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A common European insect which is universal throughout the 

 Canarian archipelago, in the whole seven islands of which it has been 

 captured. It occurs principally in dry sunny spots of a low eleva- 

 tion, and is very partial to the Opuntia tuna (or Prickly Pear) as 

 well as to the Plocama pendula. In higher latitudes, however, I 

 have generally met with it on the stems of ash trees. 



Genus 317. EPILACHNA. 

 Chevrolat, Diet. Univ. d'Hist. Nat. iv. 43 (1844). 



1034. Epilachna 4-plagiata. 



Epilachna 4-plagiata, Wott. y Cat. Can. Col 425 (1864). 

 Habitat Canarienses (Fuert.), in inferioribus aridis arenosis rarissima. 



A Canarian Epilachna of great rarity, and of which I captured a 

 few specimens in the extreme north of Fuerteventura in the low, 

 arid, sandy district at Corralejo. 



1035. Epilachna bella. 



Epilachna bella, WoU., Cat. Can. Col 425 (1864). 

 Habitat Canarienses (Can.), in locis similibus ac praecedens. 



Detected hitherto only in Grand Canary, and with much the same 

 habits as the last species occurring in low, sandy spots near the 

 coast. I met with a single example of it at Maspalomas, in the ex- 

 treme south of that island ; and a considerable series is now before 

 me, taken by the Messrs. Crotch, near Las Palmas in the extreme 

 north. 



1036. Epilachna 10-plagiata. 



Scymnus 10-plagiatus, Woll, Cat. Mad. Col 137 (1857). 

 Epilachna 10-plagiata, Id., Cat. Can. Col. 426 (1864). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.) et Canarienses (Ten., Gom., Palma), in 

 subinferioribus intermediisque late sed parce diffusa. 



A small Epilachna which seems to be widely spread over these At- 

 lantic islands, where we may expect that it will be found ultimately 

 to be well nigh universal. I have taken it sparingly in the sylvan 

 districts of Madeira proper, as also at rather low and intermediate 

 elevations in Teneriffe and Palma, of the Canarian Group. And 

 several examples are now before me which were obtained by the 

 Messrs. Crotch, " from off the flowers of Euphorbias," in Gomera. 



