380 MR. G. n. CROTCH ON AZOREAN COLEOPTERA. [Mar. 28, 



147. C. VARIABILIS, Fabr. 



M. Drouet states this insect to be common throughout the group ; 

 no trace of it, liowever, exists in the material now before me ; yet it 

 is impossible to believe that so ^Yell-l^;no\vn a species can have been 

 confused with anything else. 



148. Chilocorus bipustulatus, L. 

 One specimen only, from Santa Maria. 



149. ScYMNus durant-t;, Woll. 



Not rare on flowers in Terceira and Fayal. This species has been 

 hitherto considered peculiar to Madeira, and is represented by a cog- 

 nate form in the Canaries. 



150. S. MINIMUS, Rossi. 



A few specimens have occurred in Fayal and Santa Maria. 



151. R.HIZOBIUS LiTURAj Fabr. 



Very abundant in S. Miguel, Fayal, and Terceira, and presenting, 

 as usual, considerable variation in colour. 



152. Blaps gages, L. 



S. Miguel and Fayal, in gardens, cellars, &c., not rare. This has 

 been found on the Salvages. 



153. B. siMiLis, Latr. 



Very common in S. Miguel, Fayal, and Flores. 



154. B., sp.? 



Two specimens were taken under a stone near the Lagoa das Farnas. 

 I am not able to refer this to any described s])ecies, but am unwilling 

 to add to the confusion already existing in the group by adding an- 

 other doubtful species. 



155. Hegeter TRiSTis, Fabr. 



S. Miguel, Terceira, and Fayal, l)ut rare. This insect is exces- 

 sively abundant in Madeira and the Canaries. 



156. Opatrum iiispidum, BruUe. 



Abundant in S. Miguel, Terceira, and Fayal, and probably uni- 

 versal. 



157. Helops azoricus, n. sp. 



Under the bark of a poplar tree at the Furnas, S. Miguel. This 

 is very near one of the Madeiran species, but not, 1 think, identical 

 with it. 



158. Phaleria bimaculata, Herbst. 



Abundant under dead fish at Horta, Fayal. M. Drouet records 



