MELO1D.E. 437 



Meloe tuccia, Hart., Geoloy. Verhaltn. Lanz. und Fuert. 141, 142. 

 tuccius, Woll, Cat. Can. Col 513 (1864). . 



Habitat Canarienses (Lanz., Fuert., Can., Ten., Gom.), passim. 



The M. tuccia of Mediterranean latitudes is widely spread over 

 the Canarian archipelago, where we may be nearly sure that it is 

 universal it having been captured in all the islands except Palma 

 and Hierro ; but it has not yet been observed in the Madeiran Group. 



1204. Meloe austrina. 



Meloe austrinus, Woll., Ins. Mad. 527 (1854). 

 , Id., Cat. Mad, Col 162 (1857). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), in herbidis subinferioribus parce degens. 



Not an uncommon Meloe in the south of Madeira proper, where it 

 occurs in grassy places and principally at a rather low elevation. 



1205. Meloe rugosa. 



Meloe rugosus, Mshm, Ent. Brit. 483 (1802). 



rugulosa, Bridle, in Webb et Berth. (Col) 70 (1838). 



rugosus, Woll, Ins. Mad. 527 (1854). 



, Id., Cat. Mad. Col 162 (1857). 



, Id,, Cat. Can. Col 513 (1864). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad., P to S to ) et Canarienses (Ten., Gom., 

 Hierro), minus frequens. 



A European Meloe which is very widely spread over these Atlantic 

 islands, where most likely it will prove to be well nigh universal. 

 In the Maderiau Group it is rather common throughout Madeira 

 proper, and scarcer in Porto Santo ; whilst of the Canaries it has 

 been taken sparingly in Teneriffe, Gomera, and Hierro. 



1206. Meloe murina. 



Meloe murina, Brandt et Erich.. Mon. Mel Nov. Act. Acad. xvi. 127 

 (1832). 

 - flavicomus, Woll, Ins. Mad. 528, tab. xiii. f. 1 (1854). 



, Id., Cat. Mad. Col 162 (1857). 

 murinus, Id., Cat. Can. Col 514 (1864). 



Habitat Maderensea (Mad., P to S to , Des.) et Canarienses (Can., Ten., 

 Gom.), passim. 



Found in Mediterranean latitudes, and perhaps even more widely 

 diffused over these islands than the preceding species. It occurs in 

 much the same districts principally at low, but sometimes at inter- 

 mediate, elevations. It abounds in Porto Santo of the Madeiran 



