ANTHICID^E. 443 



differs from the 0. punctatus in being a little smaller and (relatively) 

 much slenderer, in its head being rather more oblong, less rounded- 

 off posteriorly, and less convex, with the eyes somewhat less deve- 

 loped, and with the lateral angles of the clypeus more raised (which 

 causes the forehead to be more excavated), and in its antennae being 

 considerably thicker towards their extremity. Although its dark 

 and pale portions are better defined than is the case in that insect, 

 nevertheless in colour and clothing it has a good deal in common 

 with the 0. punctatus. 



1219. Ochthenomus punctatus. 



Ochthenomus punctatus, Dej. Cat. 239 (1837). 



, La Ferte, Man. des Anth. 283 (1848). 



, Lucas, Col. de VAlgerie, 380 (1849). 



, Woll, Ann. Nat. Hist. ii. 415 (1858). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.), in subinferioribus rarissimus. 



A species which occurs in the south of Europe, and which is 

 found very rarely (at rather low elevations) in Madeira proper. 

 Indeed two examples of it are all that I have yet seen, one of 

 which was taken by Mr. M. Park in the Eibeira de S ta Luzia, and 

 the other by the late Mr. Bewicke near Funchal. 



Genus 372. ANTHICUS. 

 Paykull, Fna Suec. i. 253 (1798). 



1220. Anthicus floralis. 



Anthicus floralis, Fab., Syst. Eku. i. 29 (1801). 



, La Ferte, Man. des Anth. 150 (1848). 



, Woll, Cat. Mad. Col 164 (1857). 



1 id., Cat. Can. Col. 517 (1864). 



Habitat Maderenses (Mad.) et Canarienses (Lanz., Mtert., Ten., 

 Qom., Hierro), sub quisquiliis praesertim in cultis degens. 



The common European A. floralis, which has established itself in 

 many distant parts of the civilized world, is far from scarce in these 

 islands where most likely it has become naturalized through 

 human agencies. It occurs for the most part beneath vegetable 

 refuse, particularly in cultivated grounds, under which circum- 

 stances it is often abundant around Eunchal, in Madeira proper. 

 At the Canaries it has been observed hitherto in Lanzarote, Fuerte- 

 ventura, TenerifFe, Gomera, and Hierro ; but we may be pretty sure 

 that it will be found to be universal. Its detection in Hierro is due 

 to the late researches of the Messrs. Crotch. 



