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in Tenerifte, where, however, it is far from uncommon during the 

 spring months on flowers. 



16. Attalus obscurus, n. sp. 



A. subseneo-niger, minute cinereo pubescens ; capite prothoraceque sub- 

 opacis, densissime granulato-alutaceis, hoc transverso ; elytris vix 

 nitidioribus, dense punctulato-rugulosis, obsoletissime (saepe vix per- 

 spicue) subcostatis, pilis erectis fere carentibus ; antennis pedibusque 

 subgracilibus, illis in sexu masculo elongatis necnon ad basin plus 

 minus rufo-testaceis. 



Long. corp. lin. l$-l£. 



Habitat Canariam Grandem ; in regione El Monte, praesertim in summo 

 monte ipso " Bandama " dicto, tempore vernali ad flares captus. 



The present Attalus I have detected hitherto only in Grand Canary, 

 where it is tolerably common, throughout the region of El Monte, 

 particularly towards the summit of the Bandama mountain, during 

 the spring. It may be readily known by its black and svbopake 

 surface (which however has a slightly senescent tinge) ; by its very 

 closely, evenly, and minutely granulose, or alutaceous, head and pro- 

 thorax (in which respect it approaches the A. bisculpturatus) ; by 

 its elytra being almost free from additional erect hairs (the few which 

 are present being moreover exceedingly short) ; and by the antennae 

 of its male sex being rather longer than is the case in the generality 

 of the Attali here enumerated. Its prothorax is even, and more 

 transverse than that of the last species ; its cinereous under-pile is 

 more minute ; and its elytra have no indications of the small sub- 

 glabrous longitudinally-disposed tubercles which are so evident in 

 that insect. 



17. Attains subopacus, n. sp. 



A. cj'aneo-niger, minus nitidus (fere subopacus), minute cinereo pubes- 

 cens; capite prothoraceque leviter subgranulato-alutaceis punctisque 

 minutissimis parce adspersis; elytris dense punctulato-subrugulosis, 

 plus minus obsolete subcostatis, pilis nigris erectis longiusculis obsitis ; 

 antennis ad basin tarsisque plus minus testaceo dilutioribus. 



Long. corp. lin. I-I3. 



Habitat Lanzarotam et Fuerteventuram, in floribus, tempore vernali, 

 passim. 



This Attalus appears to be peculiar to Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, 

 where it is tolerably common during the spring months on flowers, 

 and in the former of which it was also taken by Mr. Gray. It may 

 be known by its dark-cyaneous hue and but slightly shining (though 

 scarcely subopake) surface, which is more or less perceptibly clothed 



