BLAPID.E. 401 



Three examples, which I captured in Grand Canary, embody all 

 that I yet know about this Gnophota. Although agreeing with 

 neither of them, it appears in some respects to be intermediate 

 between the cribricollis and punctipennis ; and therefore, until fur- 

 ther material has been obtained for a more complete inspection of 

 its characters, I can scarcely regard its diagnosis as entirely satis- 

 factory. 



1105. Gnophota punctipennis. 

 Gnophota punctipennis, Woll., Cat. Can. Col. 467 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Can.), in subinferioribus intermediisque hinc 

 inde vulgaris. 



Also found in Grand Canary, where it would appear to represent 

 in the more northern parts of that island the G. cribricollis, which 

 is as widely distributed over the central and southern districts. 

 The G. punctipennis is universal throughout the region of El Monte 

 and in the vicinity of Las Palmas. 



Genus 333. MELANOCHRUS. 



WoUaston, Cat. Can. Col. 467 (1864). 



1106. Melanochrus Lacordairii. 



Melanochrus Lacordairii, Woll, Cat. Can. Col. 468 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Lanz., Fuert.), in arenosis maritimis submari- 

 timisque ad radices plantarum fodiens. 



A Canarian insect which has been observed hitherto only in 

 Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, where it resides in low sandy places 

 near the coast burrowing amongst the loose sand around the roots 

 of shrubby plants. 



Fam. 72. BLAPID.E. 



Genus 334. BLAPS. 

 Fabricius, Syst. Ent. 254 (1775). 



1107. Blaps gages. 



Tenebrio gages, Linn., Syst. Nat. ii. 676 [script., per err., gigas] (1767). 

 Blaps gages, BrulU, in Webb et Berth. (Col.) 68 (1838). 

 -, Woll, Ins. Mad. 506 (1854). 



, Id., Cat. Mad. Col. 157 (1857). 



, Id., Cat. Can. Col. 469 (1864). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad., P to S to ), Salvages (ins. majorem, 



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