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Canarian Group ; and it appears also to occur in Teneriffe, though 

 I have not myself observed it in that island*. 



1119. Pimelia serrimargo. 



Pimelia verrucosa, Br. [nee Fisch. de Waldh., 1821], in Webb et Berth. 



(Col.} 67 (1838). 

 serrimargo, Woll, Cat. Can. Col. 477 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Can.), late diffusa et hinc inde vulgaris. 



A Pimelia which has been observed hitherto only in Grand Canary, 

 over which island however it is widely diffused. It is an extremely 

 variable species, both in stature and in the greater or less develop- 

 ment of its elytral tubercles. 



II. Scutellum brevissimum, pronoto tectum (nee pone basin elytro- 

 rum ipsissimam extendens), ergo superne via: observandum. [Subg. 

 ApJianaspis, Woll.] 



1120. Pimelia granulicollis. 

 Pimelia granulicollis, Woll., Cat. Can. Col.- 478 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Can.), in arenosis submaritimis prope urbem 

 Las Palmas parce deprehensa. 



This large and subopake species occurs in the low sandy district 

 of Grand Canary between Las Palmas and the Isleta, where, how- 

 ever, it would appear to be scarce. It has been taken sparingly 

 both by myself and the Messrs. Crotch. 



1121. Pimelia auriculata. 



Pimelia bajula, Br. [nee Klug, 1830], in Webb et Ber. (Col.) 57 (1838). 

 auriculata, Woll, Cat. Can. Col. 479 (1864). 



Habitat Canarienses (Can.), late diffusa, ab ora maritima usque ad 

 regiones montosas ascendens. 



An oblong, shining, and comparatively unsculptured Pimelia, which 



* Although I can scarcely doubt the occurrence of the P. l&vigata in Teneriffe, 

 I nevertheless cannot but feel that more conclusive evidence is still wanted on 

 the subject of its extra-Palman range. Considering however that MM. Webb 

 and Berthelot, Hartung, and Crotch are supposed to have met with it in "Tene- 

 riffe," it may perhaps seem unreasonable that further proof for its existence in 

 that island should be required. But as I have not been able to elicit any kind of 

 information as to where the Teneriffan examples were found, and it is a remark- 

 able fact that all of its captors visited Palma, I must crave their indulgence if I 

 should appear to be unnecessarily sceptical concerning its Teneriffan habitat. 



