (Chevrolat) Redt, Fna Austr. 554 (1849). 



989. Phratora vulgatissima. 



Chrysomela vulgatissima, Linn., Syst. Nat. i. ii. 589 (1767). 



, Dufts., Fna Austr. iii. 210 (1825). 



Pha3don unicolor, Steph., III. Brit. Ent. iv. 336 (1831). 

 Phratora vulgatissima, Wott., Cat. Can. Col. 405 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Palma), a W. D. Crotch semel capta. 





