Hyalesthes madeires Remane & Hoch, 1986

Hyalesthes madeires Remane & Hoch, 1986: 132; Hoch and Remane, 1985: 132

Hyalesthes flavipennis; Lindberg, 1961: 54 -55 [identification error]

Distribution. Endemic to Madeira Island. MADEIRA: reported from several localities on northern and southern slopes up to 600 m (Hoch and Remane, 1985; Lindberg, 1961; Remane and Hoch, 1986).

Habitat and/or food plants. Globularia spp., Echium spp., Rubus spp., Euphorbia spp. and other xerophyte vegetation (Hoch and Remane, 1985; Remane and Hoch, 1986). Remarks. Lindberg (1961) identified 83 specimens from Serra de Agua as Hyalesthes flavipennis but Hoch & Remane (1985) studied part of this material (74 specimens) and identified them as a new species, H. madeires .