Occasional Papers

CALIFORNIA

ACADEMY OF

VIII

SAN FRANCISCO
1901

PUBLICATION COMMITTEE

CHARLES H. GILBERT, Chairman
WILLIAM E. RITTER WILLIAM -A. SETCHELL

EDITORS OF ZOOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
CHARLES H. GILBERT WILLIAM E. RITTER

LIST

Coleoptera

Southern California,

Notes on Habits and Distribution

Descriptions of New Species

H. C. FALL

Issued November //, 1901

SAN FRANCISCO

CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

1901

LIST OF THE COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALI-
FORNIA, WITH NOTES ON HABITS AND
DISTRIBUTION AND DESCRIPTIONS
OF NEW SPECIES.

BY H. C. FALL.

INTRODUCTION.

THE Coleoptera of California, or of any considerable
part thereof, have never been made the subject of exclu-
sive treatment by any of our entomologists. Portions of
the State have, it is true, formed a part of much more ex-
tensive areas treated in some of the earlier faunal papers
of Le Conte, but in none of importance have the Califor-
nian species been so numerous as to constitute a majority
of those listed. Of these papers, two are especially
worthy of mention, viz: The Report on the Insects col-
lected on the Pacific R. R. Survey adjacent to the 47th
parallel (1857), and the Catalogue of the Coleoptera of
the Region adjacent to the Mexican boundary line (1858).
In the former, 1,173 species are listed from Northern
California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, of which
520 are Califomian; in the latter, of about 1,000 species
mentioned, 300 are credited to Southern California.
To both of these, short supplements were added in 1858
and 1859. In an earlier paper (1851), Le Conte had
published descriptions of 335 species from various parts
of California, all of which are incorporated in the two
lists above mentioned.

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Previous to the time of Le Conte our knowledge of the
Coleoptera of the Pacific Coast was due entirely to the
writings of Eschscholtz (1829) and Mannerheim (1843-
1853). Both of these authors confined their attention to
the fauna of the northern coast region — more especially
of Alaska — and, as is remarked by Le Conte, at the close
of Mannerheim's labors, the fauna of that region was
more completely developed than that of any other part
of the continent.

In 1859 Le Conte published a list of 147 species col-
lected by Xantus at Fort Tejon. The number is insig-
nificant, but the list is interesting in the present
connection, since Fort Tejon lies at the southern end of
the San Joaquin Valley, on the northern slope of the
mountains which separate the valley from Southern Cal-
ifornia. Of the 147 species named, 120 are now known
to occur south of the mountains.

From 1859 to 1876 several papers of a faunal nature
were contributed by Le Conte, Horn, and Ulke, none of
which, however, are so important as to require special
mention. In these, as in the two first named, the refer-
ences to Californian species are for the most part con-
tained in lists covering a much wider territory. Since
1876 only a few local lists have appeared, the most
important being that contained in the report of the Death
Valley Expedition;* the Tenebrionidse, Cicindelidse,
Histeridae, and Coccinellidse observed in San Diego
County by Dr. F. E. Blaisdellf and two lists presented
by the author, one of a collection made in the San
Bernardino Mts.,J and the other of the Coleoptera
known from the Southern California islands.;/

* North American Fauna, No. 7, 1893. U. S. Department of Agriculture.
t Zoe, Vol. Ill, 1892 ; Entomological News, Vol. Ill, 1892.
I Entomological News, Vol. V, 1894.
§ Canadian Entomologist, 1897.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

It were desirable for many reasons that the scope of
the present work be enlarged to cover the fauna of the
entire State. I do 'not, however, at present feel suffi-
ciently familiar with the northern fauna to warrant so
great an undertaking. Indeed, I have many times been
tempted to indefinitely postpone the present paper,
because of the very meager knowledge which we possess
of the great majority of even the commoner species of our
district. With a view to completeness, however, and in
order to increase the usefulness of the present list, I
have in the " Notes " added at the end of each genus
the names — nearly always with localities, but usually
without further comment — of all other species known
to have occurred within the State. It is not unlikely
that a certain number of these, recorded by the older
writers simply from "California," may have been
found within the limits of Southern California; but I
have very rarely ventured to include a name in the list
without definite knowledge of its occurrence within the
limits of the territory here treated.

Briefly described, the term Southern California, as
here used, includes that part of the State lying to the
south and east of a line drawn from Point Conception
eastward along the Santa Inez Mountains, then curving
to the north and east around the southern end of the
San Joaquin Valley, and along the desert slopes of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains through Kern and Inyo
counties, to the Nevada state line. The region thus
defined is by no means a distinct zoological district, but
its northern boundary line is as nearly an interfaunal
one as it is possible to draw across the State. Its area is
approximately one-third that of the entire State, and
includes San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange,
Los Angeles, and Ventura counties; the southern part

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of Santa Barbara, the eastern part of Kern, and the
greater portion of Inyo counties.

To the student who is unacquainted with the topog-
raphy and climatic conditions of California, the follow-
ing brief sketch of the natural features, more especially
of the region under consideration, will be of service.

The State lies approximately between the parallels of
33° and 42° of latitude, and is crossed by two great
mountain systems, lying along and in general parallel
with its eastern and western borders. The former —
the Sierra Nevada — extends from near the northern
border to about the 35th parallel. Its average eleva-
tion is from 5,000 to 8,000 feet, but there are occasional
ridges of 9,000 and 10,000 feet altitude, and individual
peaks that exceed 14,000 feet. The eastern slope
descends quite abruptly to the Great Basin, itself 4,000
to 5,000 feet above the sea level; the western slope is
much more gradual.

The Coast Range consists, like the Sierra Nevada, of
numerous nearly parallel ridges, and extends the entire
length of the State. Its general altitude is from 2,000
to 6,000 feet. These two systems are united near Mt.
Shasta in the north by a series of cross ranges, and
again in the south near the northern boundary of Los
Angeles County, thus inclosing the great central valley,
some 400 miles long and 60 miles wide, drained by the
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, which, after their
junction, find their way to the ocean through a gap in
the Coast Range at the Golden Gate. South of this
junction of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Range, the two
systems are continued as a single one, running in a
generally southeasterly direction toward the Colorado
River, sending off, however, at about the middle of its
length, a branch to the south, known as the San Jacinto-

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Range. The principal chain, extending from the
Tejon to the Colorado River, has received various
local names, the central and highest portion being
known as the San Bernardino Mountains. Taken as a
whole, it is for convenience frequently referred to in the
following pages as the Southern Sierras.

To the east of these mountains lie the Colorado and
Mojave deserts, while to the west the country is broken,
especially toward the coast, by numerous short ranges
of no great altitude, between which lie fertile valleys.

The climate of Southern California varies much
according to locality, but it is in general mild and dry.
Along the coast the mean temperatures of January and
July differ by but little more than 10°, but toward the
interior the difference between summer and winter tem-
perature becomes rapidly more marked. Except in the
higher parts of the mountains, the mercury rarely drops
below 28° Fahrenheit in winter, but not infrequently
rises to or even exceeds 100° in the summer months in
the interior valleys. The summers in the desert region
of the southeast are excessively hot, a temperature of
130° being at times experienced at Yuma and other
points along the lower Colorado River.

In all parts of our territory the year is divided into
two well defined seasons, a rainy and a dry. The for-
mer usually begins toward the end of October and lasts
till April. During this season the fair days greatly out-
number the rainy ones, and the precipitation is on the
average less than that during any period of equal length
on the Atlantic slope. The average rainfall at Yuma is
less than 4 inches; at San Diego 10 inches; at Los
Angeles 20 inches, and becomes somewhat greater as we
ascend the western slopes of the mountains. Snow falls
every winter at altitudes of 3,000 feet and over, but

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lasts only a short time, except on the highest peaks,
where, in sheltered spots on northern slopes, it may be
seen in midsummer. At intervals of many years the
ground is whitened for a few hours in the valleys.

The locally diverse conditions of temperature and
rainfall are of necessity accompanied by a variation in
the character and abundance of the vegetation, and
consequently of the insect fauna. Only along the
crests or upper slopes of the higher ranges — notably of
the San Bernardino Mountains — is there anything
approaching forest growth. At these altitudes — 5,000-
8,000 feet — there are considerable areas covered sparsely
with pine, cedar, fir, and scattered oaks. Alders line
the streams in the mountain canons, while willows,
sycamores and cottonwoods grow along the water courses
at lower levels wherever the supply of moisture is suffi-
ciently permanent. Oaks of several species are more or
less common throughout the lower foothills, and occur
here and there in park-like groves in the valleys. The
foothills are everywhere covered with a mixed growth of
scrub-oak, Ceanothus, greasewood, manzanita, and a
variety of other bushes and low trees, which, in some
places, form almost impenetrable thickets. The valleys
are green in the rainy season and in early spring are
bright with a profusion of wild flowers, but are burned
dry and brown by the sun in summer and autumn.
The vegetation of the Colorado and Mojave deserts is
naturally limited in amount and peculiar in kind, con-
sisting mainly of Yucca, cactus, and mesquite, with the
usual "sagebrush".

From the preceding remarks it may be seen at once
that Southern California is separable into two principal
faunal districts — one the desert region to the eastward,
occupying more than half the entire area and extending

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far to the north and east beyond the State line; the
other, the more copiously watered country lying between
the principal mountain range and the coast. To
these two we may add two others of very limited area,
but quite as well denned, viz, the timber belt of the
higher ranges; and the beaches, salt flats, and sand
dunes immediately adjoining the seashore.

While it is true that a large proportion of the species
occurring in each of these districts is to be found in
none of the others, yet our acquaintance with many
parts of the territory here considered is still too imper-
fect to permit the expression of these facts in figures.

In the preparation of the following list I have care-
fully searched all the literature at my command, and I
believe that omissions of this sort will not be numer-
ous; there doubtless are, however, a considerable num-
ber of species in collections, which are not here
included, for the simple reason that they have not been
recorded. Of such as these, and of omissions or cor-
rections of any kind, I would be very glad to be notified
in order that they may be incorporated in any revision
or supplement which may appear in the future.

Notwithstanding the inevitable shortcomings incident
to any preliminary list — and this can scarcely claim to
be more — the number of species here credited to South-
ern California is larger than that of any other faunal
list yet published in North America.* The Southern
California list proper contains 2,197 species and 17
varieties, and to these may be added 1,220 species and
4 varieties from other parts of the State, to which refer-
ence is made in the notes, making a total of 3,417
species and 21 varieties for the entire State.

* A catalogue of the insects of New Jersey by John B. Smith has appeared since the above was
written and contains the names of 2,845 species of Coleoptera- a number greater than that here
recorded for Southern California, but considerably smaller than that here credited to the whole
State.

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Following the notes on distribution, etc., there
will be found descriptions of a considerable number of
the new species mentioned in the list. There are still
many others left undescribed, chiefly for the reason that
their proper definition would require a more extended
investigation than is now possible. A few allied spe-
cies from other parts of the country have also been
described.

Finally, it is a pleasure to acknowledge the kind and
ready assistance of entomological friends in the prepa-
ration of the following pages, more particularly of my
fellow Californians, Messrs. Fenyes, Daggett, Fuchs,
Van Dyke, Rivers and Ricksecker.

To Mr. Fuchs I am especially indebted for a careful
examination of the manuscript and the consequent
detection of a few errors and the addition of a number
of species based upon his own collection.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

LIST OF THE COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

CICINDELLDJE.

Tetracha Carolina Linn.
Cicindela latesignata Lee.
senilis Horn.
vulgaris Say.

var. obliquata Kirby.

var. vibex Horn.
12-guttata Dej.

var. oregona Lee.

var. guttifera Lee.
pusilla Say.

Omophron dentatum Lee.
Cychrus obliquus Lee.

striatus Lee.

mimus Horn.

punctatus Lee.

subtilis Schaum.
Calosoma angulatum Chev.

prominens Lee.

peregrinator Guer.

parviceps Csy.

triste Lee.

semilseve Lee.

simplex Lee.

cancellatum Esch.

latipenne Horn.
Loricera calif ornica Lee.
Notiophilus semiopacus Esch.

obscurus sp. nov.
Nebria eschscholtzii Men.
Metrius contractus Esch.
Promecognathus laevissimus Dej.
Scarites subterraneus Fab.
Dyschirius tridentatus Lee.

patruelis Lee.

basalis Lee.

seneus Dej.

gibbipennis Lee.

analis Lee.

Cicindela hirticollis Say.
tenuisignata Lee.
trifasciata var. sigmoidea Lee.
sperata Lee.
gabbii Horn.
lemniscata Lee.

circumpicta var. praetextata Lee.
haemorrhagica Lee.

var. pacifica Schaupp.
sommeri Mann.

Dyschirius truncatus Lee. (?).

marinus Lee.

aratus Lee.

unipunctatus sp. uov.
Clivina dentipes Dej.

punctulata Lee.
Schizogenius crenulatus Lee.

depressus Lee.

seticollis sp. nov.

pluripunctatus Lee.
Bembidium nitidum Kby.

erasum Lee.

carinatum Lee.

bifossulatum Lee.

brevistriatum Haywd.

longulum Lee.

recticolle Lee.

transversale Dej.

consanguineum Haywd.

striola Lee.

platynoides Haywd.

lucidum Lee.

calif orni cum Haywd.

henshawi Haywd.

scudderi Haywd.

tigrinum Lee.

insulatum Lee.

nubiculosum Chd.

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Bembidium indistinctum Dej.

variegatum Say.

intermedium Kby.

timidium Lee.

versicolor Lee.

grandicolle Lee.

ephippiger Lee.

vile Lee.

horni Haywd.

bifasciatum Mots.

dubitans Lee.

acutifrons Lee.

cauttim Lee.

connivens Lee.

trechiforme Lee.

iridescens Lee.

laticeps Lee.
Tachys vittiger Lee.

mordax Lee.

rufotestaceus Haywd.

virgo Lee.

vorax Lee.

corax Lee.

edax Lee.

nanus Oyll.

anthrax Lee.

audax Lee.

rapax Lee.

sellatus Lee.
Pogonus plauatus Horn.
Trechus barbarae Horn.

pomonae sp. nov.
Pterostichus ater Dej.

vicinus Mann.

calif ornicus Dej.

meuetriesii Mots.

inermis sp. nov.

gracilior Lee.

hornii Lee.

Isabellas Lee.

congestus Men.

subcordatus Lee.

scitulus Lee.

laetulus Lee.

Pterostichus occidentalis Dej.

lustrans Lee.

splendidulus Lee.

four species undescribed
Amara jacobinae Lee.

scitula Zimm.

longula Zimm.

insignis Dej.

insularis Horn.

impuncticollis Say.

interstitialis Dej.

calif oruica Dej. '

remotestriata Dej.

gibba Lee.

aurata Dej.

Badister anthracinus Lee.
Calathus ruficollis Dej.

obscurus Lee.

Pristonychus complanatus Dej.
Platynus agilis Lee.

brunneomarginatus Mann.

exteusicollis var. simplex Lee.

calif ornicus Dej.

fnnebris Lee.

f rater Lee.

maculicollis Dej.

variolatus Lee.

fossiger Dej.

deplanatus Mhi.
Perigoua nigriceps Dej.
Lachnophorus elegantulus Mann.
Euphorticus occidentalis Horn.
Galerita lecontei Dej.
Thalpius hornii Chd.

rufulus Lee.
Ega laetula Lee.
Tetragonoderus fasciatus Hald.

pallidus Horn.
Lebia cyanipeunis Dej.
var. ruficollis Lee.

viridis Say.

furcata Lee.

guttula Lee.

bilineata Mots.

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Dromius piceus Dej.
Apristus laticollis Lee.
Biechrus glabratus Duft.

lucidus Lee.
Axinopalpus biplagiatus Dej.

fusciceps Lee.

Tecnophilus croceicollis Men.
Philophuga castanea Horn.
Pinacodera punctigera Lee.
Cymindis cribricollis Dej.
Brachynus lateralis Dej.

fidelis Lee.

tschernikhii Mann.

carinulatus Mots.

costipennis Mots.
Chlsenins ruficauda Chd.

viridifrons Esc h.

cursor Chev.

cumatilis Lee.

leucoscelis Chev.

obsoletus Lee.

variabilipes Esch.

glaucus Lee.

tricolor Dej.

Chlasnius harpalinus Esch.
Oodes elegans Lee.
Agonoderus lineola Fab.

pallipes Fab.
Discoderus amoenns Lee.
Harpalus sp.
Stenolophus limbalis Lee.

anceps Lee.

cincticollis Lee.

flavipes Lee.
Bradycellus coguatus Oyll.

rupestris Say.

rivalis Lee.

calif ornicus Lee.
Tachycellus nitidus Dej.

two new species
Anisodactylus dilatatus Dej.

pi ceil s Men.

semipunctatus Lee.

consobrimis Lee.

californicus Dej.

amaroides Lee.
Anisotarsus flebilis Lee.

Haliplus concolor Lee.
Cnemidotus callosus Lee.

AMPHIZOID^E.

Amphizoa insolens Lee.

HALIPLID^.

Cnemidotns simplex Lee.

DYTISCID^.

Laccophilus decipieus Lee.

terminalis Sharp.

mexicanus Aube.

4:-liue&tnsHorn.
Hydrovatus brevipes Sharp.
Desmopachria latissima Lee.
Bidessus cinctellus Lee.

pictodes Sharp.

affiuis Say.

subtilis Lee.

amandus Lee.

Hygrotus hydropicus Lee.
Coelambus medialis Lee.

pedalis sp nov.

fraternus Lee.
Deronectes griseostriatus De G.

striatellus Lee.
Hydroporus addendus Or.

subpubescens Lee.

fortis Lee.

axillaris Lee.

vilis Lee.

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Hydroporus latebrosus Lee.
Coptotomus interrogatus Fab.
Hydro trupes palpalis Sharp.
Ilybiosoma regularis Lee.
Agabinus glabrellus Mots.
Agabus lugens Lee.

lineellus Lee.

morosus Lee.

obsoletus Lee.

lecontei Cr.

Rhantus binotatus Harr.

anisonychus Cr.
Corymbites strigatus Lee.
Eretes sticticus Linn.
Dytiscus marginicollis Lee.
Thermonectes basilaris var. inter-
medius Cr.

marmoratus Hope.
Cybister ellipticus Lee.

explanatus Lee.

Gyrinus plicifer Lee.
consobrinus Lee.

Gyretes sinuatus Lee.

HYDROPHILIDJE.

Helophorus obscurus Lee.
Hydrochus vanolatus Lee.

vagus Lee.

sp. nov.
Ochthebius rectus Lee.

costipennis sp. nov.

puncticollis Lee.

discretus Lee.

nitidus Lee.

interruptus Lee.

lineatus Lee.

sculptus Lee.

holmbergi M'akl.
Hydrsena pennsylvanica Kies.
Hydrophilus triangularis Say.

insularis Lap.
Tropisternus limbalisLcc.

californicus Lee.

salsamentus sp. nov.

ellipticus Lee.
Hydrocharis glaucus Lee.

obtusatus Say.
Berosus punctatissimus Lee.

miles Lee.

salinus sp. nov.

subsignatus Lee.

Berosus infuscatus Lee.

rugulosus Horn.
Chaetarthria nigrella Lee.

minor sp. nov.

pallida Lee.

Limnebius piceus Horn.
Laccobius ellipticus Lee.
Philydrus carinatus Lee.

nebulosus Say.

californicus Horn.

diffusus Lee.

Helochares normatus Lee.
Cymbiodyta punctatostriata Horn.

dorsalis Mots.
Hydrobius fuscipes Linn.
Creniphilus subcupreus Say.

elegans sp. nov.

rufiventris Horn.

infuscatus Mots.
Dactylosternum cacti Lee,
Cercyon fimbriatus Mann.

luniger Mann.

fulvipennis Mann.

nigriceps Marsh.

lugubris Payk.
Megasternum posticatum Mann.

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SILPHID.E.

Necrophorus marginatus Fab. Anisotoma humeralis Horn.

guttula Mots. difficilis Horn.

pustulatus var. nigritus Mann. paludicola Or.

Silpha lapponica Hbst. obsoleta Melsh.

ramosa Say. Cyrtusa picipennig Lee.

Agyrtes longulus Lee. Agathidium revolvens Lee.

Pinodytes cryptophagoides Mann. concinnum Mann.

Ptomaphagus consobrinus Lee. virile sp. nov.

californicus Lee. pulchrum Lee.

Hydnobius latidens Lee. Clambus sp.

Connophron occidens Csy. Veraphis colon Horn.

digressum Csy. Ceramphis deformata Horn.

Scydmaenus ovipennis Csy. Papusus macer Csy.

PSELAPHID^].

Articerus fuchsii var. californicus Eeichenbachia turgidicornis Csy..

Brend. tumidicornis Csy.

Biotus formicarius Csy. sagax Lee.

Ctenisis dispar Sharp. Bryaxis foveata Lee.
Tychus tenellus Lee. loripes Csy.

hexagonus Csy. Oropus sp.

Scalenarthrus hornii Lee. Sagola Isabellas Lee.

Decarthron brendeli Csy. Euplectus orbiceps Csy.
Pselaptus belfragei Lee. californicus Csy.

Reichenbachia deformata Lee. Actium calif ornicum Lee.

falli Csy.

STAPHYLINID^.

Falagria laaviuscula Lee. Tachyusa

cavipennis Lee. four species

sp. dub. Tinotus caviceps Csy.

Echidnoglossa Myrmedonia fauvelii Sharp^

five species Phloeopora ( ?)

Hoplandria (?) sp. two species

Pontomalota opaca Lee. Polystoma arenaria Csy.

Atheta pacifica Csy.

twenty-five species Aleochara sulcicollis Mann.

Lomechusa angusta sp. nov. puberula King.

Tarphiota pallidipes Csy. four undetermined species.

fucicola Mold. Maseochara valida Lee.

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Maseochara puberula Csy.
Thiasophila sp.
Isoglossa sp.
Oxypoda

five species
Thinusa sp.
Bolitochara calif ornica Csy.

sp.

Leptusa sp.
Oligota sp.
Bryobiota bicolor Csy.
Somatium oviforme Csy.
Gyronycha obscura Csy.

sp.

Bamona falliana Csy.
Myllaena sp.
Acylophorus pronus Er.
Heterothops fuinatus

var. californicus Lee.

carbonatus sp. nov.

pusio Lee.

occidentis Csy.
•Quedius explanatus Lee.

fulgidus Fab.

erythrogaster Mann.

capucinus Grav.

desertus Horn.

limbifer Horn.

pros trans Horn.
Thinopinus pictus Lee.
Creophilus villosus Grav.
Hadrotes crassus Mann.
Staphyliuus saphyrinus Lee.

luteipes Lee.

tarsalis Mann.
Belonuchus ephippiatus Say.

sp. nov.
Philonthus nitescens Horn.

alutaceus Horn.

semiruber Horn.

hepaticus Er.

flavolimbatus Er.

grandicollis Horn.

longicornis Steph.

Philonthus discoideus Grav.

alumnus Er.

pettiti Horn.

triangulum Horn.

ferreipennis Horn.

sordidus Grav.

versutus Horn.

virilis Horn.

nigritulus Grav.

instabilis Horn.

quadrulus Horn.

lecontei Horn.
Actobius ocreatus Horn.

sobrinus Er.

puncticeps Horn.

gratus Lee.

psederoides Lee..

elegantulus Horn.

formosus sp. nov.
Cafius canescens Mann.

seminitens Horn.

lithocharinus Lee.

luteipenuis Horn.

sulcicollis Lee.

decipiens Lee.

opacus Lee.
Xantholinus cephalus Say.

picipennis Lee.

dimidiatus Lee.

obscurus Er.

nanus Lee.

pusillus Sachse.
Leptacinus bruunescens Lee.

pallidulus Lee.

three species, probably unde-

scribed
Stenus renifer Lee.

sculptilis Csy.

zunicus Csy.

incultus Csy.

costalis Csy.

alveolatus Csy.

pacificus Csy.

insignis Csy.

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Stenus terricola Csy.

vestalis Csy.

californicus Csy.

gilas Csy.

sayi Csy.

pinguis Csy.

Isetulus Csy.

lucidus Csy.

two species undetermined
Cryptobium turnidum Lee.

californicum Lee.

species undetermined
Lathrobium puncticepsLec.

jacobinum Lee.

californicum Lee.

lituarium Lee.

sp. nov.
Caloderma rugosa Csy.

continens Csy.

mobile Csy.

reducta Csy.

three species undetermined
Medon malaca Csy.

latiuscula Csy.

four species undetermined
Lithocharis ochracea Orav.
Stiiicus occiduus sp. nov.
Paeierus femoralis Lee.

compotens Lee.

ustus Lee.
Sunius californicus Aust.

longiusculus Mann.
Scopseus truncaticeps C.«y.

armiger sp. nov.
Scopseodera nitida Lee.
Leptorus texauus Csy.

californicus sp. nov.

longipennis sp. nov.
Orus punctatus Csy.

fraternus sp. nov.

montanus sp. nov.
Pinophilus densus Lee.
Palaminus lividus Lee.
Tachinus agilis Horn.

Tachinus debilis Horn.
Tachyporus californicus Horn.

nitidulus Fab.
Cilea silphoides Linn.
Erchomus punctipennis Lee.
Conosoma bipustulatum Grav.

castaneum Horn.
Boletobius cincticollis Say.
Bryoporus sp. dub.
Pseudopsis obliterata Lee.

detrita sp. nov.

minuta sp. nov.
Oxyporus sp. nov.
Bledius ferratus Lee.

jacobinus Lee.

armatus Er.

cribricollis Lee.

eximius Csy.

flavipennis Lee.

nitidiceps Lee.

relictus sp. nov.

opacifrons Lee.

punctatissimus Lee.

laticollis Lee.

luteipennis Lee.

rusticus sp. nov.

ruficornis Lee.

clarus sp. nov.

pleuralis Lee.

diagonalis Lee.

ornatus Lee.

phytosinus Lee.

forcipatus Lee.
Platystethus americanus Er.
Oxytelus sculptus Grav.

sobrinus Lee.
Haploderus cephalotes Csy.

flavipennis Csy.
Trogophloeus dentiger Csy.

gilse Csy.

prominens Csy.

pacificus Csy.

diffusus Csy.

confinis Csy.

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Trogophlceus pauperculus Csy. Homalium repandum Er.

debilis Csy. plagiatum Mann.

blediinus Csy. humile Makl.

filum Csy. alutaceum Fauv.

tantillus Csy. theveneti Fauv.

Apocellus analis Lee. two species undetermined

gracilicoruis Csy. Anthobium atriventre Csy.

sphaericollis Say. nigerrimum Csy.

Ancyrophorus planns Lee. two species undetermined

Thinobius oxytelinus Lee. (?). Orobanus rufipes Csy.

hesperius Csy. Protinus

sp. nov. two species

Zalobius serricollis Lee. Lispinus californicus Lee.
Geodromicus temporalis Csy. linearis Er.

Amphichroum floribundum Lee. Glyptoma costale Er.

puberulum Fauv. Trigonurus edwardsii Sharp.

Lathrimseum subcostatum Makl. Micropeplus punctatus Makl.
Homalium strigipenue Makl. sp. nov. ( ?).

TKICHOPTEKYGID^.

Motschulskium sinuatocolle Matth. Trichopteryx laticollis Mann.
Ptilium sp. several species not identified.

Ptenidium pullum Makl. Smicrus filicornis Fairm.

HYDKOSCAPHID^.

Hydroscapha natans Lee.

Sphaerius politus Horn.

SCAPHIDIID.E.

Scaphisoma castaneum Mots. Scaphisoma rufulum Lee.

PHALACRID^.

Phalacrus ovalis Lee. Acylomus nebulosus Csy.

penicillatus Say. Eustilbus apicalis Melsh.

conjunctus Csy. obtusus Lee.

sp. nov. (?). nanulus Csy.

Olibrus wickhami Csy. notabilis sp. nov.

sp. nov.

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COKYLOPHID^.

Sacium amabile Lee. Orthoperus

decolor Lee. two species unidentified

scitulum Lee. Aenigmaticum californicum Csy.

Sericoderus flavidus Lee.

COCCINELLID^.

Anisosticta seriata Melsh. Hyperaspis fimbriolata Melsh.

Megilla maculata De G. var. dissoluta Cr.

vittigera Mann. lateralis Muls.

Hippodamia 5-signata Kirby. taeniata Lee.

ambigua Lee. excelsa sp. nov.

convergens Guer. undulata Say. (?)

spuria Lee. spiculinota sp. nov.

parenthesis Say. annexa Lee.

Coccinella 9-notata Hbst. tristis Lee.

var. franciscana Muls. Hyperaspidius trimaculatus Linn.

trans versoguttata var. trans ver- arcuatus Lee.

salis Muls. Scymnus taedatus sp. nov.

var. calif ornica Mann. sordidus Horn.

Cycloneda sanguinea Linn. guttulatus Lee.

ocnlata Fab. nebulosus Lee.

abdominalis Say. pallens Lee.

Harmonia picta Hand. mimus sp. nov.

Mysia hornii Cr. cinctus Lee.
Psyllobora20-niaculatavar.t8edata£ec. pacificns Cr.

Chilocorus bivulnerus Muls. flebilis Horn.

cacti Linn. cervicalis Muls.

Exochomus pilatii Muls. marginicollis Mann.

calif ornicus Csy. ardelio Horn.

fasciatus Csy. puiictum Lee.

childreni Muls. . nanus Lee.

histrio sp. nov. couiferarum Cr.

€ryptognatha pusilla Lee. Scymnillus aterrimus Horn.

cataliuae Horn. Cephaloscymnus occidentals Horn.

Smilia reversa sp. nov. ornatus Horn.

ovaJis Lee. Khizobius lophanthse Blaisd.

ENDOMYCHID^.

Gen. et sp. dub. Aphorista leeta Lee.
Aphorista morosa Lee.

EKOTYLID^.

Languria calif ornica sp. nov. Tritoma calif ornica Lee.

Dacne calif ornica Horn.

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COLYDIIDJE.

Ehagodera tuberculata Mann. Lasconotus servus Horn*
Anchomma costatum Lee. pusillus Lee.

Synchita variegata Lee. Aulonium longum Lee.

Ditoma ornata Lee. Agleims brunneus Gyll.

sulcata Lee. Oxylaemus californicus Cr.

Phlceonemus catenulatus Horn. Cerylon castaneum Say.
Lasconotus linearis Or.

RHYSSODID^.

Khyssodes hamatus Lee.

CUCUJID^:.

Silvanus surinamensis Linn. Laemophlaeus nitens Lee.

bidentatus Fab. hornii Csy.

imbellis Lee. cephalotes Lee.

Cathartus advena Waltl. ferrugineus Steph.

opaculus Lee. pusillus Sch.

Nausibius clavicornis Kug. Lathropus vernalis Lee.
Narthecius grandiceps Lee. pubescens Csy.

Pediacus depressus Hbst. Brontes dubius var. truncatus Mot*.
Laeinophlaeiis biguttatus Say.

CRYPTOPHAGID^E.

Henoticus sp. Cryptophagus
Cryptophagus cellaris Scop. two species unidentified

debilisZ/ec. Atomaria laetula Lee. (?)
lecontei O. & H. two species unidentified

MYCETOPH AGID^: .

Mycetophagus californicus Horn. Berginus pumilus Lee.

pluriguttatus Lee. Myrmechixeuis latridioides Cr.

Litargus balteatus Lee. Diplocoelus sp.
Typboea fumata Linn.

DERMESTID^.

Byturus grisescens Lee. Dermestes vulpinus Fab.

Dermestes marmoratus Say. Perimegatoma variegatum Horn.

mannerheimii Lee. Attagenus piceus Oliv.

talpinus Mann. Trogoderma ornatum Say.

tristis Fall. sternale Jayne.

carnivorus Fab. Authrenus scrophulariae Linn.

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Anthrenus verbasci Linn.
Cryptorhopalum balteatum Lee.
apicale Mann.

Cryptorhopalum ruficorue Lee.

species undescribed
Orphilus niger Rossi.

HISTERID^.

Hololepta yucateca Mars.

cacti Lee.

vicina Lee.

populnea Lee.

neglecta Blaisd.
Hister sellatus Lee.

lucanus Lee.

simplicipes sp. nov.

sexstriatus Lee.

militaris Horn.

bimaculatus Linn.

lecontei Mars.

punctiger Lee.

Tribalister marginellus Lee. (?)
Tribalus calif or ni ens Horn.
Epierus regularis Beauv.

planulus Er.

nasutus Horn.
Onthophilus lecontei Horn.
Paromalus difficilis Horn.
Carcinops opuntise Lee.

tejonicus Horn.

gilensis Lee.

censors Lee.

tenellus Er.

Anapleus marginatus Lee.
Saprinus discoidalis Lee.

interstitialis Lee.

pectoralis Lee.

behrensii Horn.

obscurus Lee.

paeminosus Lee.

Saprinus alienus Lee.

lugens Er.

oregonensis Lee.

iiticolus sp. nov.

scissus Lee.

laridus Lee.

insertus Lee.

ciliatus Lee.

vitiosus Lee.

lubricus Lee.

pleuus Lee.

fimbriatus Lee.

caerulescens Lee.

intritus Csy.

consobrinus sp. nov.

bigemmeus Lee.

estriatus Lee.

lucidulus Lee.

propensus Csy.

gaudens Lee.

serrulatusLec.

sulcifrons Lee.
Plegaderus fraternus Horn.

nitidus Horn.

censors Horn.
Teretrius placitus Horn.

obliquulus Lee.
Abraeus bolteri Lee.
Bacanius globulinus Csy.
Acritus maritimus Lee.

volitans sp. nov.
.ZEletes basalis Lee.

NITIDULID^l.

Brachypterus troglodytes Murr.
Cercus sericans Lee.
Amartus tinctus Mann.
rufipes Lee.

Athonseus agavensis Cr.
Carpophilus yuccas Cr.

hemipterus Linn.

pallipennis Say.

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Carpophilus dimidiatus Fab. Epursea ovata Horn.

decipiens Horn. Nitidula ziczac Say.

discoideus Lee. Omosita discoidea Fab.

Colastus truncatus Rand. Perthalycra murrayi Horn.

Conotelus mexicanus Murr. Meligethes brassicae Scop.

Epurasa Cybocephalus calif ornicus Horn.

species near rufa ( ?) Cryptarcha concinna Melsh.

terminals Mann. Smicrips hypocoproides Reitt.

avara Rand. Pityophagus rufipeunis Horn.

LATHRIDIID.aS.

Holoparamecus kunzei Aube. Corticaria planula Fall.

pacificus Lee. serrata Payk.

caularum Aube. occidua Fall.

Metophthalmus rudis Fall. tenuipes Fall.

trux Fall. elongata Gyll.

Lathridius armatulus Fall. ferrugmea Marsh.

Coninomus constrictus Gyll. Melanophthalma casta Fall.

australicus Belon. simplex Lee.

Enicmus suspectus Fall. insularis Fall.

desertus Fall. distinguenda Com.

minutus Linn. gibbosa Hbst.

crenatus Lee. incompta Fall.

tenuicornis Lee. similata Gyll.

Cartodere argus Reitt. americaua Mann.

Revelieria californica Fall. Fuchsina occulta Fall.

TROGOSITID.E.

Alindria teres Melsh. Tenebrioides siuuata Lee.

Trogosita virescens Fab. Peltis pippingskceldi Mann.

yuccae Cr. Grynocharis pilosula Cr.

MONOTOMID^:.

Monotoma picipes Hbst. Hesperobsenus abbreviatus Mots.

mucida Lee. Bactridium striatum Lee.
Phycononms marinus Lee. striolatum Reitt. (?)

BYRRHID.E.

Nosodendron calif oruicum Horn. Limnichus nebulosus Lee.
Amphicyrta dentipes Er. tenuicornis Csy.

Limnichus californicus Lee. naviculatus Csy.

perpolitus Csy. Bothriophorus minutus Lee.

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Psephenus falli Csy.
Throscinus crotchii Lee.
Dryops productus Lee.
suturalis Lee.

Heterocerus gnatho Lee.
gemmatus Horn.

PAKNID^.

Elmis divergens Lee.

foveatus Lee.
Stenelmis nubifer sp. nov.
Macronychus parvulus Horn.

HETEKOCERID^].

Heterocerus collaris Kies.
pusillus Say.

DASCYLLID^.

Eurypogon confusus sp. nov.
Allopogon villosus Horn.
Auorus piceus Lee.
Eucinetus infumatus Lee.
Helodes apicalis Lee.

Helodes

species undescribed
Cyphon exiguus Horn.

concinnus Lee.

variabilis Thumb.
Placouycha edwardsii Lee.

RHIPICEKID^.

Sandalus californicus Lee,

ELATEKID^.

Sarpedon scabrosus Bonv.
Adelocera sparsa Cand.
Meristhus cristatus Horn.
Chalcolepidius webbii Lee.

tartams Fall.
Alans melanops Lee.
Cardiophorus amplicollis Mots.

gemmifer Blanch.

luridipes Cand.

edwardsii Horn.

latiusculus Esch.

tenebrosus Lee.

seneus Horn.

seniculus Blanch.
Horistonotus inanus Lee.

basalis Horn.

sufflatus Lee.

simplex Lee.

flavidus sp. nov.
Esthesopus dispersus Horn.
Cryptohypnus squalidus Lee.
Hypnoideus striatulus Lee.

ornatus Lee.

gradarius Horn.

Hypnoideus pectoralis Say.
Anchastus cinereipennis Mann.

bicolor var. desertus Horn.
Elater hepaticus Melsh.

fastus Lee.

cordifer Lee.

ater Lee.

longicornis Lee.

carbonicolor Esch. (?)

dimidiatus Lee.
Drasterius livens Lee.
Megapenthes tartareus Lee.

turbulentus Lee.

aterrimus Horn.

stigmosus Lee.
Ludius lecontei Horn.

ater Cand.
Agriotes imperfectus Lee.

hispidus Lee.
Dolopius lateralis Esch.
Melanotus longulus Lee.

fissilis Say.

cribricollis Cand.

variolatus Lee.

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Melanotns sp. nov.
Limonius minis Lee.

crotchii Horn.

occidentalis Cand.

ornatulus Lee.

pilosus Lee.

calif ornicus Mann.

canus Lee.
Athous excavatus Mots.

limbatus Lee.

two undescribed species
Sericosomus debilis Lee.

ftavipennis Mots.
Corymbites maurus Say.

jaculus Lee.

fallax Say.

Throscus sejunctus Horn.
parvulus Lee.

Corymbites pruininus Horn.

leucaspis Germ.
Asaphes morio Lee.

dilaticollis Mots.

tumescens Lee.
Melanactes densus Lee.
Aphricus californicus Lee.
Aplastus angusticollis Horn.

corymbitoides Horn.

speratus Lee.

molestus Horn.
Plastocerus schaunrii Lee.
Euthysanius lautus Lee.

pretiosus Lee.
Perothops witticki Lee.

Throscus sericeus Lee.
Pactopus hornii Lee.

BUPRESTID.E.

Gyascutus planicosta Lee.

obliteratus Lee.

Hippomelas californicus Horn.
Dicerca calif ornica Cr.

hornii Cr.

pectorosa Lee.
Poacilonota ferrea Melsh. (?)
Buprestis gibbsii Lee.

lesviventris Lee.

maculiventris Say var.

fasciata Fab.

aurulenta Linn.
Melanophila.

consputa Lee.

longipes Say.

acuminata De Oeer.

gentilis Lee.

intrusa Horn.
Anthaxia aeneogaster Lap.

deleta Lee.
Chrysobothris octocola Lee.

debilis Lee.

Chrysobothris femorata Fab.

contigua Lee.

cuprascens Lee.

speculifer Horn. (?)

calif ornica Lee.

mali Horn.

deserta Horn.

merkelii Horn.

prasina Horn.

lucaua Horn.
Actenodes mendax Horn.

calcarata Chev.

Glyptoscelimorpha marmorata Horn.
Dystaxia murrayi Lee.
Schizopus lastus Lee.
Polycesta velasco Lap & Gory.

californica Lee.
Acmaeodera flavomarginata Gray.

lanata Horn.

fenyesi Fall.

plagiaticauda Horn.

jocosa Fall.

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Acmaeodera coquilletti Fall.
angelica Fall.
tuta Horn.
hepburnii Lee.
quadriseriata Fall.
morbosa Fall.
flavosticta Horn.
acutaLec.
labyrinthica Fall.
connexa Lee.
variegata Lee.
vandykei Fall.
prorsa Fall .
dohrni Horn.
dolorosa Fall.
postica Fall.
alicia Fall.
versuta Horn.
guttifera Lee.

Eros Isetus Mots.
Ellychnia californica Mots.

corrusca Linn.
Pyropyga fenestralis Melsh.
Microphotus angustus Lee.
Pterotus obscuripennis Le.c.
Zarhipis integripennis Lee.
Mastinocerus opacus Horn.
Cenophengus debilis Lee.
Podabrus comes Lee.

species undescribed

Collops marginicollis Lee.

cribrosus Lee.

argutus sp. nov.

punctulatus Lee.

marginellus Lee.

species undescribed
Endeodes abdominalis Lee.

collaris Lee.
Malachius auritus Lee.

inornatus sp. nov..

Acmeeodera quadrivittata Horn.

gemina Horn.

gibbula Lee.

comata Lee.

alacris Horn.
Ptosima walshii Lee.
Chrysophana placida Lee.
Agrilus angelicus Horn.

niveiventris Horn.

walsinghami Or.

obolinus Lee.

jacobimis Horn.

politus Say.

blandus Horn.

gibbicollis sp. nov.

illectus sp. nov.

lacustris Lee.
Taphrocerus gracilis Say. ( ?)

LAMPYBID^.

Silis cava Lee.

filigera Lee.
Telephorus censors Lee.

notatus Mann. (?)

ingenuus Lee.

ochropus Lee.

lautus Lee.

Polemius languidus Horn.
Ditemnus obtusus Lee.
Malthodes laticollis Lee.

fusculus Lee.

MALACHID^.

Malachius pristinus sp. nov.

acutipennis sp. nov.

thevenetii Horn.

directus sp. nov.

nigrinus sp. nov.

prolixicornis sp. nov.
Tanaops abdominalis Lee.
Microlipus laticeps Lee.

longicollis Mots.
Pseudebaeus bicolor Lec.(?)

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Attains trimaculatus Mots.

rufomarginatus Mots.

oregonensis Horn.

basalis Lee.

cinctue Lee.

difficilis Lee.

lobulatus Lee.

transmarinus fall.
Pristoscelis grandiceps Lee.
Eudasytes ursinus Csy.
Asydates rufiventris Csy.

explanatus Csy.
Trichochrous compactus Csy.

antennatus Mots.

griseus Lee.

apicalis Csy.

umbratus Lee.

propinquus Csy.

fulvovestitus Csy.

suffusus Csy.

testaceus Csy.

subcalvus Csy.

prominens Csy.

cuspidatus Csy.

fuscus Lee.

seriellus Csy.

brevicornis Lee.

villa- Csy.

insignis Csy.

suturalis Lee.

conspersus Csy.

lobatus Csy.

barbarse Csy.

sordidus Lee.

Trichochrous crinifer Csy.

fulvescens Csy.

squalidus Lee.

pedalis Lee.

nigrinus Csy.

aenescens Lee.

politus Csy.

punctipennis Lee.

ten or twelve doubtful or unde-

scribed species
Adasytes laciniatus Csy.
Listrus interruptus Lee. (?)

obscurellus Lee.

extricatus Csy.

difficilis Lee.

luteipes Lee.

balteellus Csy.

famelicus Csy.

definitus sp. nov.
Dasytellus inconspicuus Csy.
Dasytes dissimilis Csy.

clementse sp. nov.

macer Csy.

pusillus Lee.

musculus sp. nov.

lineellus Csy.
Dasytastes catalinte Lee.

remissus Csy.

bicolor Csy.

insularis sp. nov.
Eschatocrepis constrictus Lee.
Allonyx sculptilis Lee.
Vectura longiceps Csy.
Eurelymis flavipes Lee.

CLEKID^.

Elasmocerus calif ornicus sp. nov. Cymatodera ovipennis Lee.

Cymatodera puncticollis Bland.
calif ornica Horn.
morosa Lee.
punctata Lee.
fuscula Lee.

undulata var. balteata Lee.
angustata Spin.

var. pilosella Lee.
Trogodendron edwardsii Horn.
Trichodes ornatus Say.

var. tenellus Lee.
Clerus quadrisignatus Say.
abruptus Lee.
exirnius Mann.

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Clems mcestus Kl.
Hydnocera robusta Horn.

scabra Lee.

discoidea Lee.

sp. near pallipennis Say.

bicolor Lee.

Chariessa elegans Horn.

dichroa Lee.
Cregya fasciata Lee.
Lebasiella maculicollis Lee.
Corynetes rufipes Fab.

PTINID^E.

Ptinus verticalis Lee.

intemiptus Lee.
Hedobia granosa Lee.
Ernobius debilis Lee.

undescribed species
Ozognathus cornutus Lee.

misellus Lee.
Xestobium

undescribed species
Oligomerus

three undescribed species
Sitodrepa panicea Linn.
Ctenobium

undescribed species
Ptinodes setifer Lee.
Hadrobregmus gibbicollis Lee.
Trypopitys punctatus Lee.

tenuilineata Horn.
Petalium bistriatum Say.
Vrilletta convexa Lee.
Xyletimis lugubris Lee.
Catorama frontalis Lee.
Hemiptychus pusillus Lee.

latus Horn.

luteotectus sp. nov.

palliatus sp. nov.

Hemiptychus

two undescribed species
Csenocara calif ornica Lee.
Ptilinus basalis Lee.

ramicornis Csy.

flavipennis Csy.
Sinoxylon sericans Lee.

sextuberculatum Lee.

declive Lee.

suturale Horn.

Bostrychus calif oruicus Horn.
Amphicerus fortis Lee.

punctipennis Lee.

teres Horn.

Dinapate wrightii Horn.
Dinoderus pacificus Csy.

sobrinus Csy.
Polycaon stoutii Lee.

confertus Lee.

megalops sp. nov.
Psoa maculuta Lee.

quadrisignata Horn.
Lyctus planicollis Lee.

parvulus Csy.

calif ornicus Csy.

CUPESID^:.

Cupes lobiceps Lee.

Cis versicolor Csy.
vitula Csy.
duplex Csy.

CIOID^.

Plesiocis cribrum Csy.
Ennearthron grossulum Csy .
convergens Csy.

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SPHINDID^.

Odontosphindus clavicornis Csy.

LUCANID^.

Sinodendron rugosum Mann.

Canthon simplex Lee.

var. humeralis Horn.

Isevis Drury.

perplexus Lee.
Copris mcechus Lee.
.ZEgialia conferta Horn.

latispina Lee.

crassa Lee.
Psammodius nanus De Geer.

caslatus Lee.

Khyssemus calif ornicus Horn.
Ataenius desertus Horn.

abditus Hold.

gracilis Melsh.

californicus Horn.

lobatus Horn.
Aphodius granarius Linn.

vittatusSay.

lividus Oliv.

rugifrons Horn.

consociatus Horn.

subaanius Lee.

alternates Horn.

cribratus

ochreipennis Horn.

rubidus Lee.

militaris Lee.

coquilletti Linell.

luxatus Horn.

ungulatus sp. nov.

pardalis Lee.

Ochodaeus californicus Horn.
Pachyplectrus laevis Lee.
Bradycinetus serratus Lee.
Pleocoma puncticollis Rivers .
Trox suberosus Fab.

Trox punctatus Germ.

gemmulatus Horn.

atrox Lee.
Amphicoma ursina Lee.

edwardsii Horn.

canina Horn.
Oncerus floralis Lee.
Hoplia sackenii Lee.

callipyge Lee.

pubicollis Lee.

Gymnopyge hopliaeformis Linell.
Dichelonycha crotchii Horn.

fuscula Lee.

truncata Lee.

pusilla Lee.

undescribed species
Ccanonycha rotundata Lee.

sooialis Horn.
Serica fimbriata Lee.

elongatula Horn.

mixta Lee.

alternata Lee.
Plectrodes riversi Csy.

carpenteri Lee.

palpalis Horn.

squamosa Csy.

blaisdelli Csy.

fossiger Csy.

pistoria Csy.
Orsonyx anxius Lee.
Diplotaxis mcerens Lee.

subangulata Lee.

tenuis Lee.

corvina Lee.

undescribed species
Lachnosterna lenis Horn.

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Listrochelus mucoreus Lee.
Polyphylla decemlineata Say.

crinita Lee.
Thyce marginata Csy.
Phobetus comatus Lee.
Anomala centralis Lee.
Cotalpa ursina Horn.

granicollis Hald.
Cyclocephala immaculata Oliv.

longula Lee.

villosa Burm.

Cyclocephala hirta Lee.

dimidiata Burm.
Ligyrus gibbosus De G.
Euphoria verticalis Horn.
Cremastochilus wheeled Lee.

ineptus Horn.

schaumii Lee.

westwoodi Horn.

pilosicollis Horn.

crinitus Lee.

Parandra bruimea Fab.

SPONDYLID.E.

Spondylis upiformis Mann.

CEKAMBYCID^.

Ergates spiculatus Lee.
Mallodon melanopus Linn.
Derobrachus gemiuatus Lee.
Prionus calif ornicus Mots.
Asemum nitidum Lee.
Criocephalus productus Lee.

asperatus Lee.
Hylotrupes amethystmus Lee.

ligneus Fab.
Phymatodes blandus Lee.

obscurus Lee.

decussatus Lee.

juglandis Leng.
Callidium antennatum Newm.

hirtellum Lee.

Malacopterus lineatus Guer.
(Erne gracilis Lee.
Eucrossus villicornis Lee.
Brothylus gemmulatas Lee.
Romaleum simplicicolle Hald.

seminitidum Horn.
Elaphidion albofasciatum Linell.

imbelle Lee.
Aneflus linearis Lee.
Pcecilobrium chalybseum
Hybodera debilis Lee.
Callinms cyanipennis Lee.

ruficollis Lee.

Megobriuni edwardsii Lee.
Molorchus longicollis Lee.
Callimoxys fuscipennis Lee.
Rosalia funebris Mots.
Dendrobias mandibularis Serv.
Lissonotus multifasciatus Dup.
Tragidion annulatum Lee.

armatum Lee.
Metaleptus angulatus Chev.
Amannus pectoralis Lee.
Batyle suturalis Say.
Oxoplus jocosus Horn.
Crossidius testaceus Lee.
Ischnocnemis bivittatus Dup.
Steaosphenus debilis Horn.
Cyllene antennatus White.

crinicornis Chev.
Calloides lorquinii Buq.
Clytus lanifer Lee.
Xylotrechus nauticus Mann.

obliteratus Lee.
Ne'oclytus irroratus Lee.
Atimia dorsalis Lee.
Desmocerus cribripennis Horn.

californicus Horn.
Necydalis barbaraa Rivers.
Ulochaetes leoninus Lee.
Centrodera nevadica Lee.

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Toxotus vestitus Hold. Leptura valida Lee.

Pachyta spurca Lee. Ophistomis ventralis Horn.

Anthophilax tenebrosus Lee. Ipochus fasciatus Lee.

Acmseops tumida Lee. Monilema spoliatuin Horn.

falsa Lee. Synaphoeta guexi Lee.

Strangalia delicata Lee. Ccenopceus palmeri Lee.

Leptura molybdica Lee. Acanthocinus obliquus Lee.

laeta Lee. spectabilis Lee.

tribalteata Lee. Pogonochems criuitus Lee.

coquilletti Linell. Lypsimena californica Horn.

instabilis Hold. Saperda inoesta Lee.

var. convexa Lee. Oberea schaumii Lee.

sexspilota Lee. Tetraopes femoratus Lee.

pernigra Linell. Idoemea californica sp. nov.

crassipes Lee. Methia sp.

CHRYSOMELID^.

Aulacoscelis purpurea Horn. Diachus auratus Fab.

Zeugophora californica Cr. Myochrous longulus Lee.

Lema nigrovittata Guer. Glyptoscelis illustris Cr.
Enryscopa subtilis Horn. sqamulatus Cr.

vittata Lee. altematus Cr.

lecontei Cr. Colaspidea cuprascens Lee.
Coscinoptera canella Lee. smaragdulus Lee.

mucorea Lee. varicolor Cr.

aeneipennis Lee. subvittata Fall.

Babia 4-guttata Oliv. var. Typophorus viridicyaneus Cr.
Saxinis saucia Lee. canellus Fab.

politula Horn. Metachroma californica Cr.

speculifera Horn. Chrysochus cobaltinus Lee.

hornii sp. nov. Leptinotarsa behrensi Harold.
Chlamys sp. 11-lineata Still.

Exema conspersa Mann. Calligrapha
Cryptocephalus sanguinicollis Sutfr. elegans var. californica Linell.

castaneus Lee. sigmoidea Lee.

spurcns Lee. • Plagiodera prasinella Lee.

Pachybrachys analis Lee. Gastroidea cyanea Melsh.

pubescens Oliv. Trirhabda geminata Horn.

hybridus Su/r. caduca Horn.

caalatus Lee. luteocincta Lee.

livens Lee. flavolimbata Mann.

lustrans Lcc. Galerucella nymphaeaa Linn.

ten or twelve undescribed species Monoxia puncticollis Say.

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Monoxia consputa Lee.

debilis Lee.

sordida Lee.

Diabrotica 12-punctata Fab.
var. tenella Lee.

soror Lee.

trivittata Mann.
Phyllobrotica viridipennis Lee.

luperina Lee.

nigripes Horn.
Scelolyperns flavicollis Lee.

maculicollis Lee.

graptoderoides (Jr.
Trachyscelida bicolor Lee.
Luperodes bivittatus Lee.

transitus Horn.

laticeps Horn.

torquatus Lee.

smaragdinus Lee.

morrisoni Jac.

varipes Lee.

Malacorhinus maculatus Lee.
(Edionychis violascens Lee.
Disonycha pennyslvanica Illig.

5-vittata Say.

maritima Mann.
Haltica bimarginata Say.

carinata Germ.

calif ornica Mann.

ssruginosa Lee.

obolina Lee.

punctipennis Lee.

undescribed species

Hemiglyptus basalis Or.
Crepidodera helxines Linn.
Epitrix cucumeris Harris.

subcrinita Lee.

parvula Fab.
Leptotrix recticollis Lee.
Chsetocnema opacula Lee.

subviridis Lee.

opulenta Horn.

ectypa Horn.
Systena tseniata Say.
Longitarsus repandus Lee.

livens Lee.

montivagus Horn.

mancus Lee.

undescribed species
Glyptina cerina Lee.

atriventris Horn.
Phyllotreta lepidula Lee.

vittatta Fab. (?)

albioiiica Lee.

ramosa Cr.

pusilla Horn.

undescribed species
Dibolia ovata Lee. (?)
Psylliodes punctulata Melsh.

convexior Lee.
Microrhopala rubrolineata Mann.

melsheinieri Cr.
Odontota californica Horn.
Stenopodius flavidus Horn.
Cassida texana Cr.
Coptocycla aurichalcea Fab.

BRUCHID^.

Bruchus pisorum Linn.
sordidus Horn.
ramicornis Boh.
limbatus Horn.
pruininus Horn.
aureolus Horn.
pauperculus Lee.
prosopis Lee.

Bruchus protractus Horn.

uniform is Horn.

obtectus Say.

exiguus Horn.

seminulum Horn.

three or four undescribed species
Zabrotes spectabilis.

undescribed species

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TENEBRIONID^:.

Craniotus pubescens Lee.
Edrotes ventricosus Lee.

nitidus Csy.
Triorophus punctatus Lee.

laevis Lee.

subpubescens Horn.
Stibia ovipennis Horn.

maritima Csy.

Auchmobius sublsevis Lee.
Eurymetopon rufipes Esch.

fusculum Csy.

convexicolle Lee.

sodalis Horn.

serratum Lee.

inflatum Lee.
Emmenastus longulus Lee.

piceus Csy.

obesns Lee.

thoracicus Csy.
Epitragus pruinosus Horn.
Chilometopon abnorme Horn.

helopioides Horn.
Cnemodus testaceus Horn.
Zopherus tristis Lee.

granicollis Horn.

induratus Csy.
Phloeodes diabolicus Lee.
Noserus plicatus Lee.
Dacoderus striaticeps Lee.
Arseoschizus sulcicollis Horn.

costipennis Lee.

armatus Horn.
Anepsius delicatulus Lee.
Typhlusechus siugularis Linell.
Nyctoporis carinata Lee.
Cryptoglossa verrucosa Lee.

Isevis Lee.
Centrioptera muricata Lee.

asperatu Lee.

seriata Lee.

Schizillus laticeps Horn.
Microschatia inaequalis Lee.

undescribed species

Asida segrota Lee.

actuosa Horn.

carinata Lee.

coufluens Lee.

parallela Lee.

impetrata Horn,

obsoleta Lee.

nmricatula Lee.

hirsuta Lee.

hispidula Lee.

luctata Horn.

angulata Lee.

marginata Lee.

gabbii Horn.
ConioDtis abdominalis Lee.

robusta Horn.
m elliptica Csy.

lata Lee.

var. insularis Csy.

opaca Horn.

punctipes Csy.

subpubescens Lee.

globulina Csy.

pallidicoruis Csy.

parviceps Csy.
Ccelomorpha maritima Csy^
Ccelus globosus Lee.

grossus Csy.

arenarius Csy.

latus Csy.

pacificus Fall.

remotus Fall.
Eusattus robustus Lee.

politus Horn.

coquilletti Lintll.

laevis Lee.

dubius Lee.

productus Lee.

convexus Lee.

difficilis Lee.

nmricatus Lee.
Eleodes quadricollis Esch

armata Lee.

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Eleodes femorata Lee.

gentilis Lee.

interrupta Blais.

gracilis Lee.

grandicollis Mann.

gigantea Mann.

acuticauda Lee.

pilosa Horn.

hirsuta Lee.

scabripennisjDec.

consobrina Lee.

tenebrosa Horn.

parvicollis Lee.

subnitens Lee.

marginata Esch.
Embaphion depressum Lee.
Trogloderus costatus Lee.
Eulabis grossa Lee.

rufipes Esch.

pubescens Lee.

laticornis Csy.

crassicornis Csy.

obscura Lee.
Cerenopus concolor Lee.

costulatus Lee.
Argoporis costipennis Lee.

bicolor Lee.

inconstans Horn.
Amphidora littoralis Esch.

nigropilosa Lee.
Cratidus osculans Lee.

fuscipilosus Csy.
Stenotrichus rufipes Lee.
Iphthimus

serratus var. sublsevis Bland.
Coelocnemis dilaticollis Mann.

rugosa Linell.

obesa Lee.
Cibdelis blaschkii Mann.

bachei Lee.

laevigata Csy.
Tenebrio obscurus Fob.

tenebrioides Beauv.
Bins estriatus Lee.

Doliema plana Fab.
Alsephus pallidus Horn.
Eupsophus cantaneus Horn.
Mecysnms angustus Lee.

tennis Csy.

Trichoton sordidum Lee.
Ulus crassus Lee.

latus Blais.
Blapstinus longulus Lee.

validus Csy.

dilatatus Lee.

histricus Csy.

coronadensis Blais.

rufipes Csy.

aequalis Csy.

funebris Csy.

brevicollis Lee.

pubescens Lee.

sulcatus Lee.
Conibius parallelus Lee.

seriatus Lee.

crassipes Csy.

elongatus Horn.
Notibius puberulus Lee.
t puncticollis Lee.

granulatus Lee.

gracilis Csy.

sulcatus Lee.

Cnemeplatia sericea Horn.
Alaudes singularis Horn.
Tribolium ferrugineum Fab.

confusum Duv.
Gnathocerus cornutus Fab.
Echocerus maxillosus Fab.
Ulosonia marginata Lee.
Merotemnus elongatus Horn.
Aphanotus brevicornis Lee.
Alphitobius diaperinus Panz.

piceus Oliv.
Cynaeus angustus Lee.

depressus Horn.
Metaclisa marginalis Horn.
Uloma longula Lee.
Phaleria rotundata Lee.

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Phaleria limbata Horn. Apocrypha clivinoides Horn.

debilis Lee. Helops edwardsii Horn.
Anemia calif ornica Horn. ovipennis Csy.

Platydema subquadratum Mots. rugicollis Lee.

oregonense Lee. strigicollis Horn.

Phylethus bifasciatus Say. attenuates Lee.

Hypophlceus substriatus Lee. bachei Lee.

opaculus Lee. blaisdelli Csy.

Apocrypha anthicoides Eseh. discipula Csy.

dyschirioides Lee.

CISTELID^.

Stenochidus gracilis Lee. Hymenorus punctatissimus Lee.

cyanescens Lee. Mycetochares longipennis Csy.
Hymenorus infuscatus Csy. procera Csy.

grandicollis Champ. pubipennis Lee.

fusicornis Csy. Isomira variabilis Horn.

fusculus Csy. luscitiosa Csy.

macer Csy. Cistela opaca Lee.

OTHNIID^.

Othnius longicornis Horn.

MONOMMIDJE.

Hyporhagus gilensis Horn.

MELANDRYID^.

Carebara longula Lee. Mycterus concolor Lee.

Nothus luteus Horn. quadricollis Horn.

Lacconotus pinicolus Horn.

PYTHID^E.

Cononotus macer Horn. Cononotus sericans Lee.

(EDEMERID^.

Copidita quadrimaculata Mots. Oxacis bicolor Lee.

Asclera nigra Lee. sericea Horn.

excavata Lee. lucana Lee.

Chrysanthia repanda Horn. debilis Horn.

Oxacis fragilis Horn. Rhinoplatia ruficollis Horn.

MORDELLIDJE.

Pentaria nubila Lee. Anaspis atra Lee.

hirsuta Smith. collaris Lee.

pusio Lee. undescribed species

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Mordella scutellaris Fab. Mordellistena tosta Lee.

un described species nubila Lee.

Mordellistena vilis Lee. unicolor Lac.

comata Lee. many new or unidentified

aspersa Smith. species

ANTHICID^.

Eurygenius constrictus Lee. Anthicus obliquus Csy.

Stereopalpus incanus Csy. militaris Csy.

nimius Csy. bellulus Lee.

pruinosus Lee. herifuga Csy.

Corphyra distingueuda Horn. maritimus Lee.

bardii Horn. corticalis Lee.

inconspicua Horn. obesus Csy.

Formicomus mundus Lee. albicans Csy.

Anthicus tenuis Lee. parviceps Csy.

pinalicus Csy. (?) Tanarthrus salinus Lee.

canonicus Csy. alutaceus Lee.

bipartitus Csy. Notoxus spatulifer Csy.

turgidicollis Csy. denudatus Horn.

calif ornicus Laf. debilitans Csy.

confinis Lee. conformis Lee.

formicarius Goeze. sparsus Lee.

rufulus Lee. constrictus Csy.

cribratus Lee. robustus Csy.

hecate Csy. alamedae Csy.

luteolus Lee. cavicornis Lee.

pinguescens Csy. calcaratus Horn.

ovicollis Csy. Mecynotarsus delicatulus Horn.

biguttulusLec. Xylophilus brunnipennis Lee.

punctulatus Lee. bruiiuescens sp. nov.

seminotatus Csy. nucleus sp. nov.

nanus Lee. constrictus sp. nov.

PYKOCHKOID^:.

Pyrochroa calif ornica Horn.

MELOID^.

Cysteodemus armatus Lee. Nemognatha dubia Lee.

Meloe barbarus Lee. nigripennis Lee.

strigulosus Mann. (!) -scutellaris Lee.

Nemognatha apicalis Lee. two undescribed species

lutea Lee. (?) Gnathium nitidum Horn.

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Zouitis flavida Lee. Cantharis incommoda Horn.

undescribed species . stygica Lee.

Epicauta alphonsii Horn. auriculata Horn.

puncticollis Mann. crotchii Horn.

oblita Lee. seneipennis Lee.

strabaHorn. nitidicollis Lee.

maculata Say. lugens Lee.

sp. nov. near lemuiscata Fab. compressicornis Horn.

fallax Horn. Calospasta elegans Lee.

maura Lee. perpulchra Horn.

Cantharis melaena Lee. mirabilis Horn.

magister Horn. moesta Horn.

vulnerata Lee. nemoguathoides Horn.

ehildii Lcc. opacaHorn.

tenebrosa Lee. undescribed species

mcerens Lee. Tegrodera erosa Lee.

insperata Horn. race latecincta Horn.

occipitalis Horn. Phodaga alticeps Lee.

RHIPIPHORIDJE.

Rhipiphorus flavipennis Lee. Rhipiphorus cruentus var. rufus Lee.

cruentus Germ. Myodites californicus Lee.

RHYNCHITID.E.

Auletes nasalis Lee. Rhyuchites aureus Lee.

latifrons Csy. aeratoides Fall.

Rhynchites bicolor Fab. Deporaus glastinus Lee.

OTIORHYNCHID^:.

Trigouoscuta pilosa Mots. Paraptochus sellatus Boh.

Eupagoderes argentatus Lee. Stenoptochus inconstaus Csy.

desertus Horn. Thricolepis inornata Horn.

varius Lee. simulator Horn (?)

geminatus Horn. Geoderces puncticollis Cay.

plumbeus Horn. two undescribed species

Rhigopsis efTracta Lee. Aragnoinus hispidulus Csy.

Amotus longisternus Csy. Dysticheus insignia Horn.

gracilior Csy. Eucyllus vagans Horn.

Adaleres ovipennis Csy. Rhypodes dilatatus Horn.

humeralis Csy. Dirotognathus sordidus Horn.

Orimodema protracta Horn. Elissa constricta Csy.

Mimetes setulosus Lee. Arainigus fulleri Horn.

Sciopithes setosus Csy. var. Scythropus californicus Horn.

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CURCULIONID^.

Sitones sordidus Lee.

crinitus Gyll.

nebulosus Cay.

hispidiceps Gsy.

explicitus Csy.

undescribed species
Apion pennsylvanicum Boh.

hesperum Fall.

sordidum Smith.

antennatum Smith.

cedorhynchum Lee.

opacicolle Smith.

troglodytes Mann.

proclive Lee.

cribricolle Lee.

cordatum Smith.

varicorne Smith.

veutricosum Lee.

attenuatum Smith.
Listronotus

undescribed species
Emphyastes fucicola Mann.
Lixus asper Lee.

perforatus Lee.

semivittatus Csy.
Dinocleus pilosus Lee.

jacobinus Csy.

farctus Csy.

albovestitiis Csy.

molitor Lee.

wickhami Csy.
Cleonus inoruatus Lee.

pacificus sp. nov.

erysimi sp. nov.

basalis Fall.

lobigerinus Csy.

vittatus Kirby.

modestus Mann.

pleuralis Lee.
Dorytoinus inaequalis Csy.

hystricula Csy.

hirtus Lee.

luridus Mann.

Dorytomus rufus Say.
Desmoris constrictus Say.
Smicronyx pusillus Dietz.

cinerens Mots.

instabilis Csy.

defricans Csy.

uubilus Dietz.

calif ornicus Dietz.

obtectus Lee.

two or three undescribed species
Synertha imbricata <Jsy.
Promecotarsus maritimns Csy.
Phyllotrox nubifer Lee.
Eiidalus limatulus Gyll.

ovalis Lee.

Stenopelmus rufinasus Gyll.
Bagous californicus Lee.
Phycocoetes testaceus Lee.
Otidocephaius vittatus Horn.
Magdalis cuneiformis Horn.

lecontei Horn.

undescribed species
Macrorhoptus hispidus Dietz.

estriatus Lee.
Cionistes insolens Dietz.
Anthonomus peninsularis Dietz.

confusus Dietz.

sycophanta Walsh.

apertus sp. nov.

albopilosus Dietz.

seneolus Dietz.

ater Lee.

ochreopilosus Dietz.

pauperculus Lee.

helianthi sp. nov.

ornatulus Dietz.

tiguratus Dietz.

inermis Boh.

stolatussp. nov.
Epimechus mimicus Dietz.

soriculus Dietz.

nevadicus Dietz.

semulus sp. nov.

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Elleschus ephippiatus Say.
Orchestes parvicollis Lee.

puberulus Boh.
Tychius lineellus Lee.

prolixus Csy.

setosus Lee.

species unidentified
Sibynes fulvus Lee.
Paragoges maculatus Lee.
Khyssematus pubescens Horn.
Piazurus calif ornicus Lee.
Copturus mammillatus Lee.

adspersus Lee.

longulus Lee.

two undescribed species
Gyrotus munitus Csy.
Ceutorhynchus subpubescens Lee.

angulatus Lee.

disturbatus Dietz.

obliquus Lee.

hornii Dietz.

nodipennis Dietz.

mutabilis Dietz.

Ceutorhynchus convexicollis Lee.

albopilosus Dietz.
Coelogaster zimmermanni Gyll.
Pelenomus cavifrons Lee.
Baris heterodoxa sp. nov.

dilatata Csy.

montana sp. nov.

rubripes Csy.

futilis Csy.
Onychobaris densa Lee.

depressa Csy.

austera Csy.

insidiosa Csy.

arguta Csy.

audax Csy.
Trichobaris mucorea Lee.

compact a Csy.
Limnobaris nasuta Lee.

seclusa Csy.
Barinus difficilis Csy.
Barilepton falciger Csy.
Balaninus uniformis Lee.

CALANDRIDvE.

Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyll.

robustior Horn.

yuccse Horn.
Cactophagus validus Lee.
fthodobaenus tredecimpunctatus III.
Sphenophorus simplex Lee.

vomerinus Lee.

pictus Lee.

pertinax Oliv.

sayi Gyll.

placidus Say.

gentilis Lee.

Sphenophorus tardus sp. nov.
Calandra granaria Linn.

oryzffi Linn.

Yuccaborus frontalis Lee.
Cossonus crenatus Horn.
Macrorhyncolus protractus Horn.
Elassoptes marinus Horn.
Khyncholus dorsalis Lee.

angularis Lee.

oregonensis Horn.

spretus Csy.

SCOLYTID.E.

Monarthrum scutellare Lee.

dentigerum Lee.
Gnathotrichus retusus Lee.
Pityophthorus pubipennis Lee.

carinulatus Lee.

Pityophthorus coufinis Lee.

digestus Lee.
Hypothenemus striatus Lee.

undescribed species
Xyleborus xylographus Say.

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Xyleborus cselatus Eich. Chsetophlceus hystrix Lee.

Xylocleptes cucnrbitae Lee. Carphoborus simplex Lee.

Tomicus confusus Lee. Dendroctonus terebrans Olio.
Micracis hirtella Lee. frontalis Zimm.

undescribed species Hylastes macer Lee.
Scolytus ventralis Lee. (?) longus Lee.

Hylesinus aspericollis Lee. nigrinus Mann.

Phlceosinus punctatus Lee. Hylurgops subcostulatus Mann.

ANTHRIBID^.

Toxotropis approximatus Lee. Brachytarsus

three species

NOTES ON DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES.

CICINDELID.E.

Omus. — All our species of this genus occur in Cali-
fornia, the headwaters of Kings and Tule Rivers in the
Sierras (Icevis), Fort Tejon ( calif ornicus), and Port Har-
ford along the coast (lecontei) being the southernmost
recorded limits. Two species — dejeani and audouni — -
extend their range northward into Oregon and Wash-
ington. The species occur in hilly and mountainous
regions only, so far as known.

Tetracha. — T. Carolina occurs at Yuma, especially
along the margins of pools, where they conceal them-
selves in the cracks or fissures of the drying mud banks.

Cicindela. — The species, with the exception of^ 12-
guttata and its varieties, are more or less local and only
found near water, none occurring along paths or dry,
sandy roads, as is true of several eastern species. C. late-
signata and C. sigmoidea are confined to the ocean beaches,
both being very abundant at San Diego in midsummer:
hirticollis occurs on various beaches and also at Yuma:

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gabbii is infrequent on the mud of salt marshes at
San Diego and Wilmington in August and September,
and is rarely taken on the ocean beach; Long Beach,
August (Daggett): senilis, near San Diego, in damp
places away from the ocean (Dunn): vulgaris and its
variety obliquata, at San Luis Hey (Dunn); the latter also
on the borders of the Big Laguna, Temecula Valley
(Blaisdell): vibex, on the ocean beach at Oceanside
(Blaisdell) and near San Bernardino (Wright): 12-
guttata and varieties, widely diffused along fresh water,
Feb. to Oct. The most common form is that which
Le Conte called oregona; these graduate into guttifera
as Arizona is approached; typical 12-guttata is seldom
taken. The various forms are so perfectly connected
that it seems scarcely worth while to continue the
three names. The impression is quite general among
coleopterists that 12-guttata is not a variety of repanda,
and it seems quite certain to me that it must be given
full specific standing.

C. pusilla occurs in Owen's Valley: tenuisignata, Palm
Springs and Colorado River: sperata, plentiful along the
Colorado at Yuma in July: lemniscata, between San
Diego and the Mexican boundary (fide Fuchs): prcetex-
tata, San Diego County (Fuchs). C. hcemorrhagica and
C. pacifica are found along fresh-water streams at San
Diego and San Bernardino; the former occurs on the
sandy margins of salt flats back of the ocean beach at
Santa Barbara in August and September, also at Yuma
(Horn), while the latter has been taken by several col-
lectors on the ocean front at Del Mar. C. sommeri is
reported from the vicinity of San Diego.

The following species or varieties are recorded from
the more northern portions of the State: perviridis,
graminea, 10-notata, fulgida, cinctipennis , imperfecta,
lunalonga, depressula, lauta, and plutonica.

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CARABID.E.

Omophron. — 0. dentatum is quite common in many
localities along the sandy or gravelly margins of streams,
Feb. -Aug. This species, together with Bembidium,
Tachys and other littoral forms, is easily secured by
"washing" the banks. 0. ovale Horn and continuum,
solidum and gemma Csy. are northern.

Trachypachys. — T. inermis and T. gibbsii occur both in
the northern Sierras and in the Coast Range. I have
taken the latter at Lake Tahoe in July, and Mr. Dag-
gett has found it. at an elevation of 6,000 feet on the
Kern River.

Cychrus. — 0. obliquus, Los Angeles and San Diego;
not common: striatus, Santa Barbara, Pomona, Pasa-
dena; scarce along streams, where they conceal them-
selves under rocks and logs during the day: mimus,
somewhat more common than the last and occurs in
same situations; best obtained by trapping with fresh
meat: punctatus, San Diego County, common at Fort
Tejon (Le Conte): subtilis, Los Angeles, very rare; not
seen alive by the writer; the example in my collection
is from Tulare County; it is also reported from Mariposa.

The following species also occur in the State: angusti-
collis, northern; cordctius, cristatus, interruptus, ventrico-
sus, striatopunctatus, region about San Francisco; ore-
ophilus, middle Sierras; fuchsianus, northern; dissolutus,
"Cal." In a recent review of the subgenus Brennus,
Casey has added the following names: basalis, duplica-
tus, incipiens, decipiens, symmetricus, gentilis, strictus,
convergens, sculptipennis , porcaius, sinuatus, politus, cor-
pulentus, compositus, longipes, gravidus, and catenulatus.
The last two are said to be from Southern California.

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Judging from the description, gravidus is not separable
from punctatus, and catenuhitus is without much doubt
rtiimus.

Carabus. — C. tcedatus or variety occurs at Lake Tahoe
and north.

Calosoma. — C. angulatum, "So. Cal."; not seen by the
writer: prominens, Riverside, April; San Bernardino;
Pasadena, Sept.; southern Mojave region (Horn, " The
Coleoptera of Baja California")*: peregrinator , "So.
Cal." (Horn, I.e.): parviceps, San Diego County (Fuchs) :
triste, San Diego County: semilceve, Redondo, February;
Pomona, April-May; frequently common, roads and
fields in spring and early summer: simplex, Los Angeles
County, not common: cancellatum^ Los Angeles; Redondo
Beach, one example, March; Santa Monica, Santa
Barbara: latipenne, Antelope Valley: subceneum occurs
about Fresno: discors and luxatum var. in the north.

Elaphrus. — E. viridis is described from California
without definite locality. Specimens of riparius from
the Kern River, near Bakersfield, are in niy collection,
and it is possible that this may be found along some of
the small streams on the desert side of the mountains.
Casey describes politus from San Francisco.

Loricera. — Specimens of L. calif arnica have been taken
by Mr. F. S. Daggett (June) and by Mr. F. D. Twogood
(August) along the margin of the Bear Valley reservoir
in the San Bernardino Mountains, elevation 6,800 feet.
L. foveata and L. coerulescens are northern.

Notiophilus. — N. semiopacus, one example, Pomona,
February 18: obscurus, San Bernardino Mountains,
6,000 feet.

Nebria. — N. eschschoUzii, a small number found along
a stream in a mountain canon near Pomona in March.

*Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., Vol. IV, p. 307.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 41

N. rathvoni occurs near Sacramento: ingens and ovipen-
nis, in the " Sierra Nevada/' probably middle or north-
ern: metaUica, in the extreme north.

Metrius. — M. contractus is said by Horn to occur in
the Coast Range south of Tejon. Promecognathus
Icevissimus is also said to occur in the same places
as the preceding. I have never met either of these
species in Southern California, and it is probable that
they will be found only along the northern limits of
the territory we are considering.

Scarites. — 8. subterraneus, Riverside, April; Yuma,
July.

Dyschirius. — D. tridentatus, D. basalissmd D. gibbipen-
nis are common near water almost everywhere west of the
mountains: patruelia, San Diego (Le Conte): ceneus and
analls are common along the Colorado River: marinus,
common, and found only on the sea beaches: truncatus
(?), rather rare; Pasadena, May; Lake Tahoe, July:
unipunctatus , not rare at Pomona, Riverside and San
Bernardino: aratus and terminatus are both recorded
from California, the former was described from the Gila
River and is common in southwestern Arizona; it may
be expected to occur along the Colorado: terminatus oc-
curs from New York to Kansas and its occurrence in
California may be looked upon with suspicion: con-
sobrinus is found at San Francisco and in the middle
Sierras: obesus, on the northern beaches: ceneolus must
be northern if its occurrence in the State is correctly
reported.

Clivina. — C. dentipes was found along the Colorado
River at Needles by Wickham, and by myself at Yuma:
punctulata appears to be very scarce; a single example
only at Pomona, June.

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Schizogenius. — S. crenulatus and S. pluripunctatus,
Colorado River: seticollis, common in many localities
west of the mountains: depressus, generally distributed
both east and west of the mountains: litigiosus occurs at
San Francisco and north.

Bembidium. — Very numerously represented, more than
one-fourth of all our described species occurring in
Southern California. B. transversale (of this I believe
lugubre to be only a variety), striola, calif ornicum, luci-
dum, variegatum, timidum, versicolor and iridescens are
widely distributed within our area and are generally
common: nitidum has occurred at Riverside, March, and
Pomona, May, but is rather rare: erasum occurs in the
Sierras from 5, 000 feet upward; the mentum tooth is not
bifid in our specimens: longulum, brevistriatum, consan-
gaineum and acutifrons are also found in the higher
mountain canons or valleys between the ranges: carina-
tuin, banks of Colorado River: bifossulatum, Riverside,
June, and near San Diego: insulatum, Riverside and
Pomona, June; one example on ocean beach at Santa
Barbara, August; both these species prefer the muddy
banks of reservoirs or ponds in the low country, rarely
or never occurring along the small streams of the moun-
tain canons or foot-hills: recticolle, Pasadena, Pomona;
March to October; not rare along mountain streams at no
great elevation: platynoides, in same situations as the
last, but less frequent: nubiculosum and intermedium
occur wherever there is water in the desert regions of
the southeast, the former being exceedingly abundant:
indistinctum , found only in the immediate vicinity of
the coast, where it is everywhere common: ephippiger,
Pomona, June; Redondo, April; Long Beach, August;
more frequent near the coast on salt flats, but nowhere

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 43

common: grandicolle, San Diego, Riverside; rare: vile,
San Diego and Los Angeles, August; rare: horni, two
examples; Riverside, June; Sierras, July: bifasciatum,
often abundant along mountain streams: dubitans,
Pomona, Riverside, Pasadena; March to June: trechi-
forme, Santa Monica, February; Ojai Valley, March;
rather scarce: laticeps, San Diego; very few specimens
known: cautum (from which connivens is not separable)
is widely diffused and very common: henshaivi and
scudderi are recorded from Tehachapi, the northern
limit of our area.

The following species occur in the middle or northern
portions of the State: littorale, lorquini, sculpturatum,
quadrulum, planatum,planiusculum, complanulum, fune-
reum, nigrocosruleum, incertum, nebraskense, nevadense,
rickseckeri, approximation, dentellum, variolosum, mor-
mon, obtusangulum, wickhami, anguliferum, oblongulum,
tigrinum* assimile, spectabile. Hay ward cites muscicola
with an implied doubt: sordidulum was described by
Chaudoir from California, but is unrecognized.

Anillus. — A. explanatus has been found in Alabaster
Cave, El Dorado County: debilis, under stones at San
Jose.

Tachys. — T. vittiger and T. virgo are found only near
the seacoast; both have been found running on salt mud
at Santa Barbara and Redondo, while vittiger has also
been found at San Diego and near the beach on Catalina
Island: mordax, Colorado River: corax, in same locality
and more frequent, also at Pomona: vorax, rare at
Pomona and Riverside: edax, Ojai Valley, March: nanus,
common under bark of fallen trees in the mountains:

* Specimens of B. tigrinum have been recently taken by me on the sandy margin of the salt
flats back of the ocean beach at Santa Barbara (August). It has previously been known to me
only from Alameda, probably occurring in similar situations.

44 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

anthrax and audax, common nearly everywhere along
streams, the latter being our most common species:
rapax, not rare at Yuma in July. Two examples of
rufotestaceus have occurred at Pomona. I have seen a
specimen of flavicauda from the northern part of the
State. T. falli occurs in the middle and northern
Sierras (Lake Tahoe and Siskiyou).

Pericompsus. — A few examples of P. sellatus taken
along the banks of the Colorado River at Yuma in July.

Mr. Hayward writes me that Pericompsus will be
merged into Tachys in his forthcoming revision.

Patrobus. — P. californicus is northern.

Pogonus. — P. planatus is reported from " Cal."
(Horn), probably from the desert region of the south-
east.

Trechus. — T. barbarce occurs at Santa Barbara: po-
monce, rare, at Pomona and Pasadena in foot-hill canons;
October, January, March. T. chalybeus and T. ovipennis
are both recorded from California; the former is north-
ern, the latter middle and northern.

Pterostichus. — The first division of the genus, viz.,
those species without dorsal puncture on the elytra, is
well represented, and several are yet undescribed. P.
ater occurs in the mountains north of San Bernardino,
and probably throughout the higher Sierras: vicinus is
common in the Sierras and throughout the region to
the west: gracilior appears to be confined to the moun-
tains: inermis, not common, in the foot-hill canons of
the San Gabriel Range: isabellce and congestus, common
and widely diffused: menetriesii, Santa Rosa Island:
Icetulus, one example from Santa Barbara: scitulus, not
common: subcordatus, plentiful along the Colorado

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 45

River at Yuma: hornii and splendidulus are also reported
from Yuma, but I have not seen specimens: texanus* is
reported from Needles by Wickharn: lustrans and occi-
dentalis are rather widely diffused, the former being
common nearly everywhere, the latter more local and
scarcer. I have seen californicus from "So. Gal.", but
it is doubtless from the northern limits of this region.
Aside from menetriesii, isabellcej Iwtulus, and an unde-
termined species are all that have thus far been taken
on the islands off the coast. Of the other Calif ornian
species, serripes is from the Yosemite region; tarsalis,
planctus and protractus are all fairly common at Lake
Tahoe: angustus, middle coast region; inanus, middle
and northern Sierras: validus, brunneus, morionides,
caligans and vitreus are all northern. I have been un-
able to determine exact locality for castanipes; it is prob-
ably central or northern.

Amara. — A. jacobince has occurred at Riverside, June,
but is more common in the immediate neighborhood
of the coast — San Diego, Santa Monica, Redondo, etc.:
scitula, rather uncommon, Pomona, September- De-
cember; San Bernardino Mountains, July: longula, one
example only, Santa Monica, February: insignis,
widely distributed from islands and beaches to moun-
tains, but not very common: insularis, abundant in
spring and early summer on all the islands: impuncti-
collis, Pomona and Pasadena; a few specimens seen:
inter stitialis, Sierras, not frequent: calif ornica, abund-
ant everywhere: remotestriata*, mountains Only, not rare:
gibba, "So. Gal." (Horn); not seen by writer: aurata, not
rare in early spring, less frequent later in the season;
widely diffused. A. farcta and A. robustula are recorded

* Probably an incorrect identification of T. subcordatus.

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from "Gal." without definite locality: rectangula and
imitatrix are northern, the latter occurring also on the
Farallon Islands (Fuchs): stupida is described from
Sacramento; it is very near jacobince: conflata was de-
scribed from San Francisco. There is a specimen of
latior in the Le Conte Collection bearing a gold disk,
Le Conte's customary California label.

Badister. — B. anthracinus, a single specimen from Los
Angeles County (Van Dyke): ferrugineus, "Alaska-
Cal."; doubtless confined to the northern part of the
State.

Calathus. — The name C.ruficoUisie generally used for
our very abundant species, and it is not quite plain how
it is to be separated from obscurus, which, according to
description, is a "So. Cal." species.* Le Conte described
quadricollis from San Francisco, and behrensii is from
"Cal." It is impossible to separate these four species
by Le Conte's table, and it is more than likely that
all the names apply to a single moderately variable
species.

Pristonychus. — P. complanatus, San Bernardino, about
stables in December; San Diego, uncommon.

Platynus. — P. agilis, found at St. Isabel, San Diego
County (Le Conte); I have never taken it: simplex,
specimens so referred occur on the banks of the Colo-
rado River: frater is recorded as from San Diego and
San Francisco; it is unknown to me: brunneomargi-
natus, calif ornicus, funebris, maculicollis and variolatus
occur nearly everywhere and are generally very com-
mon: fossiger and deplanatus are less frequent, the latter

*ln his list of species from Guadalupe Island (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc , Vol. V, p. 198), Dr. Horn
refers a large species of Calathus to C. obscurus. The Guadalupe species appears to me to be dis-
tinct, and I believe Major Casey is justified in giving it the name C. guadalupensis in a recent
description.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 47

I have taken at Santa Barbara. In the vicinity of Los
Angeles, brunneomarginatus and funebris are to be found
along the margin of natural water courses, californicus
and variolatus on the shores of permanent ponds or res-
ervoirs; the latter species is also found along irrigating
ditches and in damp situations on cultivated land:
maculicollis alone occurs about houses, where it is
generally common under any object that will afford
shelter during the winter and spring. I have occasion-
ally seen great numbers on the wing in early spring
evenings.

In addition to the above named species, the following
are reported from California, and with the possible ex-
ception of larvalis are probably all from the central and
northern portions of the State: larvalis, jejunus, ovipen-
nis, bicolor, ferruginosus , quadratus, cupripennix, sulca-
tus, striatus. P. punctiformis is found along the Gila not
far from the Colorado and will probably occur at Yuma.

Perigona. — P. nigriceps, Pasadena, at electric light,
September; one specimen (Fenyes).

Lachnophorus. — L. elegantulus is abundant along the
sandy margins of streams.

Euphorticus . — E. occidentalis is of similar habits to
the preceding, but quite rare; Riverside, late in May.

Galerita. — G. lecontei, riot frequent; Riverside, May
and June, at electric lights.

Zuphium. — Z. longicolle, north of the central portion
of the State (Yuba County).

Diaphorus. — D. tenuicollis, Sacramento and San Jose.

Thalpius. — T. hornii, not rare along the banks of the
Colorado: rufulus is reported from Southern California
(Horn); it was described from San Jose.

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Ega. — E. Icetula, found at East Bridge, on the
Arizona side of the Colorado, by Mr. Wickham, and
without a doubt occurs also on the California side;
found also at Yuma.

Tetragonodera. — T. fasciata, margin of Colorado River;
Yuma, July: pallidus, one specimen, taken under dried
remains of Opuntia, Pomona, May; others under boards
at Palm Springs in April; a very active insect and every-
where rare; so far as observed, it does not seem to share
the littoral habits of its congeners.

Lebia. — L. cyanipennis, not rare: ruficollis, much less
frequent; Riverside, April; Redondo, March: viridis,
quite common in numerous localities; generally smaller
than Eastern specimens: furcata, one example, Pomona,
July: guttula, usually rare; occasionally found in small
colonies under the loose bark of Eucalyptus in December
and January: bilineata, San Bernardino Mountains,
July; rare.

Dromius. — D. piceus, not rare under bark of live-oak in
foot-hills near Pomona in February and April.

Apristus. — A. laticollis, rather common on banks of
streams or ditches, and occasionally running on garden
walks, usually in April and May.

Blechrus. — B. glabratus and B. lucidus occur in situ-
ations similar to the preceding, but are less common.

Axinopalpus. — A. biplagiatus, not rare under Eucalyp-
tus bark in winter: fusciceps, only one specimen seen,
Los Angeles County (Van Dyke).

Tecnophilus. — T. croceicollis is said by Horn to occur
" from San Diego to Oregon," but I have not yet met it.

Callida — C. platynoides, "Mountains east of Visalia"
(Horn).

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 49

Philophuga. — P. castanea, one example, Pomona,
May, from between the leaves of decaying yucca: P.
amcena, middle California.

Plochionus.— P. timidus and P. pollens are in the
Horn Collection, from ''Gal.," without more definite
locality.

Pinacodera. — P. punctigera, occurs at Yuma; other
species are found in the Peninsula.

Cymindis. — C. cribricollis, San Diego County (Fuchs):
californica and Apenes limbata were described by Horn
(" Coleoptera of Baja California," Supp. I)* as from San
Luis Obispo. The occurrence of these genera in mari-
time California seems so surprising that one might
almost suspect some confusion of localities. I have
not yet seen specimens.

Brachynus. — The species are as elsewhere very in-
definite. B. lateralis is readily known by the pale
elytral margin; it is rare west of the mountains, but
common along the Colorado River. One or two of the
other species are abundant near water. B. fidelis is
included on the authority of Mr. Fuchs.

Chlaenius. — C. ruficauda, common along the Colorado
from Needles to Yuma: viridifrons, widely distrib-
uted throughout the southern part of the State, but
generally uncommon: cursor, Southern California
(Horn); doubtless from the desert regions of the south-
east: cumatilis, common along streams in foot-hill
canons: leucoscelis, occurs only along the Colorado, where
it is not rare: obsoletus, not rare both east and west of
the mountains: variabilipes, not common, though gen-
erally diffused: glaucus, Yuma, March (Daggett): tri-
color, rather common everywhere: harpalinus, very

*Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Serv Vol. V, 1895, pp. 231, 232.

4 June 4, 1901.

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scarce, Los Angeles County (Van Dyke): simillimus
occurs at San Francisco (Horn): pennsylvanicus in the
north: sericeus is reported from the State without defi-
nite locality.

Brachylobus. — B. eawrinusie northern (Yreka, Horn).
Oodes. — 0. elegans, Colorado River, March (Daggett).

Agonoderus. — A. lineolu moderately, and A. pallipes
exceedingly common in many localities; both are fre-
quently attracted in numbers to lights in early summer.

Discoderus. — A single example of D. amcenus was
found under a stone near Palm Springs on the desert
side of the mountains.

Harpalus. — This genus is not very well represented
in California and only one species is known to me from
the southern part of the State; this is superficially very
much like ventralis and may be that species; specimens
were taken in Bear Valley (elevation 6,000 to 7, 000 feet)
by Mr. Daggett. I have taken caliginosus at Sacra-
mento, cautus at San Francisco, somnulentus at Lake
Tahoe, and have specimens referred to c<ii-lnntdfas from
the middle Sierras. There are two other apparently
undescribed species in my collection from still further
north.

Stenolophus. — $. limbalis, S. fiavipes and 8. anceps are
common and widely distributed: cincticollis is described
from the Colorado River: alternans from San Jose:
unicolor is in the Horn Collection, from San Francisco,
and others have been seen labeled simply "Cal".

Bradycellus. — B. cognatus, not common, Los Angeles
County, June: rupestris and calif ornicus, exceedingly
abundant everywhere in moist places: rivalis, Colorado
River and adjacent region.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 51

Tachycellus. — Two forms are at present included under
the name T. nitidus. The larger, pale form is more
common near the coast, though I have seen specimens
from as far inland as San Bernardino. The smaller,
dark form is in my opinion specifically distinct; it is
widely dispersed. There is a still smaller piceous form,
the thorax with obtuse hind angles, specimens of which
have been seen from Pasadena and from the southern
Sierras. The proper elucidation of the species requires
study.

Anisodactylus. — A. dilatatus is rather uncommon or
at least local; I have taken it in early spring under
stones in a dry hillside ravine near Pomona. A. piceus,
semipunctatus , consobrinus and californicus are all widely
distributed and more or less -common. A. amaroides is
rare in our region; I have specimens taken at Riverside
and in the San Bernardino Mountains. Of the other
species recorded from California, strenuus occurs at
Fort Tejoii; obtusus at San Jose; pilosus and immanis
in the San Joaquin Valley; nivalis at Santa Rosa and
north; pitychrous in the middle Sierras; porosus in the
northeastern desert regions.

Anisotarsus. — A. flebilis or a closely allied species has
been taken sparingly at Pomona.

Pseudomorphus. — P. cronkhitei occurs in Owens Val-
ley; behrensi in the San Joaquin Valley.

AMPHIZOID.E.

Amphizoa. — Four examples of A. insolens were taken
in a mountain stream near Pomona in September.

HALIPLID^E.

Haliplus. — H. concolor is rare at Pomona and River-
side, April and May; described from the Colorado River.

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Cnemidotus. — C. callosus and G. simplex are both com-
mon and are to be found at all seasons. I have taken
both most frequently in algse occurring on stagnant
pools in August and September.

DYTISCID.E.

Laccophilus. — L. decipiens, everywhere plentiful: ter*
minalisis moderately common, and If-lineatus less so, at
Yuma: mexicanus has occurred twice at Pomona: fas-
ciatus is said by Crotch to occur in California, but I have
not seen specimens.

Hydrovatus. — To H. brevipes is referred a single ex-
ample taken at Long Beach.

Desmopachria. — D. latissima, San Diego, Santa Bar-.
bara; not common.

Bidessus. — B. cinctellus, "So. Cal." (teste Horn), prob-
ably from the desert region, as it is known to be a
common species in adjacent parts of Arizona: pictodes>
generally scarce; I have seen specimens from Ventura
only; an allied form is not rare in the San Bernardino
Mountains: affinis, occurs commonly in most localities j
the form taken west of the mountains is the dark variety
to which Le Conte gave the name obscurellus ; specimens
from east of the mountains are more or less distinctly
vittate: subtilis, to this should probably be referred the
commonest species in maritime Southern California,
though few specimens are as distinctly marked as the
Le Conte type: amandus, reported from "So. Cal." by
Horn ("The Coleoptera of Baja California ")* without
definite locality; it was described from the Gila River,
and should occur along the Colorado; in the type the
sutural stria is very feeble, but I suspect that this may
be merely an individual variation.

*Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., Vol. IV, 1894, p. 313.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 53

Hygrotus. — H. hydropicus, rather rare, Pomona and
San Diego.

Ccelambus. — C. medialis, rather common everywhere:
fraternus, Colorado River: pedalis, not common, River-
side and Pomona, May and June: lutescens is quite com-
mon in middle California, — San Francisco, San Jose,
Sacramento: impressopunctatus , one specimen, Lake
Tahoe (Fenyes).

Deronectes. — D. griseostriatus, not common, Redondo,
December and February: striatellus, exceedingly abun-
dant everywhere.

Hydroporus. — H. addendus, rare at Pomona and Ojai
Valley, more common a little further north: fortis,
rare, San Diego; subpubescens, not common, though
widely diffused: axillaris, southeastern region, probably
Yuma: vilis and latebrosus, common in most localities.
The following species are also reported from the State
and some may possibly occur within our limits, though
the species of the genus are as a rule more northern in
habitat: eximius, rivalis (=sanmarlci Sahib, according
to Fauvel), terminalis and hardyi. Mr. Fuchs has a
record of H. funereus from San Diego. This is quite
likely correct, but needs verification.

Coptotomus. — C. interrogatus is common at Needles in
August (Wickharn).

Hydrotrupes. — H. palpalis is one of our rarest species,
occurring in the mountain streams of the southern
Sierras.

Ilybiosoma. — /. regularis is plentiful everywhere.

Agabinus. — A. glabrellus, rather scarce as a rule, but
once found in some numbers in a small spring on Cata-
lina Island.

Agabus. — A. lugens, abundant everywhere- lineellus,
very rare, Pomona, April and May: morosus, Pomona,

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San Diego; not common: obsoletus, San Diego (Le Conte);
lecontei, rather common, various localities. The follow-
ing species are found farther north: inter sectvs, brevicol-
lis, confertus, strigulosiis, tristis (Lake Tahoe), xuturalis,
erichsoni.

Rhantus. — R. bmotatus, common generally: anisony-
chus, much rarer, Pomona: jtavogriseus and sinuatus are
reported from the State, but I have not seen specimens
from the south.

Colymbetes. — C. strigatus, rare; a single specimen
taken at San Bernardino in April: sculptilis is recorded
from the State by Crotch: seminiger occurs in the north-
east.

Eretes. — E. sticticus is a cosmopolitan species which
has occurred once at Soldiers' Home (Van Dyke).

Hydaticus. — H. ntagnalis is recorded from "Cal."
(Horn, " The Coleoptera of Baja California"*).

Dytiscus. — D. marginicotti8,8C&YCQ; several specimens
taken by Mr. Daggett in Bear Valley, elevation 7,000
feet, June; one example taken by myself at Santa
Monica.

Thermonectes. — T. basilaris var. intennedius, one
example, Pomona, September: marmoratus, near San
Diego (Fuchs).

Cybister. — 0. explanatus, not rare, many localities:
ellipticusy Colorado River. Both species are frequently
attracted by electric lights.

GYRINID^.

This family is very poorly represented in Southern
California.

*Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., Vol. IV, 1894, p. 314.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 55

Gyrinus. — G. plicifer occurs in the small streams of
the mountains and foot-hills, while consobrinus gene rally
prefers larger and more permanent waters; the former
is not rare about San Francisco, more especially in the
small streams of the redwood region, a few miles north
of the Bay; the latter extends its range into Oregon. I
have seen hundreds of consobrinus about the electric
lights at Riverside, in May. Le Conte mentions having
two examples of affinis from middle California, and I
have a species of doubtful identity from the middle
Sierras.

Gyretes. — G. sinuatus, occurs at Yuma (Le Conte).

HYDROPHILID.E.

Helophorus. — H. obscurus, common and widely dif-
fused: species doubtful, one example, Ventura, March:
fortis, San Francisco (Le Conte): angustulus, northern.

Hydrochus. — Uudescribed species, Ojai Valley, March;
San Bernardino Mountains, July; rare: variolatus, San
Diego (Le Conte): vagus, Colorado River.

Ochthebius. — The species occur sometimes in great
numbers in the mud or silt or under stones in the shal-
low water of the margins of streams or pools, where any
agitation of the bottom brings them to the surface, upon
which they float and are easily taken. 0. rectus is our
commonest species and occurs nearly everywhere; I
have taken it plentifully in muddy irrigating ditches at
Riverside, in clear streams, and at San Diego on a salt
marsh which is covered by tide- water: interruptus,
Riverside, San Diego, Redondo; common at the latter
place, living in algse in a small lake much salter than
the ocean: discretus, widely diffused and moderately
common: puncticollis, rare, San Bernardino Mountains,
Ojai Valley: sculptus, rare, Ventura: costipennis, one

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example, Ventura, March: holmbergi, Santa Monica and
San Diego, not very common: lineatus, abundant at
Yuma, July: nitidus, Yuma (Le Conte). Dr. Horn
records Icevipennis from Fort Tejon, and I have taken
cribricollis at San Francisco and Lake Tahoe.

Hydraena. — H. pennsylvanica, common everywhere in
same situations as Ochthebius.

Hydrophilus. — H. triangularis, not rare, comes quite
often to electric lights: insularis, said by Horn ("The
Coleoptera of Baja California ")* to occur in Southern
California.

Tropisternus. — All the species common and generally
distributed except salsamentus, which has occurred only
in the Redondo salt lake, April to June, and in salt pools
at Santa Barbara, August.

Hydrocharis. — H. glaucus, three examples taken by
Mr. F. D. Twogood in a watering trough at a lumber
camp in the San Bernardino Mountains, elevation 5,000
feet, September; found also on Santa Cruz and Santa
Rosa islands, but everywhere rare; and by Dr. Blaisdell
in Calaveras Mountains, Mokelumne Hill and on Mt.
Diablo (Fuchs): obtusatus, one example in mountains
near Pomona, elevation 4,000 feet, August: rickseckeri
occurs near Santa Rosa (Ricksecker).

Berosus. — B. punctatissimus, not rare, Pomona to San
Diego: miles, plentiful at Yuma: subsiynatus , Colorado
River: salinus, Redondo salt lake, not rare in early
spring; found also in salt pools at Santa Barbara in Au-
gust: infuscatus, Yuma, San Diego, Redondo, Pomona,
etc., rather common: rugulosus, very rare, only two
examples found, Pomona, June and September.

Chsetarthria. — All three species are found about equally
common by washing the sandy margins of streams.

*Proc. Gal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., Vol. IV, 18H p. 315.

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Limnebius. — L.piceus, common enough when found,
but inclined to be local; I have found it in numbers in
the streams of the foot-hills near Pomona and Pasadena;
jwl'itus, alutaceus and congener are names given by
Casey to forms occurring from San Francisco north;
they are, I think, based merely on local or individual
and sexual variations of piceus.

Laccobius. — L. ellipticus is extremely abundant every-
where.

Philhydrus. — P. carinatus and P. nebulosus are com-
mon and widely diffused: diffusus, not rare in the Redondo
salt lake, also in salt marsh at Santa Barbara: cuspidatus
and hamiltoni are recorded from the northern part of the
State. Specimens taken by myself at Sacramento are
by their color to be referred to hamiltoni ; this differ-
ence, however, is of little consequence, and they are
structurally not materially different from diffusus of
Southern California. P. californicus is from an unre-
corded part of the State/ 'probably northern": conjunctus
occurs at Lake Tahoe.

Helochares. — If. normatus is found in most localities,
but nowhere very common.

Cymbiodyta. — C. punctatostriata, found only in moun-
tain streams: dorsalis, common and generally distrib-
uted: imbellis occurs from Fort Tejon north, and is not
rare in the neighborhood of San Francisco.

Hydrobius. — H. fuscipes, not common, Pomona, Riv-
erside, San Bernardino: lotus t extreme north: scabrosus,
San Francisco and north.

Creniphilus. — C. subcupreus, not very frequent; Po-
mona, San Bernardino Mountains, Yuma: elegans* not
common, in the salt lake at Redondo: rujiventris, rare at

* Specimens of this species recently received from Mr. Schwarz were taken by the late Henry G.
Hubbard in salt springs at Salton on the Colorado Desert.

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low altitudes, but more plentiful in the higher parts of
the Sierras: infuscatus, common: dissimilis, San Fran-
cisco and north.

Dactylosternum. — D. cacti, one example, Los Angeles
County (Van Dyke); occurs abundantly in decomposing
cactus (Cereus) in Arizona, but is thus far rare in
Southern California.

Cercyon. — 0. fimbriatus, everywhere abundant along
the seashore in decomposing seaweed: luniger, much
less frequent in same situations, and on Catalina Island,
where fimbriatus has not yet been found: fulvipennis,
common in excrementitious matter: lugubris, not rare,
about the roots of grass in marshy places, and in decay-
ing vegetable matter: nigriceps, rare, San Diego, Pomona.

C. depressus, quisquilius, lateralis, tristis and navicu-
laris are quoted from California in Horn's Revision.

Megasternum — M. posticatum, rather common in de-
composing vegetable matter, especially along the moun-
tain streams.

SILPHID.E.

Necrophorus. — N. marginatus, rare; one specimen
taken at Riverside, June: guttula, numerous on San
Clemeute Island, May and June, rather scarce on the
mainland: puztulatns var. nigritus, not rare on both
islands and mainland; numerous specimens taken in
electric light trap at Pasadena, April and May; var.
melsheimeri is northern.

Silpha. — 8. lapponica and S. ramosa are generally
common: opaca, one specimen mentioned by Dr. Horn
as taken near Mono Lake.

Necrophilus. — N. hydrophiloides , from middle and
northern part of State.

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Agyrtes. — One example of longulus taken at Pomona
under live-oak chips, February 15, 1896 ; one example
also taken by Dr. Fenyes at Pasadena, January, 1898.

Sphserites. — 8. glabratus is northern.

Pinodytes. — One dead and mutilated specimen of
cryptophagoides (?) found with ants at Pasadena (Fenyes).

Platycholeus. — Several specimens of leptinoides were
taken by me in very rotten wood at Lake Tahoe, July;
the species is termitophilous (Koebele, Hubbard,
Fenyes).

Choleva. — C. basillaris from middle and northern part
of State.

Ptomaphagus. — P. consobrinus, Pomona, San Bernar-
dino Mountains, uncommon; one specimen found at
Pomona with ants in March: calif ornicus, "San Diego
northward" (Horn): pusio, northern: fisus, Owens
Valley.

Colon. — C. clavatum and G. inerme are both northern.
Triarthron. — T. lecontei, "high Sierras east of Visalia."

Hydnobius. — H. latidens, one example, so referred by
Dr. Horn, Ojai Valley, March: longulus, northern.

Anisotoma. — Specimens of this and the preceding
genus are rare, and are most often taken on the wing an
hour or two before sunset on warm days in early spring:
paludicola has thus occurred at Pomona and Pasadena,
January, February: obsoleta ('/), Ojai Valley, March:
humeralis, one example taken by Dr. Fenyes in leaves
beneath chopped meat which had been placed as a
bait for Cychrus, Pasadena, January: curvata and col-
laris are northern: difficilis is found in Owens Valley.

Liodes, — One specimen of confusa was found at Lake
Tahoe (Fenyes).

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Cyrtusa. — A single specimen of picipennis was taken
by myself in the San Bernardino Mountains, August.

Agathidium. — A. revolvens, rare, San Bernardino
Mountains, July: concinnum, Pomona, May, not com-
mon, more frequent farther north: virile, found rarely
at Pomona and Riverside in early spring: pulchrum,
taken on decaying mushrooms at Pomona, February:
californicum and sexstriatum occur in the middle and
northern parts of the State.

Clambus. — One example of a species near seminulum,
but smaller; Pomona, April.

SCYDM^NID.E.

This family is poorly represented in California, only
seventeen species being known from the entire State,
&nd of these but six have been found in Southern Cali-
fornia; moreover all of these six are of greater or less
rarity, a state of affairs surely not due entirely to the small
size of the specimens or lack of proper investigation.

Connophron. — C. occidens and G. digressum are repre-
sented, the first by a single specimen taken at or near
'San Bernardino by Mr. W. G. Wright, and now in the
collection of Captain Casey, the latter by three speci-
mens taken by myself about the roots of grass in a
marshy locality near Pomona.

Scydmaenus ovipennis. — A single specimen has been
taken at Pasadena by Dr. Fenyes in February. The
three other species listed are doubtless all members of
the Sonoran fauna. V. colon has occurred in San Diego
County, and C. deformata is said to have been collected
by Crotch at Los Angeles.

Papusus macer. — This was described from a unique
example taken by me under a stone at Palm Springs, on

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the western border of the Colorado desert, in April.
Captain Casey writes me that the type which was sent to
him with other specimens for study has been lost. The
remaining California!! species with their localities are
as follows: Lophioderus gracilis, San Jose; L.myops, San
Francisco; Drastophus Icevicollis, San Francisco; Scyd-
mcenus sparsus, San Jose; 8. pacificus, San Francisco
and north; S. fuchsi, San Francisco; 8. calif ornicus,
northern; S. catalinus angustus, San Jose; Cephennium
anophthalmicum, San Francisco; Veraphis impressa,.
Lake Tahoe; Scydmcenus ovithorax Bndl., Santa Clara
County. According to Casey's recent revision, the last-
named species would not be a true Scydmcenus, and
would perhaps require the erection of a new genus for
its reception.

PSELAPHID.E.

Adranes. — An undescribed species found by Mr. Hub-
bard in a colony of Lasius rubripes at Lake Tahoe.

Articerus fuchsii var. californicus. — Occurs at Los
Angeles in March (Fuchs); specimens were taken near
Los Angeles by Mr. Koebele, in the nests of Cremasto-
gaster lineolata.

Biotus. — B. formicarius, found living in the nests of a
pale brown ant, Los Angeles (Casey).

Sognorus. — S. pulvereus, San Jose (Le Conte).

Ctenisis. — Several specimens of dispar were taken at
an electric light, Pasadena, April (Fenyes).

Tyrus. — T. corticinus is not uncommon under bark of
fallen conifers at Lake Tahoe.

Valda. — V. frontalis, Siskiyou County (Casey).

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Tychus. — A single example of the tiny species T.
tenellus was taken on the wing at Pomona in January:
kexagonus, three examples also taken flying, on a warm
day in March, in the Ojai Valley; and six examples taken
in like manner by Dr. Fenyes at Pasadena in February:
puberulus occurs at San Jose (Le Conte): sonomce, Men-
docino County.

Pselaptrichus. — P. tuberculipalpus was taken in the
neighborhood of San Francisco in some numbers by
Mr. Fuchs.

Scalenarthrus. — S. hornii was found at Needles, on
the Colorado River, by Mr. Wickham, and by myself
further down the river at Yuma, in July, under vege-
table debris accumulating in damp situations along the
bank of the stream.

Decarthron. — D. brendeli, Riverside and Pomona,
April, in damp places near streams.

Pselaptus. — P. belfragei is described from Texas, but
is said to occur as far west as Yuma (Casey).

Reichenbachia. — R. defortnata and R. tumidicorni* are
both easily obtained in numbers by sifting along the
margins of streams and in moist places nearly every-
where: sagax is far rarer, having been taken by myself
once at Santa Monica in early spring, and by Dr.
Fenyes at Pasadena by sifting, March: the types of
falli and turgidicornis were both taken by me under
dead fish on the ocean beach at Santa Monica in Feb-
ruary, 1892, and no other specimens were obtained until
March, 1897, when both species were again found by
Dr. Fenyes and myself on the ocean beach at Redondo.
It is probable that the occurrence of these species on
the ocean front is due to winds or other fortuitous

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circumstances. The following species are also Califor-
nian: informis, fundata, tumorosa, and fusticornis from
the north; compar and taphrocera from the middle
region; and nevadensis from western Nevada and the
adjacent parts of California.

Bryaxis. — B. foveata, Yuma, San Diego, Riverside,
Pasadena; not common: loripes, Southern California
(Casey).

Batrisus. — B. zephyrinus, B. monticola and B. cicatri-
cosus are from the middle Sierras: occiduus and denti-
cauda from the north: pygidialis is described from
"pal.."

Rhexidius. — R. granolusus and R. asperulus both occur
in the vicinity of San Francisco.

Oropus. — Two examples of a species near, if not iden-
tical with, abbreviatus ; Pasadena, March, by sifting
(Fenyes). The other species, striatus, convexus, mon-
tanus, interruptus and cavicauda, are all from the mid-
dle or northern parts of the State.

Morius. — M. occidens, Santa Cruz County (Casey).

Sagola. — S. isabellce, not rare in moist situations,
especially along the small streams of the foot-hill canons:
grandiceps, rubida and longicollis are from the middle,
and cavifrons, corticina and subsimilis from the northern
portions of the State.

Euplectus. — E. drbiceps, Los Angeles County (Casey):
calif ornicus, not common, Pomona, Pasadena, Ojai Val-
ley; by sifting; March to June.

Actium. — A. californicum occurs in same situations as
the preceding, and in about equal numbers: candidum,
marinicum and brevipenne are described from middle
California, and politum, robustulum, testaceum and
pacificum from farther north.

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STAPHYLINID^E.

The members of the Aleocharini are very numerous,
but for the most part unstudied, and are consequently
much neglected by most collectors.

Falagria. — F. Iceviuscula is very common along the
margin of streams in the foot-hills: an undescribed
species occurred in the San Bernardino Mountains (ele-
vation 5,000 feet): cavipennis was described by Le Conte
from San Pedro: occidua and laticollis are described
from a little south of San Francisco (Santa Clara
County).

Echidnoglossa. — Several species occur in the wet moss
in mountain canons; some of these are probably the
same as some of the following species described by
Casey from the middle and northern portions of the
State, viz., valida, eximia, brevicornis, gracilis, grandi-
collis.

Hoplandria. — A. species referred with some doubt to
this genus was taken in the Ojai Valley in March.

Pontomalota. — P. opaca is usually plentiful on the
sands of ocean beaches: californica and nigriceps are
closely allied forms found at San Francisco and Santa
Cruz.

Colpodota. — C. parva is said by Fauvel to occur at
Mariposa.

Atheta. — This genus will contain many of the species
hitherto lumped under Homalota. The species are
numerous, and while no special effort has been made to
collect them there are in my collection some twenty or
thirty species from Southern California. A. picipennis>
Mann, and oraria and coriaria, Kraatz, are mentioned
by Hamilton and Fauvel as having been found in Cali-
fornia.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 65

Lomechusa. — L. angusta has occurred twice, the first
specimen having been found with ants in the interior
of an oak gall at Pasadena (Fenyes), and the other under
rubbish at Redondo beach (Daggett): montana was
originally described from a specimen found under a
stone at Truckee, near the summit of the middle Sierras;
it has since been taken by Dr. Fenyes under bark with
ants, at Lake Tahoe, and farther north at Castle Crag in
like manner.

Tarphiota. — T. pallidipes and T. fucicola are common
on sea beaches.

Tachyusa. — Four species occur more or less commonly
along streams, where they may be taken in numbers by
" washing " the banks. It is not yet known whether
they are identical with any of the following middle and
northern species: experta, linearis, laticeps, faceta, har-
fordi, crebrepunctata.

Tinotus. — Two examples of caviceps were taken at
Pomona in January.

Myrmedonia. — M. sonomce is described from Sonoma
County, and M. fauveli is said by Casey to occur near Los
Angeles.

Anepsiota. — A. insignis, San Francisco.

Phlceopora. — Two species so referred were found at
Pomona and San Diego.

Calodera. — C. attenuata, middle California (Monterey
and Napa counties).

Polystoma. — P. arenaria, not very abundant at
Redondo beach, San Diego, Santa Monica, and the
islands off the coast. I have seen one specimen from

5 June 5, 1901.

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San Bernardino, but all others are from the immediate
vicinity of the coast. P. pacifica is described from Santa
Barbara.

Microglossa. — Fauvel mentions the occurrence of
suturalis in " California."

Aleochara. — A. vulcicollis occurs only on the beaches,
where it is quite abundant; several other species are
generally common in excrementitious matter. One
example of what seems surely identical with the Euro-
pean puberula has been taken at Pomona.

Maseochara. — M. valida, found at Pasadena, April to
July, under decaying fruits and vegetables: puberula,
one example at Arrowhead Hot Springs, May 31.

Thiasophila. — Several specimens of a species taken at
Pomona early in September: asperata occurs at Lake
Tahoe and Truckee.

Isoglossa. — A fine species, doubtfully referred to this
genus, occurred in the San Bernardino Mountains in
July: arcuaia was described from Lake Tahoe.

Oxypoda. — About five species of this genus are known
to me from Southern California. Casey describes fusti-
ger from Humboldt County, and californica from "Cal."

Myrmecochara. — An undescribed species from Lake
Tahoe (Schwarz).

Autalia. — A. elegans, Lake County.

Thinusa. — T. maritima is described from Oakland.
I have found a closely allied if not identical species on
the beach at Santa Barbara.

Silusa. — S. vesperis, Humboldt County.

Bolitochara. — B. calif ornica, common throughout the
State in or about fungi: nigrina is found near San
Francisco and in Humboldt County.

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Leptusa. — A single specimen of a species taken at
Pomona.

Oligota. — A minute species is sometimes beaten abun-
dantly from the branches of trees; it is quite likely not
separable from pusillima.

Sipalia. — S. frontalis, "California."

Bryobiota. — B. bicolor is a very small linear species,
occurring rather plentifully on the ocean beach at San
Diego and Santa Barbara.

Somatium. — S. oviforme is occasionally found in some
numbers at Pomona, usually by beating.

Gyronycha. — G. obscura, rather common at times
along the banks of streams, Pomona; a smaller form
found in the Ojai Valley seems different. G. attenuata
occurs at Monterey and in Napa County.

Bamona. — B. falliana is not rare at Pomona along the
margin of streams.

Myllaena. — One example of a species taken in Los
Angeles County.

Acylophorus. — A. pronus, taken only in small num-
bers at Pomona, January, and Palm Spririgs in April.

Heterothops. — H. fumatus var. californicus and H.
carbonatus occur not uncommonly near springs or
streams: pusio is less frequent in like situations: occi-
dentis was taken deep in the detritus of hollow oak
stumps at Pomona, February.

Quedius. — The species occur for the most part under
stones or drift along the margins of streams in the foot-
hills and mountains, though fulgidus is likely to be
found almost anywhere. Q. capucinus and Q. limbifer are

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most often taken: explanatus and erythrogaster are rather
scarce: desertus is found east of the mountains: prostans
is rather common in wet moss, at considerable elevations,
but is only rarely taken in the lower valleys: debilis and
seriatus are northern; of the latter I secured several
examples near San Francisco (Marin County).

Thinopinus. — T. pictus is not rare on various beaches
from San Diego northward; specimens in my collection
were taken at Redoiido, February; Coronado, June;
Santa Monica, August.

Creophilus. — G. villosus, wide-spread, but usually not
abundant; very common on San Clemente Island in
May and June, about the carcasses of birds and foxes
shot by hunters.

Hadrotes. — H. crassus is taken on sea beaches;
Redondo, March to May; Santa Barbara, February; San
Diego; not numerous.

Staphylinus. — 8. saphyrinus, not uncommon under
stones near water, especially in the foot-hills: luteipes,
less common; Pomona, January; Santa Barbara, Febru-
ary: tarsalis, quite rare, Pomona and Los Angeles:
rutilicauda, found in the middle Sierras: niyrellus, found
farther north: cinnamopterus is said by Horn to occur
from Maine to California; I have not yet seen specimens.

Belonuchus. — B. ephippiafus was taken abundantly by
Dr. Fenyes and myself under rotting squash, etc., Pasa-
dena, Pomona, etc., July to October. Specimens of an
apparently undescribed species were taken in decaying
yucca, in mountains near Pomona, May.

Philonthus. — I have found nitescens only along the
wet margin of a small salt lake or pond at Redondo,
April: alutaceus, taken sparingly in a low, marshy spot

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near Pomona, November to January: semiruber, rare;
two examples only taken along a stream in foot-hills
near Pomona: hepaticus, very scarce, same locality as
preceding: flavolimbatus , has occurred at Pasadena in
November, but is *very rare west of the mountains; not
rare at Yuma: grandicollis, not common; my specimens
were taken in the bed of the Los Angeles River, near the
city, in August: longicornis, widely distributed, but not
very common: discoideus, rare at Pomona about stables:
alumnus, the form with red thorax and elytra is very
common at Yuma, on the river shore: pettiti and trian-
gulum, not rare, many localities: ferreipennis , rather
infrequent, Pomona, June to September: sordidus, com-
mon about houses and stables: versutus, two speci-
mens only, San Bernardino Mountains, elevation 5,000
feet: virilis, not rare, same locality as the last: nigritu-
lus, everywhere abundant: instabilis, has occurred on
one occasion at Mojave: quadmlus, not infrequent in
the foot-hills near Pomona: lecontei, not common, but
widely dispersed. In addition to the above the follow-
ing occur within the State: politus and albionicus, from
San Francisco, north; dunalis, at Alameda; puberulus,
from Tulare, north; theveneti, crotchi, punctatellus and
picicornis, in the middle Sierras and Lake Tahoe region ;
decipiens, bidentatus , siegwaldi, bucephalus, varians and
caurinus, from the north; furvus and ventralis, from
"Cal.," but probably not southern. There are in my
collection several probably undescribed species, for the
most part represented by females only.

Actobius. — A. ocreatus, not uncommon at Los Angeles,
Pomona, etc.: sobrinus, one specimen, Fort Yuma
(Horn): puncticeps, abundant everywhere in the foot-
hills and mountains; rare in the valleys: gratus, widely
diffused, but nowhere common: pcederoides, very common

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everywhere from the sea-level to moderate altitudes,
both east and west of the mountains: formosus, not
common, Pomona and Pasadena: eltgantulus, usually
not plentiful, but at times found in numbers, Pasa-
dena and Pomona. All the species are found only in
the vicinity of water. The following occur in middle
California: senilis, infanus, and semipunctatus — the lat-
ter now identified with Bisnius procerulus Grav.

Cafius. — The species of this genus are confined to the
seacoast, and are often found in great numbers in or
beneath decaying seaweed, or other littoral rubbish.
C. canescens is our most abundant species, but seniinitens,
lithocharinus, and luteipennis often occur nearly as plen-
tifully: decipiens is said to occur rather commonly at
San Diego: sulcicollis and opacus are rather rare. All
the species, except setiiinitens and decipiens, have been
reported from one or another of the islands.

Xantholinus. — X. cephalus, not rare in the Sierras,
under bark: picipennis, common in fields and pastures
beneath stones, cow-droppings, etc.: dimidiatus, "San
Bernardino, Mojave Desert," Pomona, May; in decaying
yucca; rare: obscurus, not rare in damp situations near
Pomona, September to February: nanus, San Diego;
not seen by the writer: pusillus, not frequent, Riverside
and Pomona.

Leptacinus. — L. brunnescens, common in most locali-
ties under any object upon the ground, especially from
November to May: pallidulus, one specimen, Fort Yurna
(Le Conte). There are three undescribed species from
Southern California in my collection, of which one, at
least, is not rare. L. grandiceps was described from San
Francisco and parcus from San Jose; 1 have taken the
latter at Sacramento.

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Othius. — 0. calif ornicus, Mann, "Alaska and Califor-
nia." I have seen specimens taken at Stewart's Point
(Ricksecker), and at Monterey (Fenyes).

Baptolinus. — B. punctiventris is not uncommon under
bark at Lake Tahoe; found also by Mr. Daggett, on
Mt. Whitney, at an elevation of 11,000 feet.

Stenus. — 8. renifer, S. incultus and 8. gilw occur on
the Colorado River, the two latter being moderately com-
mon in Yuma early in July: sculptilis and californicus
are very abundant along mountain streams, the former
also occurring occasionally in the valleys: costalis, less
common in same situations: terricola, one example, San
Bernardino Mountains: znnicus and pacificus are found
everywhere in the lower country, the former common
at times, the latter always abundant: insignis, not rare at
Pomona, November to May: vestalis, one example,
Riverside: sayi, found in some numbers about the roots
of grass in marshy spot near Pomona, January; not
seen elsewhere: pinguis, common in many localities,
occurring in prodigious numbers at times; hundreds
have been found on every square yard of ground about
a small lake near Pasadena, great numbers flying about
and swarming on the shrubbery about the lake at the
same time: Icetulus, rather rare, Ventura, Riverside,
Pomona; March to May: alveolatus, one example, so
named, San Diego: lucidus, a single example taken at
Pomona, May.

The following additional species are recorded from
the State: tristis, luctuosus, luculentus and vacuus from
the middle regions; corvus from Fort Tejon; dives and
subgriseus from the north; ellipticus, colonus, villosus,
exilis, and pollens from " California " without definite
locality.

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Cryptobium. — This genus is not well represented in
California, californicum being the only species known
from west of the mountains; it is not rare, especially in
the foot-hills and mountains. C. tumidum is recorded
from California, Arizona and Utah, and is doubtless
confined to the region east of the mountains. I have
taken females of an undetermined species at Yuma.

Lathrobium. — L. puncticeps, rather rare : jacobinum,
very common along any of the streams from the Sierras:
californicum, rare, Pomona, May ; Redondo beach,
March : lituarium, a few specimens taken at Indio and
Yuma : subseriatum occurs in the northern part of the
State. There are three undescribed species in my col-
lection, one from Southern California (Pasadena), and
the other two from the north.

Caloderma. — C. rugo.m, C. mobilis and C. reducta are all
abundant under vegetable debris near water, occurring
sometimes in great numbers in damp places in the
mountain canons: continens is recorded from San Diego;
it is probably not different from rugosa. Three species
not yet determined have been found in the canons near
Pomona.

The other species described by Casey — angulctia, con-
tracta, luculenta and tantilla — occur in the middle and
northern parts of the State.

Oligopterus. — 0. cuneicollis, San Francisco.

Medon. — M. malaca occurs in the same situations as
the species of Caloderma, but specimens are not quite so
numerous: latuiscula, li Southern California and Lake
County" (Casey). Several unidentified species are from
Southern California, while the following are from mid-
dle and northern California: sinuaticollis , convergens,

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tepida, puberula, sublesta, consanguine a, contigua, luc-
tuosa, retrusa, gregalis, mimula, languida.

Lithocharis. — L. ochracea, not common, Pomona in
June, flying at twilight: alutacea is described from
Santa Clara County: quadricollis , from Lake County.

Stilicus. — 8. occiduus, one example, Los Angeles,
August: quadriceps and opaculus are described from
"Gal."

Paederus.— P. femoralis, "So. Gal." (teste Horn),*
doubtless from the Colorado River region: compotens,
common in the vegetable detritus on the shore of Lake
Wilson at Pasadena, May: ustus, abundant along the
banks of the Colorado at Yuma.

Sunius. — 8. calif ornicus, not common: longiusculus ,
frequent. Both are quite widely distributed.

Scopaeus. — S. truncaticeps, a single example, Pomona,
June, so determined by Casey: armiger, a single speci-
men, Pomona, December.

Scopaeodera. — A few examples of nitida were taken at
Yuma in July.

Leptorus. — L. texanus, Colorado River, Yoima: calif or-
nicus, Palm Springs, western border of Colorado Desert:
longipennis, one specimen, Pomona.

Orus. — 0. punctatus, common nearly everywhere west
of the mountains: fraternus, not rare at Pomona and
San Bernardino: montanus, two examples, male and
female, San Bernardino Mountains: parallelus, northern
(Napa and Sonoma counties).

Pinophilus. — P. densus, valley of Colorado River.

Palaminus. — P. lividus, taken on leaves of Salix, Yuma
(Le Conte).

* "The Coleoptera of Baja California," Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., Vol. IV, 1894, p. 319.

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Tachinus. — T. agilis and T. debilis are both rather
widely distributed and moderately common. The genus
is better represented farther north, semirufus and angus-
tatus occurring in the middle regions, and tachypo-
roides, pallipes and instabilis in the upper portions of
the State. A female specimen taken at Lake Tahoe is
referred somewhat doubtfully to memnonius.

Tachyporus. — T. calif ornicus, exceedingly abundant
nearly everywhere; often seen flying at twilight in
spring and early summer: natidulus, rare, Pomona,
Lake Tahoe.

Cilea. — One example of G. silphoides from Pasadena,
taken in February (Fenyes).

Erchomus. — A single specimen of E. punctipennis w&B
taken in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Conosoma. — C. bipustulatum, Wilmington and Santa
Barbara (Horn); I have an example from the middle
Sierras: castaneum, not rare in or under decaying wood,
especially in the foot-hills of the Sierras; fungivorous
according to Horn.

Boletobius. — B. cincticollis is common in mushrooms.

Bryoporus. — B. rufescens is said to occur from "Penn-
sylvania to California;" I have not seen California
specimens. A single specimen of a possibly undescribed
species has been taken at Pomona.

Mycetoporus. — M. hiuuidus, " Michigan to Florida
and west to California;" I have not yet seen it here:
splendidus or a closely allied species has been found in
the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Habrocerus. — H. tarsalis is described from San Mateo.

Olisthaerus. — 0. megacephalus, included on the author-
ity of Fauvel; it is unquestionably northern.

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Pseudopsis. — P. obliterata, P. detrita and P. minuta
occur not uncommonly, and occasionally in large num-
bers, in the vegetable detritus along our mountain
streams; the first named species was described from the
valley of the Gila.

Oxyporus. — Specimens of an undescribed species have
been taken at Lake Tahoe in Nevada by Mr. Schwarz,
and on the California side of the lake by Dr. Fenyes.

Bledius. — The species are numerous, and are found
for the most part burrowing in wet sand or mud on the
margins of fresh-water streams and ponds. B. diago-
nalis is recorded by Le Conte as occurring on salt marsh
at San Diego: cribricollis appears to be confined to the
sea-coast; I have seen it in abundance on the beach at
Santa Barbara in February, but it is likely to be plenti-
ful at all seasons: ferratus, jacobinus, flavipennis and
eximius are all reported from San Diego, but I do not
know them in nature: opacifrons, San Diego and Los
Angeles: luteipennis, San Bernardino: armatus, River-
side, Pomona, Long Beach; not common: nitidiceps,
Los Angeles, Wilmington (Le Conte), Pomona, one
example in nearly dry bed of brook, November: relictus,
two examples, Pomona: laticollis, common, many locali-
ties: rusticus, rare, Pomona: ruficornis, abundant every-
where: clarus, Riverside, Pomona, not common; pleu-
ralis, occasionally common; once taken in numbers in
San Dirnas Canon near Pomona, April: ornatus, not
rare near the sea-coast, rare inland; taken in numbers
at Redondo, February: forcipatus, Yuma (Le Conte):
punctatissimus and phytosinus are recorded from "South-
ern California" without definite locality. A single speci-
men of a small black species not yet determined has
been taken at Pomona. The following occur further

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north: deceptivus, sp. nov, Kern County; of Casey's
species, strenuus and monstratus occur at San Fran-
cisco, lectus, foraminosus, gentilis, gracilis and bicolor
somewhat farther north, parvicollis in Mendocino
County, monticola at Lake Tahoe, and villosus from
« California".

Platystethus. — P. americanus occurs chiefly about
cow-droppings, both east and west of the mountains.

Oxytelus. — 0. sculptus, not rare about stables, etc.:
sobrinus, one example, Pomona, December: laqueatus,
nitidulus, vegrandis, and niger are found near San Fran-
cisco and farther north, the last-named species and
montanus occurring at Lake Tahoe.

Haploderus. — H. flavipennis and H. cephalotes are both
often taken in the vegetable detritus which collects in
damp situations along streams or ponds: linearis is quite
surely more northern in habitat: annectens, reported
from San Francisco and Sonoma County.

Trogophlceus. — T. giice and T. pacificus are common
under rubbish about gardens and along water courses at
Pomona: diffuses occurs along streams in the higher
parts of the Sierras: prominens, one example, Los
Angeles (Casey): confinis, deMlis, and blediimus are
described from San Diego: paupercuLus &ndfilum, from
Yuma: armatus, occiduus, and lithocharinus are from the
middle coast region: lapsus and obliquus, from the mid-
dle Sierras (Truckee and Lake Tahoe): sculptilis, from
Sonoma and Lake counties: insolitus, from Hoopa Valley,
Humboldt County. Wickham reports giice, dentiger, and
tantillus from Yuma. There are several unidentified
species in my collection, some of which may be unde-
scribed.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 77

Apocellus. — A. analis and A. gracilicornis are both
rather common near water, especially about reservoirs^
irrigating ditches., etc., in cultivated regions: sphceri-
collis, one example, Pomona, April.

Ancyrophorus. — A small colony of A. planus was once
taken in drift in a mountain canon near Pomona.

Thinobius. — T. hesperius, Yuma (Casey): two uniden-
tified species from Southern California, one of which is
quite surely undescribed, and the other is probably
oxytelinus. The following species are described from
farther north: macropterus , "various localities" (Le
Conte); sonomce, Sonoma County; gracilicornis, Santa
Clara to Sonoma counties: validus, Marin County and
north.

Zalobius. — Z. serricollis, common under rubbish near
water, more especially in the foot-hill and mountain
canons: spinicollis, middle and northern parts of the
State; found in situations similar to the last.

Asemobius. — A. ccdatus, "California" (Horn, " Cole-
optera of Baja California," Supp. I.)-*

Deleaster. — D. concolor, from San Francisco and north,

Geodromicus.- — G. temporalis, quite rare along moun-
tain streams, near Pomona, September: kumboldtianus,
northern.

Tilea. — T. cavicollis, T. rufitarsis and T. filicornis occur
in the middle and northern Sierras.

Vellica. — V. longipennis, from Middle Sierras and
north.

Artochia. — A. productifrons, from Santa Clara County.

Unamis. — U. truncata, from Middle Sierras.

Lesteva. — L.fusconigra, from Eldorado County.

* Proc. C'al. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., Vol. V, 1895, p. 238.

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Brathinus. — B. californicus was found in some num-
bers by Mr. Hubbard at Lake Tahoe, where it occurred
in wet moss along a mountain stream; other specimens
were found at Sisson.

Amphichroum. — A. floribundum, very abundant in
many localities, especially on flowers of Ceanothus, in
April: puberulum, described from San Diego; specimens
taken in the San Bernardino Mountains are so referred
with some doubt. The species are more numerous in
the middle Sierras, and from there north to Vancouver.
The following are recorded from the State : sparsum,
scutatum, opaculum, flavescens, pallidum and maculatum
from the middle Sierras (Mariposa and Tahoe); bino-
tatum, pilosellum, alutaceum, modestum, from the region
about and to the north of San Francisco; testaceum and
crassicorne from still further north.

Tanyrhinus. — T. aingularis occurs in the Santa Cruz
Mountains, but is quite rare.

Lathrimaeum. — One example of L. subcostatum obtained
in the mountain canon near Pomona, March. The fol-
lowing are recorded: pictum, northern; nigropiceum,
Santa Cruz County; spretum, Siskiyou; atrocephalum,
Tahoe (Fauvel).

Homalium. — This genus is numerously represented in
California, about half our listed species being recorded
from the State. H. plagiatum has occurred in mushrooms,
at Pomona, in early spring, and theveneti at Santa Barbara
and Redondo, on the ocean beach, in March; but, aside
from these, I am able to find definite records of only
four species from Southern California, viz.: strigipenne,
San Diego; repandum, "Southern California and Texas"
(Fauvel); humilet San Bernardino Mountains, identified
by Casey; alutaceum, San Diego (Fauvel). When the

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whole State is considered, we must add the following:
algarum and rugipenne, from San Francisco; ater, from
Santa Cruz; pacificum, from Siskiyou; longulum, pusil-
lum, megarthroides, rivulare, lapponicuvti, ccesum and
fractum, from "California," without indication of local-
ity. It is probable that few, if any, of these latter will
be found within our region. Several species in my
collection from Southern California are as yet un-
identified.

Anthobium. — A. atriventre and A. nigerrimum occur
on flowers, the former very abundantly at Pomona, in
April. Two other unidentified — possibly undescribed —
species are known to me from Pomona, Ojai Valley and
Palm Springs. The species of this genus are somewhat
numerous, but not identifiable as the literature now
stands. The following are to be added to the above:
aurifluum, diversicolle and subangulatum, from Lake
Tahoe; gilvipenne and punctatum, Santa Cruz County;
fraternum, northern; calif ornicum, "California."

Orobanus. — 0. rujipes, San Diego and Pomona; one
example from the bank of a mountain stream near
Pasadena.

Protinus. — Two species of this genus have been found
on decaying mushrooms at Pomona, in early spring;
neither species has as yet been identified. In the
mountains of the middle coast region occur limbatus,
basalis and salebrosus: maklini is middle or northern:
sulcatus is described from the middle Sierras.

Megarthrus. — M. pictus, reported from middle and
northern portion of the State.

Lispinus. — L. calif ornicus , not rare in many locali-
ties, under bark: linearis, less frequent, Riverside,

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Pomona and Palm Springs — at the last-named locality
found under cottonwood bark.

Trigonurus. — All our species occur from middle Cali-
fornia north, under bark of conifers. T. edivardsii
has been taken in Los Angeles County (fide Fuchs).

Micropeplus. — M. punctatus, occurs at San Diego
(Crotch): a single example of a probably undescribed
species was taken at Pasadena, in March, by sifting
(Fenyes): tesserula and brunneus are more northern.

TRICHOPTERYGID.E.

These minute things have not been systematically
searched for, and the number recorded from Southern
California, and indeed from the whole State, is very

inconsiderable.

*

Actidium.— Four species are on record: robustulum,
granulosum and attenuatum from the middle coast region
(Santa Cruz), and poliium from " California."

Motschulskium. — M. sinuatocolle occurs plentifully at
times on various beaches from San Diego northward.

Ptilium. — An unidentified species has been taken
sparingly at Pomona: columbianum, humile and collani
are said to be from " California."

Ptenidium. — P. pullum, quite common in vegetable
detritus near water at Pomona, etc.

Trichopteryx. — T. laticollis] ' 'Southern California," in-
Horn Collection: californicus and crotchii bear " Califor-
nia" labels in the Le Conte Collection; and sitkaensis
bears a gilt locality label which is supposed to signify a
like origin.

Smicrus. — S. filicornis, from Colorado River; Le Conte
Collection.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 81

HYDROSCAPHID.E.

Hydroscapha. — H. natans is probably not a rare in-
sect, though very seldom taken; when one is discovered a
considerable number may usually be obtained by patient
search. I have taken it close to the bank in a mountain
stream, and also in a muddy spot in a cow pasture near
Pomona; Crotch took the first examples in the Los
Angeles River.

Sphaerius. — S. politus is rather common on the sandy
margins of streams, and is often started in numbers by
"washing" the banks.

SCAPHIDIID.E.

Scaphisoma. — S. castaneum, not very common, found
in and about decaying and fungus-grown wood in damp
or wet places: rufulum, occurs at Yuma (Le Conte).

PHALACRID.E.

The species of this family are for the most part com-
mon on flowers; they are difficult to identify with cer-
tainty, and have been generally neglected by collectors.

Phalacrus. — P. ovalis, common at Pomona, Riverside,
etc.: of penicillatus (so named by Casey) a number of
specimens were taken in the San Bernardino Mountains:
conjunctus, same locality as the last; also San Diego
(Casey). The species here called ovalis is possibly not
that species; it was pronounced " n. sp." by Casey, to
whom specimens were sent for identification, but a com-
parison with Le Conte's types shows scarcely any tangible

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difference; in fact, the three species here named are
separated by characters of very doubtful significance.

Olibrus. — 0. wickhami, sp. nov., Southern California
(Casey); many specimens collected in San Diego County
by Dunn.

Acylomus — A. nebulosus, taken at Yuma, in March
(Daggett).

Eustilbus. — E. apicalis, widely distributed and rather
common; I have beaten it in some numbers from a very
tall dried grass at Pasadena, in February: obtusus and
nanulus both occurred plentifully about the roots of
grass in a marshy spot near Pomona, in January: notab-
ilis occurred sparingly in the same situation: aquatilis,
described from San Jose.

CORYLOPHIDJS.

Sacium. — S. amabile, found under bark of sycamores,
sometimes in large numbers. I took on one occasion
over seven hundred examples from beneath the bark of
a fallen sycamore in the Ojai Valley, early in March:
decolor, rare, Pomona: scitulum, described from Yuma
(Le Conte).

Sericoderus. — S.flavidus is found in debris near water,
Riverside, Pomona, etc.

Orthoperus. — Two apparently undescribed species
have been taken; one of these was found plentifully
about grass roots, in moist situations, in winter; of
the other there is but a single example from the Ojai
Valley.

^)nigmaticum. — ^E. calif ornicum, not rare, Santa Bar-
bara, Ventura, San Diego; found by beating.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 83

COCCINELLID^;.

Since the following notes were written there has come
to hand a Revision of the American Coccinellidse by
Captain Casey. Among the large number of new species
are many that are accredited to California, but as not a
few appear to me to be merely slight color variations of
old forms, I have thought it best to exclude them till
the matter could be more carefully investigated. Except
in the case of Exochomus, no reference will be made
to this paper.

Anisosticta. — A. seriata, plentiful in September, along
the shore of San Diego Bay (Blaisdell).

Nsemia. — N. episcopalis, one specimen, swept in marshy
spot at Tallac, Lake Tahoe (Fenyes).

Megilla. — M. maculata, Colorado River and Palm
Springs; I have not seen specimens from the maritime
slope as yet: vittiyera, not uncommon, especially 011
weeds or low herbage, in river bottoms.

Eriopis. — E. connexa, " California" (Mulsant).

Hippodamia. — H. ambigua and H. convergens are exceed-
ingly abundant at nearly all seasons throughout Southern
California, and intermediates are common: parenthesis,
very rare, on squash vines, at Poway (Blaisdell): 5-sig-
nata, an example in Mr. Fuch's collection from Los
Angeles County, and bearing the label lecontei, is scarcely
distinguishable from eastern specimens of 5-signata; it
is more than likely that lecontei is only a slight variety
of Kirby's species: spuria, San Diego County (Fuch's
collection).

Coccinella. — Blaisdell records 9-notatafrom San Diego
County, but I have not yet seen typical specimens from

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our region; the var. franciscana is found in most local-
ities, and is not rare. C. transversoguttata var. trans-
versalis was abundant during the season of 1897, on the
islands, and occurred rather frequently at Pasadena,
but I do not recall seeing it either before or since: calif or-
nica is rather common every season, and in nearly all
localities: monticola has been taken by Dr. Fenyes at
Lake Tahoe (Mt. Tallac, elevation 9,000 feet), and pro-
longata is said by Crotch to occur in California; these
two species are exceedingly closely related, and I am
inclined to doubt their distinctness. According to
Fauvel, the European 11-punctata Linn, has been taken
in California.

Cycloneda. — C. sanguinea is common and widely dif-
fused: oculata, rare, Pasadena: abdominalis , moderately
common, especially in cultivated grounds.

Adalia. — A. frigida, " California," must be northern:
bipunctata var. humeralis, one example, Santa Rosa
(Ricksecker).

Harmonia. — H. picta, common on pines in the Sierras.

Anatis. — A. rathvoni, " California, Oregon ": subvit-
tata, middle and northern Sierras: an undescribed spe-
cies from Lake Tahoe, elevation 9,000 feet (Fenyes).

Mysia. — M. hornii, San Bernardino Mountains, July;
one example beaten from a pine (identified by Dr.
Horn); it is not easy to distinguish this from speci-
mens from the middle Sierras which pass as Anatis sub-
vittata, in fact, I believe they are the same thing; it is
possible that we do not know Mulsant's species.

Psyllobora. — P. %0-maculata var. tcedata, very com-
mon everywhere, by beating.

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Chilocorus. — C. bivulnerus, plentiful about, orchards
and cultivated grounds everywhere: cacti, generally
much less frequent, probably more common in the
southeast.

Exochomus. — E. pilatii, generally quite rare; on one
occasion I found it in some numbers in an olive orchard
at Pomona, where it was feeding on the black scale with
which the trees were infested; it has also been found
rather plentifully at Pasadena, by Mr. Daggett, on cer-
tain pepper trees (Schinus molle) infested by this same
scale. E. californicus occurs in the Sierras from the San
Bernardino Mountains to Siskiyou, and also in Marin
County: fasciatus is common throughout our district:
childreni has occurred at Pasadena and Redondo: histrio,
Pomona, in the foot-hills.

Cryptognatha. — C. pusilla, abundant near Pomona, on
live-oak, October: catalince, a small number taken by
beating on Catalina Island, August; probably not differ-
ent from the preceding.

Smilia. — S. reversa, occurs on pines in the Sierras
(San Bernardino and Lake Tahoe), and is apparently
not uncommon: ovalis, specimens so referred are com-
mon on live-oak at Pomona, September to November.

Hyperaspis. — The species occur by beating and sweep-
ing the shrubbery and herbage of uncultivated ground.
H. fimbriolata and its variety dissoluta are represented in
my collection by single specimens taken at Pomona in
May and June: lateralis is our commonest species:
undulata (?) is also rather common and very variable:
tceniata, not rare at Pomona and Pasadena: excelsa, rare,
Pomona, November; Pasadena, April; San Bernardino
Mountains, July: spiculinota, not common at Pasa-
dena and Pomona; usually if not always on a species of

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tall grass or rush both living (June) and dead (Novem-
ber): annexa, not rare; Pomona, June to November:
tristis, specimens so referred by Dr. Horn were bred in
numbers from cactus by Professor A. J. Cook, at Clare-
mont: postica was described from northern California,
and osculans and 4-oculata from " California " simply.

Hyperaspidius. — H. trimaculatus, widely dispersed but
not very common: arcuatus, Colorado River (Le Conte).

Scymnus. — A few specimens of tctdatus were beaten
from pines in the San Bernardino Mountains: sordidus,
scarce; San Bernardino, Pomona: guttulatus, occurs at
Pomona, Pasadena, Redondo, Catalina Island, etc.,
most frequently in March and April, but at no time
common: nebidosus, tolerably common in the foot-hills
near Pomona; taken also in the Ojai Valley and at Cata-
lina Island: pollens, common on live-oak nearly every-
where, especially from October to February: mimus,
two examples only; Riverside and Pomona: cinctus,
moderately common and wide-spread: pacificus, rare;
Sierras, 3,000 to 5,000 feet elevation: flebilis, two ex-
amples taken at Yuma: cervicalis, rare; Pomona and
Catalina Island: mceginicoiList our commonest species
and the only one occurring in orchards as well as on
wild growth: ardelio, nearly as abundant as the pre-
ceding and very widely dispersed, but does not occur
on cultivated lands: punctum, common, especially on
live-oak, in many localities: nanus, less frequent than
the preceding but equally wide-spread: coniferarum, very
abundant on pines in the southern Sierras. The fol-
lowing species are more northern in habitat: debilis,
San Jose and Alameda; bisignatus, Siskiyou; phelpsii,
northern; caurinus, Owens Valley (Horn).

Scymnillus. — 8. aterribus is moderately common in the
San Bernardino Mountains, probably on pines; taken
by beating.

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Cephaloscymnus. — C. occidentalis, rare; Long Beach,
Pomona, Catalina Island: ornatus, generally uncom-
mon; Pomona, San Diego, Catalina Island, San Ber-
nardino Mountains. These two species are not con-
generic, and it is probable that a new genus will have
to be erected for the latter.

Rhizobius. — R. lopanthce is now found quite fre-
quently in many localities west of the mountains; it is
the only one of the introduced species that has so
thoroughly established itself as to be independent of
artificial support.

ENDOMYCHID^E.

Two specimens of an undescribed species allied to
Mycetcea were found in rotten wood in a canon near
Pomona in June.

Phymaphora. — P. californica, " San Francisco and
western Nevada'* (Horn).

Xenomycetes. — X. morrisoni is found at Castle Crag
in fungus (Fenyes).

Aphorista. — A. morosa and A. Iceta occur rather un-
commonly at various places in the foot-hills and moun-
tains; both are fungivorus.

Mycetina. — M. hornii occurs sparingly under bark at
Lake Tahoe: limbata is probably from the middle
regions.

EROTYLIDJE.

Languria. — A single specimen of californica was
taken at Redondo, on Astragalus crotala,rce: convexicollis,
Owens Valley.

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Dacne. — D. californica, common at Pomona, Pasadena,
Ojai Valley, etc., in fungi; March: picea, described from
"California."

Tritoma. — T. californica is found abundantly in fungi,
Ojai Valley, March.

COLYDIID^E.

Rhagodera. — R. tuberculata, rare, Pomona, May.

Anchomma. — A. costatum is usually rather rare, occur-
ring singly or in small numbers under stones; once
taken in considerable numbers beneath a stone with
Pheidole hyatti at Redondo in April.

Megataphrus. — M. tenuicornis is northern (Casey).

Synchita. — S. variegata, rare; taken occasionally on the
wing on warm days in January and February at Pomona;
once taken in some numbers under bark at Pasadena
in February (Fenyes).

Ditoma. — D. ornata,, not rare under bark; Pomona,
Yuma, San Bernardino, etc.: sulcata, usually not com-
mon; once found in numbers under the bark of an
old dead stump nearly covered with a woody fungus;
Pomona. D. suffusa is probably a color variety of
ornata; it occurs at Yuma under bark with the typical
form.

Phloeonemus. — P. catenulatus, Yuma (Horn).

Coxelus. — C. serratus and 0. pacificus occur in the
middle coast regions.

Lasconotus. — L. linearis, not common; on trunks of
recently felled alders, San Bernardino Mountains, Au-
gust: servus, a single specimen, flying at twilight; San
Bernardino Mountains: pusillna, common under pine

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bark in the same locality as the preceding: complex is
northern, while vegrandis, pertenuis, nucleatus and api-
calis inhabit the middle coast region.

Aulonium. — A. longum, rare under pine bark; San
Bernardino Mountains: paratttlopipedum, one specimen
taken in "California" (Horn).

Aglenus. — A. brunneus, one or two examples were taken
each morning from beneath a portion of the trunk of a
recently cut fig tree; others were sifted from stable
refuse near by; Pomona, October, February.

Oxylaemus. — A few specimens of calif or nicus were
taken flying at twilight about lumber piles; San Ber-
nardino Mountains.

Deretaphrus. — D. oregonensis, middle Sierras and
north.

Cerylon. — C. castaneum, not common; found once
under oak bark in the San Bernardino Mountains:
californicum and sylvaticum are described by Casey from
Lake Tahoe.

Lapethus. — L. discretus, found under bark; Humboldt
County (Casey).

RHYSSODID^E.

Rhyssodes. — R. hamatus, not common, under bark of
fallen conifers, San Bernardino Mountains; much more
plentiful at Lake Tahoe and further north.

CUCUJHXE.

Silvanus. — $. xurinamensis, occurs commonly in
stored cereals, etc. : bidentatus, "not very common, occurs
with the preceding;" San Diego County (Blaisdell):

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imbellis, one example; San Diego (Blaisdell): nitid-
ulus, now referred to planatus, was described from Cali-
fornia.

Cathartus. — C. advena, common about gardens,
stables, etc.: opaculus, not very common but generally
diffused; Yuma, San Bernardino, Pomona; once taken in
some numbers under bark of eucalyptus in December.

Nausibius. — N. davicornis, "Commercial storehouses
occasionally" (Blaisdell).

Prostomis. — P. mandibularis is northern.

Narthecius. — N. grandiceps is very rare; I once took
about a dozen specimens from the burrows of Pityoph-
thoruspubipennis, San Bernardino Mountains, in August.
Casey has described simulator from Santa Cruz County.

Pediacus. — P. depressus, not common, under bark,
San Bernardino Mountains: fuscus has been taken near
San Francisco (Marin County) by Van Dyke.

Cucujus. — C. clavipes var. puniceus, Lake Tahoe and
north.

Laemophlceus. — L. biguttatua, usually not common;
found flying late in the afternoon of warm days in early
spring; occurs at times in large numbers under decay-
ing and fungus-covered bark of dead sycamores (Blais-
dell): nitens, one or two examples taken at Pasadena in
March by Dr. Fenyes: horni, sometimes found in large
numbers under bark of dead sycamores, several hundred
having been once taken in this way in the Ojai Valley
in March: cephalotes, rare, under bark of various trees,
Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Diego, etc.: ferrugineus,
not common, Los Angeles: puaillua, Colorado River
(Le Conte).

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Lathropus. — L. vernalis, not common; about a dozen
specimens once taken under bark at Pasadena in Feb-
ruary (Fenyes). A careful comparison of the type of
pubescens satisfies me that this is merely a specimen
of vernalis in which the pubescence of the upper surface
is more distinct than usual. This pubescence is plainly
visible in specimens of vernalis in my own and in the
Le Conte Collection, and, I suspect, may always be seen
in fresh specimens.

Brontes. — B. dubius var. truncatus is rather common
in many localities, especially under oak bark.

CRYPTOPHAGIDJE.

Henoticus. — H. serratus, not rare, Pomona, Ojai, etc.;
taken most frequently on the wing about houses and
gardens on warm evenings.

Cryptophagus. — A species quite common at Pomona
is referred with confidence to debilis; the species was
described from San Diego: cellarisis said to occur at San
Diego; it must be closely allied to debilis if it is really
distinct: lecontei, occurs at Yuma. Two other species in
my collection, from Pomona and San Bernardino Moun-
tains, are not identified.

Atomaria. — At least three species are more or less
common under debris and about the roots of plants in
damp places; one of these is probably Icetulus (described
from San Jose), which is somewhat variable in color
according to the series in the Le Conte cabinet. A. fits-
cicollis is said by Fauvel to occur in California.

MYCETOPHAGID^E.

Mycetophagus. — M. californicus and M. plurigvMatus
are both uncommon, occurring in fungus; both species

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have been taken in Pasadena rather early in spring, and
I have found the former in the San Bernardino Moun-
tains in August.

Litargus. — L. balteatus, common in decomposing vege-
table matter; found in many localities.

Typhcea. — T. fumata, plentiful everywhere.

Berginus. — B. pumilus,Yurna, Pomona, Redondo, San
Diego, Long Beach; sometimes abundant on certain
composite flowers, especially near the coast.

Myrmechixenis. — M . latridioides, taken not rarely
about houses and gardens, Riverside, Pomona, Pasa-
dena.

Diploccelus. — An undescribed species taken at Yuma
(Wickham).

DERMESTID^E.

Byturus. — B. grisescens has been beaten in numbers
from live-oak at Pomona and Santa Barbara, during
January and February.

Dermestes. — D. marmoratus, D. mannerheimii and D.
vulpinus are everywhere common: talpinus is less com-
mon: tristis, rather scarce: carnivorus, not rare, but
occurs, so far as I know, only in the southeastern
region: rattus, a species quite distinct from caninus, is
found in the middle coast region and also in the middle
Sierras: lardarius, has been taken at Lake Tahoe by Dr.
Fen yes.

Perimegatoma. — P. varieyatum, rare, Pomona and
Pasadena: cylindricum and falsum are also Californian,
but I do not know from what locality.

Attagenus. — A. piceus, occurs everywhere, in houses
and on flowers: varicolor, southeastern region (Horn):

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perplexus has been taken at Castle Crag (Fenyes): hornii,
recorded from the "Pacific States" by Jayne, but I
have seen no specimens from California; it is rather
frequent in Arizona, and it is likely that it may occur
in the adjacent desert region of California.

Trogoderma. — T. ornatum, common and widely dis-
persed: sternale, much rarer; I have taken a single
example on Catalina Island.

Anthrenus. — A. scrophularicv and A. verbasci are both
abundant everywhere on flowers; the latter has on one
occasion been reared from larvae found in one of my
duplicate boxes.

Cryptorhopalum. — C. apicale, common on blossoms of
willow in April: bcdteatum, much scarcer; on flowers,
Pomona: ruficorne, two examples; Pomona and Yurna.
An undescribed species is not rare at Pomona and
Pasadena.

Orphilus. — 0. niger is common nearly everywhere on
flowers.

HISTERID.E.

Hololepta. — H. yucateca is said by Blaisdell to be
rather plentiful at San Diego from May to November,
in decaying fruit of Cucurbita, Echinocactus viridescens,
and leaves and stalks of Opuntia occidentalis. I once found
a dozen or more examples in a decaying flower-stalk of
Yucca ivhipplei, near Pomona in June. These latter were
apparently the form described by Blaisdell as pervalida,
and are easily separable from Arizona specimens of the
typical yucateca, and it is not unlikely that Blaisdell's
name will be restored to specific standing. H. cacti is
abundant at San Diego in decaying cacti, and is fre-
quently taken from beneath bark of decaying and water-
soaked wood of the willow (Blaisdell); I have never seen

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the species near Los Angeles: vicina, common in decay-
ing fruit of Cucurbita, also between the leaves and in the
decaying flower-stalk of Yucca whiqppteii neglecta, rare, in
decaying squashes; San Diego (Blaisdell); unknown to
me: populnea, not common; one example, under bark,
Riverside, May; more common in the desert portions
of San Bernardino and San Diego counties.

Hister. — H. sellatus, " not common, in spring and
early summer flying about sandy places near streams;
also found about the roots of plants" (Blaisdell); I
have found it rarely in spring at Pasadena, and in
small numbers under plants growing near the beach at
Santa Monica, August: lucanus, Southern California
(Horn): simplicipes, one example, San Diego County:
sexstriatun, not common, occurring in early spring, fly-
ing or resting beneath boards or about the roots of
plants in grassy places; Riverside, Redondo, Pomona,
San Diego: militaris, Yuma (Horn); in some seasons
quite common, frequenting the sandy banks of streams;
San Diego (Blaisdell): bimaculatus, one example found
dead near a small stream, Riverside: lecontei, specimens
in the Horn Collection from the southeastern portion of
the State: punctiger, common under pine bark in the
Sierras: remotus, recorded from Tejon (Horn): fracti-
frons, Lake Tahoe: umbilicatus, Marin County: immunis,
from " California," in Horn Collection.

Tribalister. — T. marginellus, "rare, taken from beneath
rocks in moist places" (Blaisdell);! cannot help thinking
there is some mistake here, as marginellus is a rare east-
ern species, the only examples known to me being the
type described from Maryland, and a single example
taken by myself in Rhode Island.

Tribalus. — T. californicus is common under leaves and
stones in moist places near water courses.

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Epierus. — E. regularis, San Diego, San Bernardino:
planulus, San Diego, Yuma (Horn): nasutus, Yunia,
under cottonwood bark (Horn). All these are doubtless
more common in the southeastern part of the State,
and are probably all to be found under the bark of
various trees, but especially cottonwood.

Hetaerius. — No species of this genus is yet recorded
from Southern California, but calif ornicus has been
found at Sonoma, tristriatus at Calaveras, and morsus
at Fort Tejon.

Onthophilus. — 0. lecontei, very rare; three examples
taken at Pasadena, in December, under rotten squash.

Paromalus. — P. difficilis, Mojave (Horn); San Diego
(Fuchs): mancus is described from Humboldt County
by Casey.

Carcinops. — C. 02mntice, not common at Pomona; more
abundant in San Diego County and the southeast, in
decaying Opuntia : tejonicus, a single specimen taken
under pine bark in the San Bernardino Mountains:
gilensis, one example, under chips on a freshly cut oak
stump, Pomona; common in Arizona in decomposing
cacti (Cereus): consors, said by Blaisdell to be common
in decaying vegetable matter in San Diego County. A
species found in numbers in decaying Yucca ivhipplei,
near San Bernardino, was identified by Horn as consors,
but a comparison with the type of this species makes
this reference doubtful: tenellus, Colorado River, under
bark. Casey mentions seeing a specimen of 14-striatus
from Lake County, and I have recently seen the same
species from Lower California; it will probably be found
in our region.

Anapleus. — A. marginatus, San Diego County. The
species was described by Casey under the name compactus,
but is considered identical with marginatus by authorities.

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Saprinus. — Numerous species inhabit Southern Cali-
fornia, occurring in or about decomposing animal or
vegetable matter. S. discoidalis, moderately frequent at
Redondo beach, especially in spring; occurs also in
Owens Valley and in Arizona: interstitialis , rare at
Pomona, February to March; Catalina Island, and
Placer County, early spring: pectoralis, not rare from
the mountains to the sea, in early spring (February to
March); there can scarcely be a doubt that behrensi is
nothing more than an unusual form of pectoralis, in
which the prosternal striae have become united in front.
I have seen intermediate forms. S. obscurus occurs with
pectoralis and is about equally common; they are cer-
tainly very closely allied, if, indeed, they be distinct:
pceminosus, moderately rare; Pomona, Ojai, Pasadena,
San Diego: alienus, occurs only in the desert regions
from Owens Valley to San Diego County: lugens, exces-
sively abundant at times and always common, widely
distributed: oregonensis, not rare; many localities: liti-
colus, rather common on Redondo beach, December to
April: scissus, common on sea beaches; I have never seen
it inland: laridus, numerous examples taken on the
beaches at Redondo and Santa Monica; Wickham re-
ports it from Needles — possibly an error: insertus, two
examples, Riverside, April: ciliatus, Colorado River, rare:
vitiosus, found once at Yuma; occurs also in Owens Val-
ley and is common in Arizona: lubricus, abundant
everywhere: plenus, desert regions of the southeast:
fimbriatus, very common and wide-spread: coerulescens,
found once at Riverside in April, about decaying fish;
Blaisdell says, "quite common in summer about the
dead bodies of snakes and small animals," San Diego:
intritus, San Diego (Casey): consobrinus, one example,
Yuma, July; bigemmeus, common on all beaches; speci-
mens received from Wickham are labeled Los Angeles:

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estriatus, several examples taken near San Diego in the
bed of the San Diego River, August; also on margin of
salt pool at Santa Barbara, August: lucidulus, plentiful
in the sand dunes at various beaches: propensus, San
Diego (Casey): gaudens, San Diego, Ventura; uncom-
mon on sea beaches: serrulatus, rare; sea beaches, Sari
Diego, San Pedro: sulcifrons, common on beaches.
The following species are also Californian: rotundatus,
near San Francisco arid in Placer County (Van Dyke);
cequipunctatus , ciliatus and vestilus, from near San Fran-
cisco; lentus, Truckee; opacellus, northern.

Plegaderus. — P. fraternus and P. nitidus are usually
common under pine bark in the Sierras: consors I
have seen labeled "San Diego County:" molestus,
described from Lake Tahoe.

Teretrius. — T. placitus, one example found flying early
in March at Pasadena (Fenyes): ohliquulus has been
taken at Santa Monica by Mr. Albright.

Abraeus. — A. bolteri, San Bernardino (Le Conte).

Bacanius. — B. globulinus, one example taken at Pasa-
dena is thus referred; it is not typical, but as northern
specimens show considerable variation, notably in the
development of the elytral striae, it is likely that the
differences shown are not specific.

Acritus. — A. maritimus, rare, on sea beaches; San
Diego and Santa Barbara: volitans, several specimens
taken flying in the early evening; Pomona, August;
others at electric light, Pasadena (Fenyes).

. — &. basalis occurs near Yuma.

August 1, 1901.

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Brachypterus. — B. troglodytes is occasionally numerous.
on nettles; Pasadena, Pomona; April, May.

Cercus. — G. sericans, plentiful on flowers of elder
(Sambucus glaucus) throughout Southern California and
the adjacent islands; very variable in size and color.

Amartus. — A. tinctus and A. rufipes are found on
flowers, in March; the former is the more common and
has been taken most often from poppies (Eschscholtzia) .

Athonaeus. — A. agavensis, San Diego and Los Angeles;
on flowers of Agave.

Carpophilus. — G. yucccv, Mojave desert, in unopened
flower heads of yucca (Crotch): hi'mi/>ff,ru8t abundant:
dimidiatus, decipiens and discoideus, less common, in
decaying fruit in orchards; September to November:
pallipennis, plentiful in cactus blooms in all localities:
brachypterus , northern part of the State: niger, recorded
from "California" (Santa Cruz, Fuchs).

Colastus. — C. truncatus, frequent under bark of freshly
cut trees; most specimens are of the form limbalis.

Conotelus. — C. nt<'..rican.iix, southeastern California.

Epuraea. — One example (a female) of a species near
rufa was taken in the San Bernardino Mountains: ter-
minalis was plentiful in the same locality under rubbish
along streams: avara, one example, same locality: ovata,
not common at Pomona, in decomposing mushrooms:
February. According to Crotch, monogama occurs
" throughout the Sierra Nevada, in a small white globu-
lar fungus growing on dead pines, each fungus having
a pair of the species." E. ambigua and E. truncatella
are northern: a^tiva t I have taken on flowers at Lake
Tahoe in July.

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Nitidula. — N. ziczac, not very common at Pomona and
in the southern Sierras, about dried animal remains, old
bones, etc.; more common farther east.

Omosita. — 0. discoidea,, not common, in decomposing
organic matter, Pomona, San Bernardino Mountains.

Perthalycra. — P. murrayi, San Francisco and north,
also at Lake Tahoe (Fenyes). Several specimens taken
in the San Bernardino Mountains are not quite typical
but doubtless belong here.

Pocadius. — P. dorsal-is, "California" (Ulke).

Meligethes. — M. brassicce, common on willows in early
spring; Pomona, Pasadena, Ventura, etc.

Cybocephalus. — C. californicus is not rare on live-oak,
taken by beating; Pomona, Pasadena.

Cryptarcha. — C. concinna, one example, by sweeping
near brook at Pasadena, August.

Ips. — /. vitattus and /. cylindricus are northern.

Pityophagus. — P. rufipennis, not common in the
Sierras from San Bernardino north.

Smicrips. — S. hypocoproides, Palm Springs (Hubbard).

Rhizophagus. — R. scalpturatus , Placer County (Van
Dyke).

LATHRIDIIDJE.

Holoparamecus. — H. kunzei, one example taken on
the wing in the early evening, at Riverside, July; others
have been taken in "Los Angeles County" by Coquil-
lett: pacificm, one example, under bark of decaying log
at Pomona, April; also taken by Coquillett in " Los
Angeles County:" caularum, taken in flight, also under
bark, by Dr. Fenyes, at Pasadena in February and again

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in September; found about grass roots at Palm Springs,,
and in debris along the Colorado River by Mr. Hubbard.

Dasycerus. — Specimens of angulicollis have been
taken by Dr. Fenyes at Monterey, under the fungus-
grown bark of a decaying stump.

Metophthalmus. — M. rudis, Ojai Valley, Los Angeles >
and Panamint Valley; specimens were taken by me in
March at the former locality, occurring in the interior
debris of a woody fungus: trux, one specimen taken on
the under side of a log in a moist situation in the San
Bernardino Mountains, July: parviceps, found in the
region about and to the south (San Jose) of San Fran-
cisco Bay.

Lathridius. — L. armatulus, a rather common species in
Southern California from the foot-hills of the Sierras to
the coast and as far north as San Francisco, commonly
obtained by beating and sweeping; it is not confined
to any one plant, but I have taken it most commonly
near Pomona on Solanum nigrum, in October and Novem-
ber. L. costicollis is plentiful near San Francisco.

Coninomus. — C. constrictus and C. australicus are not
rare in our region and probably occur nearly every-
where in the State; the former is a well known cosmo-
politan species; the latter was described from Australia.
C. nodifer has been taken in some numbers near San
Francisco.

Enicmus. — E. suspectus, Pomona; Panamint Moun-
tains; not common: desertus, Palm Springs and Yuma
(Hubbard): minutus, occurs everywhere, but is not com-
mon in Southern California: crenatus, plentiful about
the roots of herbage and in vegetable debris through-
out Southern California: tenuicornis, Pomona, rare;

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commoner further north: nigritus and ventralis have
both been taken at Los Gatos and in the middle Sierras:
sulcatulus bndfictus are Californian without more definite
locality.

Cartodere. — C. argus, several examples on drying yucca
pith at Pomona: quadrifoveolata, a single specimen, Los
Gatos.

Revelieria. — R. californica was taken in company with
Metophthalmus rudis, in woody fungus, Ojai Valley,
March. I have seen specimens from "Los Angeles
County" and Los Gatos.

Corticaria. — The various species occur under bark,
and are frequently taken on the wing at sunset or in
the early evening, and occasionally come in numbers
to electric lights. None of the species appear to be
very abundant, but several would doubtless prove com-
mon enough if properly looked for. I have seen
specimens of planula from Pomona, Pasadena, Ojai
Valley, and also from several locations in the central
and northern part of the State; the majority of speci-
mens have been taken flying, in early spring evenings.
•C. serrata, C. elongata and (7. ferruginea are cosmopolitan
species; a moderate number of the last two have been
seen from Los Angeles County: serrata is apparently
rare in this region: occidua and tenuipes have thus far
occurred only in the Sierras, the latter being known
only by the type, which was taken in the San Bernar-
dino Mountains: inopia is known from the Tahoe region:
prionodera is from the middle coast region.

Melanophthalma. — The species of this genus occur on
vegetation, and may usually be taken plentifully by
beating and sweeping. M. casta has been taken at
Pomona, Pasadena and Redondo, by sweeping weeds:

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simplex occurs on both sides of the mountains, but not
very abundantly: insularis is known only from San
Clemente Island: distinguenda, gibbosa and americana are
all very common all over the State (I have not seen any
gibbosa that were taken in the desert but it may occur
there): incompta is represented by only two examples
taken at electric light in Pasadena by Dr. Fenyes:
similata is plentiful near the coast from San Diego to
San Francisco: tenellais based upon two examples in the
Le Conte Collection that were found at San Jose: villosa
has occurred in the Lake Tahoe region ; other examples
in the Horn and Le Conte collections are probably from
the desert, though this is not certain.

Fuchsina. — F. occulta, "Los Angeles County;" one
example seen, collected probably by Coquillett. The
specimen in my collection was taken by Mr. Fuchs in
Mill Valley, near San Francisco, by sifting earth about
the roots of a redwood. A specimen in the Hubbard
and Schwarz Collection is labeled Los Gatos.

TROGOSITID.K.

Alindria. — A. teres is rare; found under Pine bark, San
Bernardino Mountains.

Trogosita. — T. vire.scens, not rare under bark through-
out Southern California in and near towns; it is not un-
usual under the loose layers of bark of eucalyptus: yucc<vy
Mojave desert, under bark of tree yucca.

Tenebrioides. — T. sinuata, moderately common under
bark in the Sierras. The following species or varieties
are recorded from this State: crassicornis, pleuralis , in-
termedia and calif ornica. With the exception of inter-
media, from San Jose, I am unable to ascertain exact

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localities. It is practically impossible to identify speci-
mens with any degree of certainty with existing literature.

Peltis. — P. pippingskoeldi, Sierras; under bark.

Grynocharis. — G. pilosula, Sierras, Mt. Wilson, eleva-
tion 6,000 feet.

MONOTOMID.E.

Monotoma. — J/. picipes, not rare on the wing, and is
taken by sifting in spring: mucida, not common, under
leaves, etc., along the Colorado River at Yuma.

Phyconomus. — P. marinus is rather common under
rubbish along the Southern California beaches above
tide-water.

Hesperobaenus. — H. abbreviatus, common under bark
of freshly cut deciduous trees, flower-stalks of yucca, etc.

Europs. — E. longicollis, near San Francisco; under
bark.

Bactridium. — B. striatum, one specimen from Pomona,
November; more frequent under bark in the desert re-
gion of the southeast. Numerous specimens of a spe-
cies closely allied to, if not identical with striolatum
were found under the bark of sycamore, in the Ojai Val-
ley, in March.

BYRRHID.E.

Nosodendron. — Y. calif ornicum, one example from
Pine Flats, elevation 6,000 feet, Los Angeles County;
commoner in the Sierras farther north.

Amphicyrta. — A. denlipes, one example under freshly
cut live-oak chips; Pasadena, January 1. Specimens
scarcely distinguishable are in my collection from
northern California, under the name chrysomelina.

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Cytilus. — C. sericeus, Lake Tahoe and north.

Limnichus. — L. calif ornicus, common by washing the
margins of streams; Pomona, Riverside, Palm Springs,
San Bernardino Mountains, etc.: perpolitus, less com-
mon, or at least more local; I once took it in some
numbers along the Santa Ana River at Riverside and
again near Pomona, April to June: nebulosus, not com-
mon; Pomona, Riverside, Pasadena: temiicornis, once
found in numbers on a wet, springy hillside in the San
Bernardino Mountains, elevation 6,000 feet: naviculatus ,
not rare at Los Angeles and Riverside: analis will
probably be found in Southern California, as it is re-
corded from " California and Arizona;" my specimens
are from the middle coast region: perforatusis described
from Santa Clara County.

Bothriophorus. — B. minutus, Riverside and Yuma,
along the margin of streams.

GEORYSSID^C.

Georyssus. — G. californicus was taken once along the
Truckee River, near Lake Tahoe; probably common
enough in the middle and northern parts of the State,
and may very likely yet be found in the mountains in
the south.

PARNIDyE.

Psephenus. — P. falli, rare; a small colony once found
running over the rocks lying unsubmerged in the
middle of a shallow stream near Pomona, June 4; a
single specimen taken along a mountain stream at
Arrowhead Springs, May 30: veluticollis occurs in Men-
docino County.

Lara. — L. avara is northern.

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Throscinus. — T. cvotchii, several specimens found on
mud-flats which are covered at high tide; Coronado,
February, July.

Dryops. — D. productus andZ). suturalis are both abun-
dant in all streams: striatus occurs in middle California.

Narpus. — N. angustus, northern California (Mendocino
County).

Elmis. — E. divergens, two examples taken from a small
reservoir at Pomona, May 11; originally described from
Ventura (Le Conte): foveatus, several examples at
Pomona, June: quadrimaculatus is northern: seri-atus
occurs at the Geysers. /

Stenelmis. — A small series of nubifer was found in a
little mountain stream near Pasadena, October 31.

Macronychus. — M. parvulus, Pomona and Pasadena,
in mountain streams.

HETEROCEBIDJ3.

Heterocerus. — The species, except pusillus, are about
equally common west of the mountains, on muddy mar-
gins of streams and ponds. H. pusillus probably occurs
only in the southeast. I once took gnatho in numbers, at
electric lights in Riverside. H. brunneus occurs in the
north.

DASCYLLID.E.

Macropogon. — M. lestaceipcnnis, Mariposa district, rare
(Horn); Alameda (Fuchs).

Eurypogon. — E. confusus, one example; Pasadena,
May (Fenyes): calif ornicus, described from a single
specimen taken at Geysers.

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Allopogon. — A. villosus, not common at Pasadena and
Pomona; taken in May, by sweeping weeds by the road-
side.

Stenocolus. — S. scutellaris, rare; Sacramento and Yo-
semite Valley.

Dascyllus. — D. davidsonii is not uncommon in the
country to the north of San Francisco (Lake and
Sonoma counties, etc.): plumbeus occurs in the middle
Sierras.

Anorus. — A. piceus is taken rather frequently in May
and June, flying at dusk; Pomona, Pasadena, Arrowhead
Springs; San Diego to Owens Valley (Horn).

Anchycteis. — A. velutina occurs in the Shasta region.

Eucinetus. — E. infumatus, one example, Santa Bar-
bara, February; taken by sweeping; "occurs near San
Francisco, under bark, in February " (Horn).

Acneus. — A. quadrimaculatus occurs north of San
Francisco.

Helodes. — H. apicalis, not common; found in the
Sierras from Los Angeles County north. A single example
of an undescribed species has occurred at Pomona.

Cyphon. — C. exiguus, rare at Pasadena; taken by
sweeping near water: concinnus, rather plentiful on
coniferous trees in the Sierras: variabilis, specimens so
referred are quite common on willows at Pasadena in
May: brevicollis occurs in the northern portions of the
State.

Placonycha. — P. edivardsii occurs along mountain
streams during May and June. The males are not
rare, flying about and resting on rocks and overhang-
ing foliage (the females are less common).

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In its earlier stages, Placonycha is found on rocks
under water; the insect rests in a limpet-like covering
till the pupa is developed, after which time the beetle
leaves the cover and lives out of water (Fuchs).

RHIPICERID^E.

Sandalus. — S. calif ornicus, "California and Nevada;"
occurs at San Diego and Los Angeles (fide Fuchs).

ELATERID.^E.

Melasis. — M. rufipennis, Sonoma County; probably
confined to the redwood belt (Ricksecker in Hit.).

Eucnemis. — E. americana occurs near Mt. Shasta.

Dromaeolus. — D. calif ornicus , "California:" nitens,
northern: basalis, Lake Tahoe and in the mountains of
the more northern portions of the State.

Xylobius. — X. cylindrifonnis, "California and Ne-
vada" (Horn); Mendocino County (Van Dyke).

Sarpedon. — S. scabrosux, one example, Pasadena (Fen-
yes).

Palaeoxenus. — P. dohrnii, a species said to have been
found near San Diego, but this is probably an error, as
is suspected by Horn; the species is quite surely tropical.

Anelastes. — A. druryii is common in the higher parts
of the Sierras; frequently taken on the wing about
camp-fires, in the San Bernardino Mountains, July and
August.

Adelocera. — A. sparsa, rather rare in Los Angeles
County: profusa and rondenta occur in the Lake Tahoe
region, under bark.

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Meristhus. — M. cristatus occurs at Yuma, under debris
along the river bank; one example was also taken at
Riverside; found flying in the evening, in April, at
Pasadena (Fenyes).

Chalcolepedius. — Le Conte records C. rubripennis from
CajonPass; there is possibly some mistake in the locality:
webbii is common on willows along the Colorado River:
tartarus, rare in the same locality.

Alaus. — A. melanops, southern and middle Sierras.

Cardiophorus. — C. amplicollis, not rare on willows,
Pomona, Ojai, etc.; March and April: gemmifer, one
example in the Horn Collection bears a label indicat-
ing its occurrence in. the southeast: luridipes, common
throughout Southern California, December to June:
edwardsii, rare, Los Angeles County (Van Dyke): lat-
iusculus, said to occur in "Southern California:" tene-
brosus var. (t) fulvipes, rather common; Pomona, Santa
Monica, Ventura, etc.; January to May. It is probable
that fulvipes is distinct from tenebrosus by the differently
formed genitalia, as pointed out by Mr. Blanchard in
his revision. I have not seen specimens of typical
tenebrosus from Southern California, but they are com-
mon in the mountains farther north. C. ceneus is appar-
ently not very common; I have seen specimens from
San Diego: seniculus, rare; Pomona and Pasadena,
February and March. In addition to the above, bifas-
ciatus and obscurus occur about San Francisco; fenestra-
tus, coxalis and stigmaticus are northern; tumidicoliis,
middle Sierras; dispar, eastern part of the State (Owens
Valley ?) ; abbreviatus, crinitus and carbonatus are said
to be from " California."

Horistonatus. — H. inanus and H. sufflatus are not rare
at Pomona, Pasadena, etc., during May and June; taken

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by sweeping: basalis, not common; Riverside, February
to May: simplex occurs at Yuma: flavidus, several ex-
amples taken at light, at Palm Springs (Fenyes): trans-
fugus, central and northern California: gracilis, about
Lake Tahoe.

Esthesopus. — E. dispersus, " Southern California "
(Horn). Unquestionably a desert species.

Cryptohypnus. — C. sgualidus, rare; found by washing
the gravelly margins of mountain streams near Pomona:
nocturnus, found in the north: funebris, recorded by
Horn from " California and western Nevada;" it is
probably confined to the middle Sierras in this State.

Hypnoideus. — All the species occur along streams in
the mountains and foot-hills. H. striaiulus has occurred
but once near Pomona, in May: gradarius is not com-
mon; Pomona, Riverside, San Bernardino; April and
May: ornata, common at times arid quite widely dis-
persed: pectoralis, plentiful almost everywhere.

Anchastus. — A. cinereipennis, a rather common spe-
cies, occurring under sticks and stones, about the roots
of grass, at foot of trees, etc., near or within towns and
cities, from San Diego to the northern portions of the
State: bicolor var. desertush&s been taken at Yuma: tan-
tillus and regularis are said to be from California, but I
have never seen specimens; they are doubtless northern,
and one or both may be nothing more than a variety of
cinereipennis, which is somewhat variable.

Elater. — E. hepaticus, a single example taken by sweep-
ing, near Pomona, June: fastus, ''Southern California"
(Le Conte); I am unable to ascertain the exact locality
of a pair collected by Morrison, but very likely they are
from the southeast: cordifer, not common, under bark of

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decaying stumps; Pomona, Ojai Valley, March and April:
ater, a single specimen obtained in the San Bernardino
Mountains, under bark, in July: longicornis, Santa Ana
River (Le Conte); I have seen only the type: carboni-
color, a single specimen so referred was taken by sweep-
ing, in the foot-hills near Pomona, in June: dimidiatus,
this species under the name affinis, which was given by
Le Conte to a form which differs in no respect except in
the black portion of the elytra involving the apical third
instead of half, is reported from (t Washington Territory
and Southern California;" I have found it in the Lake
Tahoe region, and its occurrence in the mountains
further south is not surprising. E. rhodopus is not rare
under bark of decaying logs, in northern part of the State
and Oregon: mcerens is also northern: melinus, phelpsii,
cordatus, behrensii, and apicatus are found in the middle
Sierras and extend their range more or less to the
north: horni and atripennis are given as Californian,
but without indication of locality. There is little doubt
that in collections more than one species is now in-
cluded under the name apicatus, and it would not be sur-
prising if the Californian specimens now so called were
distinct.

Elatrinus. — E. anthrax, "California." A specimen in
Mr. Ulke's collections is without definite locality.

Drasterius. — D. livens, not very common; Yuma, San
Bernardino (Wright), Santa Monica: grandicollis and
degans are both reported from " California," and it is
not unlikely that both occur in the south.

Megapenthes. — M. tartareus, rare; a single example
taken near Pomona in June, by beating; several speci-
mens taken at Pasadena, in April, on thistle bloom
(Fenyes): turbidentus, Pomona, San Diego, Pasadena;

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Ill

once taken in some numbers at the latter place on
flowers of "grease wood," in June: aterrimw, beaten
from pines in the San Bernardino Mountains, but
not common: elegans, '''occurs in the southern Coast
Range" (Horn); Monterey (Rivers): stigmosus, com-
mon on pines in the San Bernardino Mountains: nigri-
ventris, northern part of the State: 4-m&culatAJbS and
lepidus, central part of the State.

Ludius. — L. lecontei, not common, under bark of logs
or stumps; Riverside, Pomona, San Diego, Santa Bar-
bara, etc.: ater occurs at Santa Barbara.

Agriotes. — A. imperfectus, "Southern Coast Range"
(Le Conte): hispidus, not common; Pasadena, in May, by
sweeping; San Bernardino Mountains, July; San Ber-
nardino, under bark of eucalyptus within the city, De-
cember: fucosus, apicalis, thevenetii and torquatus occur
in the mountains from Yosemite Valley north.

Dolopius. — D. lateralis is everywhere abundant and
excessively variable.

Melanotus. — M. longulus, San Diego (Le Conte): fissi-
lis, Yuma (Wickham): cribricollis, " Southern- California
and Arizona:" variolates, San Pedro andCatalina Island;
uncommon. An undescribed species is rather plentiful
at times, especially on willows in spring; Pomona, River-
side, Pasadena. M. oregonensis appears to be a rather
common species from San Francisco north.

Limonius. — L. miru», San Diego (Le Conte): crotchii,
one specimen found crawling on the sidewalk at Pasa-
dena, April 4: occidentalis, several specimens obtained
by beating, in the foot-hills near Pomona, May. A
species once determined for me by Dr. Horn as infv*-
catus, but which on comparison with a typical specimen

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of the latter in the Le Conte Collection seems to be
distinct, is found quite frequently on willows in spring
at Pomona, Riverside, Pasadena, etc. L. ornatulus, San
Bernardino Mountains, June (Daggett); much commoner
farther north: pilosus, described from San Diego; my
specimens are from Sonoma County: calif ornicus , widely
diffused and generally common; specimens were dug out
of a dead log at Pomona in February: canus, described
from San Diego; my specimens are from San Francisco;
it seems quite uncommon, at least in the south. Of the
other species of the genus occurring within the State, —
fulvipes is rather rare about San Francisco; maculicollis
is found in the middle Sierras and north; consimilis in
Santa Clara County, nitidulus in the north, and a species
near discoideus, and now passing as that, in Kern and
Sonoma counties.

Pityobius murrayi. — This species occurs, but not over
abundantly, from Marin County north.

Athous. — A. excavatus, not rare, by beating and sweep-
ing in the foot-hills, and at higher altitudes of the
southern Sierras: limbatus, rare in the San Bernardino
Mountains; I have also taken it at Lake Tahoe. Two
undescribed species have been taken in our district; one
of them common in the San Bernardino Mountains:
the other represented by two specimens taken near
Pomona. A. opilinus is found in the middle Sierras:
excavatus, in the Coast Range, south of San Francisco:
vittiger and nigripilis in the north. There are be-
sides in my collection six unidentified and probably
undescribed species from the middle and northern
regions.

Leptoschema. — Specimens of protractum have been
seen from Santa Clara County.

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Sericosomus. — S. debilis is rather common; taken by
beating and sweeping, in the foot-hills near Pomona,
April. I am unable to separate flavipennis Mots from
debilis. The former name is in general use for the
smaller, paler specimens, and the latter for larger speci-
mens with the thorax more or less dark; there are, how-
ever, all degrees of size and color between the extremes.

Corymbites. — This genus is numerously represented
in the State, but very few species occur in our district.
C. maurus is rare in the foot-hills near Pomona in June:
jaculus is described from San Diego, but also occurs in
the north (Sylvania): of fallax I have seen specimens
labeled "So. Gal.," but have never taken the species
here myself; it is certainly more common in the north.
I have seen specimens of pruininus and leucaspis labeled
southeastern California in the Horn Collection. Of
the other species occurring within the State, cribrosus,
semivittatus, rotundicollis and conjungens have been taken
about Sari Francisco, the latter also in the middle
Sierras; anthrax and colossus are from the central region;
monticola, fraternus, ceripennis, carbo and obversus from
the middle or northern Sierras; nigricollis, one example
from Lake Tahoe; edwardsii from Santa Cruz and Placer
counties and north; breweri from. Visalia and north;
fusculus, caricinus, xanthomus, and opaculus from the
northern region only; obscurus, teres and rupestris from
"Cal." without definite locality. Besides these there
are several undescribed species in collections.

Oxygonus. — 0. ater is described from Amador Valley,
central California.

Asaphes. — A. morio and A. dilaticollis are rare in
the San Bernardino Mountains in July and August:

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tumescens is recorded from Santa Cruz Island: hirtus
and carbonatus occur near San Francisco.

Melanactes — M. densus is not common at San Ber-
nardino, Riverside, Pomona, etc.; found under bark
and in decaying trees and stumps, in April and May.

Aphricus. — A. californicus is occasionally found at
Pasadena and Pomona, by sweeping weeds and herbage
by roadsides, May to August. According to Horn it
has been found from San Diego to Owens Valley.

Aplastus. — A. angusticollis was many years ago taken
in numbers at San Diego by Mr. Crotch; it has since
been taken sparingly at the same place, in April, by
Mr. Dunn: corymbitoides is a rare species which has
been found at Riverside and Los Angeles: speratus is
rather common at Pomona, where on warm evenings in
May and June the males may be taken on the wing or
at light; the females are wingless and are very seldom
discovered: tenuiformis is described from "Gal.," and is
probably from the central region: optatus has been
found at Fresno, and in Alameda and Santa Cruz
counties: molcstus is recorded from near San Francisco.

Plastocerus. — P. schaumii is rather widely diffused
and rather common at Pomona, Pasadena, etc., in. June,
coming often to light; the females are not apterous, but
are very rarely taken.

Euthysanius. — E. lautus is found at same places and
under same conditions as P. schaumii, but is less fre-
quent at Pomona in my experience. Judging from a
small collection sent me by a friend, it is not rare in
the vicinity of Long Beach. E. pretiosus is certainly
rare in our district, though specimens have been seen
labeled "So. Gal.;" it is more common in the central
valley.

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Perothops. — P. witticki is rare in the central region,
and has been taken sparingly at Kaweah, in Tulare
County, by Mr. Hopping.

Cerophytum. — C. convexicolle is described from Fort
Tejon; it is evidently a very scarce insect.

THROSCID^E.

Aulanothroscus. — A. validus occurs in the middle
Sierras.

Throscus. — T. sejunctus was described from Mojave;
a specimen in my collection from Long Beach is so
referred: parvulus is recorded from ''Mojave and
Yuma" (Horn): sericeus is common and quite widely
dispersed: mendax is found in the Sacramento Valley.

Pactopus. — P. hornii has been found in some num-
bers flying at twilight about board piles in the San
Bernardino Mountains, July.

BUPRESTID.E.

Gyascutus. — G. planicosta was found in abundance at
Needles by Mr. Wickham: obliteratus has occurred at
San Bernardino in June (Fenyes), at Banning, on flow-
ers of mesquite, July 3 (Van Dyke), and is reported as
being plentiful on low willows in Owens Valley (Horn):
cuneatus was described from a single specimen taken
with the preceding species in Owens Valley.

Hippomelas. — H. calif ornicus, Banning, July 3 (Van
Dyke); described from San Joaquin Valley.

Chalcophora. — C. angulicollis is not rare at Lake
Tahoe and north.

Dicerca. — D. californica has been found on Echo
Mountain and on Mt. Wilson (Los Angeles County), and

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according to Van Dyke depredates on Douglas Spruce:
hornii is not rare in the foot-hill canons of the south-
ern Sierras and at Santa Monica; I have taken the
beetles from their burrows in alder stumps: pectorosa
has been taken at Acton, Los Angeles County, by
Coquillett (fide Van Dyke).

Pcecilonota. — A specimen referred with some doubt to
ferrea was taken by sweeping the herbage along a small
brook near Pasadena in August.

Buprestis. — B. gibbsii has been found in San Diego
County (fide Van Dyke); specimens in Mr. Rivers' col-
lection were taken in Yolo County: Iceviventris, maculi-
ventris var., and aurulenta occur in the San Bernardino
Mountains in July; the latter is the most common and
ranges north to Vancouver: fasciata is represented by a
single specimen taken by sweeping beside a brook in
the San Bernardino Mountains, at an altitude of
5000 feet: connexa occurs in Owens Valley: adjecta is
found in the middle Sierras (Lake Tahoe) and north.

Melanophila. — Of M. eonsputa several examples have
been taken by Dr. Fenyes and myself about the streets and
on windows at Pasadena, September to November: acu-
minata, which name is now used for longipes Say, is re-
ported from Santa Monica by Van Dyke: gentilis and
intrusa may be found in the coniferous belt of the San
Bernardino Mountains; the former I have taken from
their burrows in pine twigs, and the latter I have beaten
from Finns ponderosa.

Anthaxia. — A. aneogaster is widely distributed, but is
more common in the mountains; I have taken it on
various flowers, from May to August; it is said to breed
in white oak (Van Dyke), and in the California walnut,
Juglans californica (Coquillett): deleta is less common,

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and so far as I know is found only at altitudes of 4000
feet and upward in the southern Sierras; it is found at
lower altitudes further north. There are in Mr. Ulke's
collection two examples of quercata said to have been
taken in California.

Chrysobothris. — C. octocola has been taken at Indio
and along the Colorado River, and is likely to be found
wherever there is mesquite, in which it breeds: debilis
also breeds in rnesquite (Van Dyke); I have taken it at
Palm Springs in April, and Dr. Van Dyke has found it
at Banning from May to July: femorata has been taken
in the San Bernardino Mountains by myself, and Dr.
Blaisdell reports finding both pupae and beetles in their
burrows in the bark of the trunk of the live-oak
(Quercus agrifolia), at San Diego. Dr. Blaisdell also
records the breeding of ' * semisculpta " (now placed
with contigua) from the half dead limbs of apple and
live-oak; San Diego. C. cuprascens is very abundant
on pines in the San Bernardino Mountains, in July and
August: speculifer has been taken at Pasadena, by Dr.
Fenyes, in May: californica is not common, on pines in
the San Bernardino Mountains, August; specimens
have been taken by me from their burrows in the
smaller branches of Pinus ponderosa (?); Dr. Blaisdell
reports this species as being very injurious to apple
trees at or near San Diego. C. mali is widely distrib-
uted and seemingly variable in habits. Horn says in
his monograph of the genus, "Specimens from the
Sacramento Valley were sent me by Mr. L. E. Rick-
seeker as infesting apple trees; others collected in
Owens Valley could not possibly have had that habit."
Dr. Van Dyke writes me that he has found it at
Banning on mesquite, and at Santa Monica Canon on
Ceanolhus; while I have myself taken it at Pomona and

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Riverside, beating it on one occasion from live-oak.
C. deserta occurs on the Mojave Desert and near San
Diego (Horn): merkelii, Banning, May to July, on mes-
quite (Van Dyke): prasina, one example (Fenyes),
Pasadena: lucana, Pasadena, one specimen taken on
sidewalk (Daggett); also at Santa Monica, on flowers
(Van Dyke). Other species that are known from the
State are as follows: viridicyanea, dolata, ludificata, tri-
nervia, nixa and ceneola are from the middle Sierras;
deleta from Owens Valley; cyanella from Shasta region;
texana from " Cal.," probably the southeast.

Actenodes. — A. mendax occurs at Yuma, and calcarata
must also be from the desert region of the southeast.
The species which has stood on our lists as Belionota
californica Mots, is now referred to Actenodes acornis
Say; I am not able to name the locality from which
specimens have been obtained.

Glyptoscelimorpha. — G. marmorata has thus far been
taken only at Lancaster, on the border of the Mojave
Desert. We owe its discovery to Mr. Coquillett.

Dystaxia. — D. murrayi is an uncommon insect which
has, however, been found at numerous localities. Mr.
Coquillett has taken it at Lancaster, Dr. Van Dyke at
Banning, on live-oak, and at Santa Monica Canon, and
Mr. W. G. Wright has a considerable series taken in
San Bernardino County.

Schizopus. — 8. la-.ius is a rare species which has been
found at San Diego. 8. sallei is described from
Mariposa.

Polycesta. — P. velasco is from the Colorado Desert
(Indio and Yuma); Dr. Van Dyke reports it as occurring
on mesquite at the former place: P. californica has

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been taken at Pasadena in May and June, on oak wood-
piles; it is reported by Mr. Coquillett as breeding
in oak.

Acmaeodera. — This genus is very numerously repre-
sented in California, and of the thirty-two species re-
corded from the State all but three — mariposa from the
middle Sierras, and robusta and pubiventris from Owens
Valley — are found in our district. It is more than
likely that these three species will eventually be found
here. The various species are taken on flowers in May
and June, but their breeding habits are almost un-
known. According to Van Dyke, dohrnii breeds in
Ceanothus and gibbula in mesquite. The following
species have thus far been taken only in the Desert
region of the east and southeast: flavomarginata, lanata
(Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties), tuta (Death
Valley), variegata, quadrivittata (Mojave). Of the re-
maining species, fenyesi is not rare at various localities
in Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino coun-
ties; plagiaticauda, rare, Mariposa and Los Angeles
counties: jocosa, foot-hills of the southern Sierras, Po-
mona and Pasadena; coquilletti, il Los Angeles County"
(Coquillett); angelica, foot-hills of Sierras in Los An-
geles County and north to Lake County; hepburnii,
rather common west of the Sierras nearly throughout
the State; morbosa, Pomona and Pasadena, foot-hills,
rare; flavosticta, Riverside and San Diego County; acuta,
labyrinthica, and connexa are all common and widely
dispersed in and to the west of the Sierras, the last
named, however, is seldom found in our district except
at considerable altitudes in the Sierras; vandykei, scarce
in Los Angeles County, more frequent further north;
prorsa, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties;
dohrnii, rare in the southern Sierras (Los Angeles

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County); dolorosa and postica are known only from Los
Angeles County, the latter being represented by a single
specimen taken by Coquillett; alicia, one example, Los
Angeles County (Coquillett); versuta, rare in Los Angeles
and Mariposa counties; I have taken the species from
yucca blooms in June; guttifera, one example taken in
Los Angeles County by Van Dyke; geminates Angeles
and San Bernardino counties to Siskiyou County, but
not common; comoJa and alacris are described as from
"near Fort Yuma."

Ptosima. — One example of P. walshii has been taken
by Mr. Coquillett in Los Angeles County.

Crysophana. — C. placida is rare in the San Bernar-
dino Mountains, where I have beaten it from yellow
pines in August.

Agrilus. — A. angelicus is a rare species described
from one specimen taken in ,Los Angeles County by
Coquillett, and a short series from the Santa Cruz
Mountains (National Museum Collection). I have
taken one specimen in the San Bernardino Mountains
in July, at an elevation of 5000 feet, and have seen
several specimens taken by Mr. Daggett at Deep Creek,
a point a little farther east in the same mountains, at
an altitude of 6000 feet. A. niveiventris is common on
willows throughout the State; specimens taken at Yuma
by myself are of a dull green color, while those from
the southern maritime region are almost invariably
cupreous; I have seen specimens of a brilliant blue
color taken by Dr. Fenyes in the Shasta region. A.
obolinus is in Mr. Ulke's collection from "Southern
California ;" ivalsinghami is found in the extreme
northern part of the State: jacobinus, San Diego:
politus, San Bernardino Mountains, on willow: blandus,

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on flowers at Pasadena in June and July, at Santa
Monica (Van Dyke), and at Tehachapi (Wickham):
gibbicollis is known by a single example taken near San
Bernardino in June by Dr. Fenyes, and by a single
specimen without definite locality in the Horn Col-
lection: illectus is found at Pomona and Pasadena by
sweeping late in June: lacustris, I am told by Dr. Van
Dyke, has occurred on white oak at Newhall (Los
Angeles County).

Taphrocerus. — T. gracilis is introduced on the author-
ity of Van Dyke; Los Angeles County.

LAMPYRID.E.

Calopteron. — C. reticulatum is recorded from " Califor-
nia" by Le Conte.

Eros. — E. Icetus is rarely taken in the San Bernardino
Mountains.

Calochromus. — C. dimidiata occurs in the Mariposa
region and in Siskiyou County.

Matheteus. — M. thevenetii is from the Mariposa region.

Ellychnia. — E. californica is a common and widely
dispersed species: corrusca is less common than the
last, specimens in my collection having been found at
Riverside in May.

Pyropyga. — P. fenestralis is not rare; specimens are
known to me from Riverside, Pomona, Needles and
Yuma: indicia is described from Lake Tahoe.

Lamprorhiza. — L. riversi occurs in Sonoma County.
Microphotus. — M. angustus is from central California.

Pterotus. — P. obscuripennis is exceedingly scarce in
our district, and I have seen but one example from near
Pomona; it is more common further north.

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Zarhipis. — I have seen one example of integripen-
nis from Palm Springs (April 10), and one taken at
light, at Pasadena, April 14; this and ruficollis, piciven-
tris, and riversi are all taken about San Francisco; but
it is very doubtful if we have as many species as names.

Mastinocerus. — One example taken at light, at River-
side, June 7, is referred to opacus.

Cenophengis. — C. debilis has been found at Los An-
geles and at Pasadena (July); it is very rare.

Podabrus. — P. comes is a rather common species in
the southern sierras and in the foot-hills near Pomona
and Pasadena. An apparently undescribed species is
not rare at Pasadena in May, occurring usually on wil-
lows. P. latimanus and P. tomentosus are both recorded
from "Gal.," but it is not likely that they will be found
with us as the genus is as a rule northern in distribu-
tion: binotatus is said to occur at San Mateo: xantho-
derus, Lake Tahoe: macer, San Mateo and Sylvania:
tejonicus, Tejon: bolter i, Lake Tahoe: mdlitu8,8ylv&m&,
Geysers, and Lake Tahoe: cavicollis, San Francisco to
Lake Tahoe: corners is described from "Cal." without
mention of exact locality. P. lutosus is the female of
cavicollis. There are several undescribed species in my
collection.

Silis. — S. cava occurs not rarely in the foot-hills and
mountains near Pomona: filigera is scarce; I have
found it at Riverside in early spring: flavida occurs at
Lake Tahoe: lutea is found about San Francisco.

Telephorus. — T. consors is very abundant at Pomona,
Riverside, Pasadena, etc., flying in the early evenings of
April and May, and often coming to light. A form which
is with some doubt referred to notatus is not rare at

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Pomo.ua and Pasadena, by beating willows in May: in-
genuus is not common; Pasadena, May: ochropus is de-
scribed from San Diego: lautus is reported from various
localities in our region: fraxini is northern: trans-
marinus and grandicollis occur in the middle and north-
ern Sierras.

Polemius. — P. languidus is described by Horn from
the vicinity of San Diego.

Ditemnus. — D. obtusus occurs at Riverside in May,
but is uncommon.

Malthodes. — M. Laiicollis and M. fusculus are common
at Pomona, Riverside, Pasadena, etc., on flowers and
various trees and shrubs: fragilis is described from
"Gal.;" I have not yet recognized it.

MALACHID.E.

Collops. — C. marginicollis was described from San
Diego, in which vicinity it appears to be commoner
than elsewhere; I have taken it sparingly at Pomona in
April, May and September: cribrosus occurs on the ocean
beaches and on the adjacent sand dunes; it is especially
common during April and May at Redondo, and I have
also taken it in August at Santa Monica: argutus is not
rare at Pomona and Pasadena, and I have seen speci-
mens from San Diego and also from Sonoma and Lake
counties: punctulatus is perhaps our rarest species, single
specimens from Pomona and San Diego being all I have
seen from our district: marginellus is not common; I
have taken it at Pomona and San Bernardino in August:
insulatus is described from California, but I have seen
no specimens from our section. Two females of an
apparently undescribed species have been taken at
Pomona.

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Endeodes. — The species of this genus are found only
on the sea beaches. E. abdominalis is at times quite
common at Redondo (April and May): collaris is much
rarer, in the south at least, and I have found but a
single example on Catalina Island: basalis has not yet
been recorded from our district.

Malachius. — M. auritus and M. thevenetii are not rare
on willow blossoms in early spring; they are generally
diffused: inornatus occurs at Pomona from March to
May: acutipennis is not rare at the same place a little
later in the season: prolixicornis has occurred only at
Pasadena, June and July: directus is known from Los
Angeles County and from the San Bernardino Moun-
tains: nigrinus and pristinus are, so far as known,
found only in the Sierras, at an altitude from 5000 to
7000 feet; the latter has been taken only in Los
Angeles County; nigrinus ranges from near San Ber-
nardino to Lake Tahoe. The species are all found on
flowers, and are to be obtained by sweeping and beat-
ing. In addition to the above, the following are found
in other parts of the State: biguttulus, mirandus and
spinipennis at Fort Tejon; macer at Lake Tahoe; and
mixtus is from "Gal." without more definite statement
of locality.

Tanaops. — T. abdominalis is rather common on flowers
at Pomona, Pasadena, etc., in June: longiceps is said by
Horn to occur with the preceding, but I have not yet
detected it in our district; it is not rare near Lake
Tahoe and at Sylvania.

Microlipus. — M. laticeps occurs from San Francisco to
San Diego; I have seen specimens from San Diego,
Pasadena and Long Beach in our district; it is not com-
mon: longicollis is still scarcer, and I have met with it

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but once, at Redondo in April: moerens is described
from " California."

Pseudebaeus. — P. bicolor, or a closely allied species, is
generally distributed and not uncommon.

Attalus. — The various species occur on flowers, and
when found may usually be taken in numbers. A. tri-
maculatus is not common at Pomona, but seems more so
farther north: rufomarginatus is common throughout
the foot-hills of the Sierras: oregonensis occurs in the
same localities as the last, but is rare with us: basalis
is rather common at Pomona, Pasadena and Yurna:
cinctus and difficilis are described from Yuma: lobulatus
is common at various places both east and west of the
mountains: transmarinus is known only from San Cle-
mente Island. There are in my collection several ap-
parently undescribed species from various parts of the
State.

Pristoscelis. — Specimens of P. grandiceps have been
taken at Pasadena (July) by Dr. Fenyes; it is a rare in-
sect.

Eudasytes. — Casey described E. ursinusfrom "South-
ern California," and ampins from California simply.

Asydates. — A. rufiventris is described from Santa
Barbara: explanatus is not rare in cactus blooms; Palm
Springs (April), and at Yuma in March.

Trichochrous. — According to Casey this genus should
be used for the greater number of the species now re-
ferred in our list to Pristoscelis. He describes very many
new species in his late revision; but there are not a
few in my collection still evidently without names. They
occur abundantly on flowers, as do the most of the spe-
cies of allied genera. T. antennatus occurs at Riverside

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(May) if specimens in my collection were properly iden-
tified by Casey. T. griseus, T. subcalvus, T. suturalis, and
T. politus have been announced from San Diego only:
fuscus occurs in San Diego County, and has been once
taken by me at Pomona (April 30): umbratus is com-
mon in cactus blossoms, at Palm Springs (April). A
large series taken by me makes it certain that fulvoves-
titus is the male of propinquus, and that both are syno-
nyms of umbratus. This species was described from
Fort Crook in northern California, and has been col-
lected in the Tempe Desert of Arizona by the late Dr.
Griffith of Philadelphia. T. su/usus, T. lobatus and T.
barbarce are described from Santa Barbara; specimens
taken by Mr. Daggett in Bear Valley (San Bernardino
Mountains), at an elevation of 6400 feet, are identi-
fied by Casey as his seriellus, described from Utah:
brevicornis is found at Pomona, Pasadena, Redondo,
etc., in spring, being especially common near the coast:
vilis is not different: conspersus is common at Pomona,
Riverside, San Diego, etc., March to May: squalidus,
sordidus and tejonicus are more or less common at San
Diego, Riverside, Pomona and Pasadena; they appear
to run into one another, and it is not unlikely that they
represent but a single species: crinifer occurs at River-
side (May): fulvescens, San Diego and Pomona: nigrinus,
Pomona and Pasadena: pedalis and punctipennis , Santa
Catalina Island, and cenescens, "San Diego and the
islands off Santa Barbara." The following are described
from Southern California without definite locality: com-
pactus, apicalis, testaceus, prominens, and cuspidatus;
insignis is from the southeastern region. Of the species
occurring in the State outside of our district, quadricol-
lis is from Fort Tejon; brevipilosus from the central
region; innocens from the middle Sierras; fraternus,

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cylindricus, laticollis, transversus, fulvotarsis , separatus,
indigens, and hystrix from the middle coast region; ore-
gonensis, nubilatus, fallax, sexualis, and sonomcv from
the north. The following, recently described by Casey,
have no locality other than California: brevis, agrestis,
sinuosus, discipulus, femoralis, fimbriatus, pruinosus,
sobrinus, mucidus, curticollis, remotus, tectus, villosus, ir-
rasus, rusticus and stricticollis.

Adasytes. — A. laciniatus is described from San Diego.

Listrus. — E. interruptus is recorded by Le Conte as
occurring on Santa Cruz Island, but I am inclined to
believe the reference incorrect; the species is common
about Lake Tahoe: difficilis, luteipes and famelicus are
common and generally dispersed in our district west of
the Sierras: obscurellus, extricatus and balteellus are re-
corded only from San Diego: dejinitus is thus far known
only from Pasadena, where a short series was taken
in the sweeping net in April by Dr. Fenyes: motschul-
sfcii and canescens occur in the central region arid north:
rotundicollis, amplicollis, maculosus, pardalis and incer-
tus are recorded from the middle coast region: inter-
stitialis, densicollis, subceneus, tritus, varicgatus and mon-
tanus are from the north: fidelis is from c< California."
Several other forms in my collection are apparently un-
described.

Dasytellus. — D. inconspicuus is plentiful at Palm
Springs (April).

Dasytes. — D. dissimilis is found in the higher parts of
the Sierras from San Bernardino to Lake Tahoe: clementce
is known only from San Clemente Island: macer is de-
scribed from "So. Cal.:" pusillus, from San Diego:
musculus is not rare at Pomona and Pasadena (June):

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lineellus is rare, mountains of Los Angeles County:
obtusus, breviusculus , and seminudus are found in middle
California; the first named I have taken from coniferous
trees at Lake Tahoe: expansus, nitens and cruralis are
northern: fastidiosus and minutus are described without
definite locality.

Dasytastes. — D. catalince and D. insularis have thus
far been found only on Santa Catalina Island. The
former is quite common on various flowers in July; the
latter has been taken but once (Aug. 1). D. bicolor is a
common species at Pomona in May and June. A small
species found by me on oaks in the San Bernardino
Mountains is referred to remissus. D. dispar occurs
north of San Francisco, and otiosus is without specific
locality.

Eschatocrepis. — E. constridus is everywhere common.

Allonyx. — A. sculptilis is an uncommon species; I
have taken it at Pomona in June, and at Pasadena early
in April. Casey describes denudatus from north of San
Francisco, and disjunctus from " California."

Vectura. — V. longiceps is described from Yuma, Ari-
zona; it is probable that the specimens were taken on
the California side of the river.

Eurelymis. — E. flavipe.s, San Bernardino Mountains,
elevation 6,000 feet, July 5 (Daggett); two examples
only were taken. This species occurs also in the middle
Sierras.

CLERID.E.

Elasmocerus. — E. californicus is an uncommon insect
of which I have seen specimens taken from Sonoma to
Los Angeles counties.

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Cymatodera. — C. puncticollis, San Bernardino Moun-
tains, on pines; not common; Yuma and country along
the Colorado River: californica, a rare species, of which
I have seen only two examples from Southern California,
one from the San Bernardino Mountains, the other from
the mountains near Pomona, September: morosa, speci-
mens so referred have been taken in Los Angeles Coun-
ty: punctata, along the Colorado River: fuscula, occurs
at Yuma: undulata var. balteata, Yuma (fide Fuchs):
angustata, Yuma and various other localities in South-
ern California: ovipennis, Pomona, November; San
Bernardino Mountains, July; Catalina Island, July;
var. pilosella, San Diego.

Aulicus. — A. nero, ' ''Collected by Gabb in the South
Coast Range" (Horn).

Trogodendron. — T. edwardsii, San Diego County
(Fuchs).

Trichodes. — T. ornatus, rather common in most every
locality; the variety tenellus is also widely diffused, but
aside from Yuma I know of no record of its capture
elsewhere in our district: bimaculatus is found in the
north.

Clerus. — C. quadrisignatus occurs along the Colorado
River: eximius is rare at Pasadena, April; found on
willows (Fenyes): abruptus, specimens which seem to be
a slight variety of this species have been seen from
Owens Valley: moestus, not rare in the San Bernardino
Mountains, on coniferous trees: sphegeus, occurs at Lake
Tahoe and north.

Thanasimus. — T. repandus, Mendocino County (Van
Dyke).

9 August 13, 1901.

130 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

Hydnocera. — H. robusta, Owens Valley (Horn): scabra,
rather common throughout the southern Sierras and the
adjacent region: discoidea, Palm Springs, April; Colo-
rado River (Le Conte): sp. near pallipennis, one exam-
ple, Pomona: bicolor, Colorado River (Le Conte).

Chariessa. — C. elegans, one example taken at an alti-
tude of over 6,000 feet in the Sierras, in Los Angeles
County, by Mr. Daggett, is the only instance known to
me of the capture of this beautiful insect in Southern
California. C. dichroa, Los Angeles County (Coquillett),
is described from Sacramento.

Cregya. — G. fasciata is described from San Diego. A
specimen with entirely piceous elytra taken by me in
the San Bernardino Mountains is probably a mere color
variety. The species also occurs in northern California.

Lebasiella. — L. maculicollis occurs sparingly at Pasa-
dena and Pomona late in May and early in June.

Corynetes. — C. rufipes occurs everywhere: rufrcottis,
the only specimens seen from our district were taken
early in June on San Clernente Island.

PTINID.E.

Trigonogenius. — T. farctus is not rare at San Fran-
cisco, where it has distinguished itself as an herbarium
pest.

Sphaericus. — S. gibbioides also occurs at San Francisco.

Ptinus. — The species of this genus are in some con-
fusion. Specimens of two species which have been
considered to be (and probably rightly so) interruptus
and verticalis are found quite commonly by beating live-
oaks and occasionally other trees or shrubs, October to

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March. Specimens of brunneus are labeled "Gal. "in
the Le Coiite Collection, and Horn cites pygmceus Gorh.
from California in his list of the Coleoptera of Lower
California.*

Hedobia. — H. granosa, not rare, Pomona, Pasadena,
Ojai Valley; March to April; chiefly found on live-oak.

Ernobius. — E. de-bilis, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz
Island (Le Conte). An apparently undescribed species
near punctulatus has been taken abundantly on pines in
the San Bernardino Mountains. Another undescribed
species occurs also on pines about Lake Tahoe. E. punc-
tulatus is described from the northern coast region, and
alutaceus from " Cal."

Ozognathus. — 0. cornutus, Pomona, Pasadena, River-
side, February to May: misellus, San Diego. The orig-
inal specimens of the former sent to Dr. Le Conte were
said to have been hatched from galls.

Xestobium. — One example of an undescribed species,
taken at Pomona in May: ajfine is recorded from "Van-
couver and California."

Oligomerus. — Three species doubtfully congeneric are
for the present referred here. One is not rare on Cata-
lina Island; found by beating Heteromeles arbutifolia-,
a second occurs on Quercus agrifolia at Pasadena in
June; the third is represented by a solitary example
found dead among the sand-dunes near the beach at
Santa Monica.

Sitodrepa. — S. panicea is more or less frequent every-
where in houses. I raised a nice crop once from a lot
of European Coleoptera received from France.

•Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2d Ser., Vol. IV, 1894, p. 332.

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Ctenobium. — One example of an undescribed species
taken at Riverside at electric light.

Ptinodes. — P. setifer, San Diego; the type alone is
known to me.

Hadrobregmus. — H. gibbicollis, Pomona, San Ber-
nardino Mountains; June and July; not common. One
specimen of an undescribed species near foveatus was
taken at Lake Tahoe.

Trichodesma. — T. cristata, middle California.
Anobium. — A. quadrulum, Lake Tahoe and north.

Trypopitys. — T. punctatus, Los Angeles, Riverside,
Pomona, Pasadena, etc.; July and August: temulineata,
one example, Catalina Island.

Petalium. — P. bistriatum is not rare in the southern
Sierras.

Theca. — T. striatopunctata, "Cal." (Le Conte).

Vrilletta. — The three species on our list — convexa,
expansa and murrayi — are described by Le Conte from
California without definite locality; I have seen only
convexa from our district, but all may occur there;
expansa is not uncommon near San Francisco.

Xyletinus. — Specimens both black and brown, identi-
fied by Dr. Horn as lugubris, are not rarely taken by
beating in the foot-hills near Pomona in May and June.
Le Conte mentions the taking by Crotch of a species at
Calaveras which scarcely differs from fucatus, and is so
referred by him.

Catorama. — C. frontalis may be taken in moderation
by beating Quercus agrifolia; Pasadena, May and June.

Hemiptychus. — H. latus occurs on the Southern Cali-
fornia sea beaches, but not plentifully: pusillus, Yuma

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(Le Conte): luteolectus, Riverside and Yuma, July;
Palm Springs, April: palliatus, not rare on a species of
Dalea at Yuma early in June. Our commonest species,
which occurs pretty nearly everywhere, and most fre-
quently on oaks, is not yet identified; it is possibly not
different from obsoletus, which was described from Cape
San Lucas, but it would not be proper to so call it with-
out careful comparison with the type. There appear to
be two other allied species in my collection from
Pomona and Pasadena, but they are not sufficiently
strongly characterized to warrant their description in
advance of a general synopsis of the genus. H. integer
is represented by two examples taken by me at Lake
Tahoe.

Coenocara — C. californica, one example from the
Sierras near Pomona, September: occidens, described by
Casey from central California.

Ptilinus. — P. basalis, San Diego (Le Conte): rami-
cornis has been beaten from Quercus engelmanni at Pas-
adena late in May, and also occurs in the San Bernar-
dino Mountains: ftavipennis occurs in the southern
Sierras, in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties:
acuminatusis described from the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Euceratocerus. — E. pleuralis, E. macer, and E. sagi-
natus are described by Casey from California; the first
mentioned from the Santa Cruz Mountains, the others
without definite locality.

Sinoxylon. — S. sericans, Colorado River: sextubercula-
tum, Yuma; "probably depredates on mesquite" (Horn):
declive, Pomona, August and September; numerous
specimens taken on the windows of a winery; one
specimen was taken on San Nicolas Island, May 23:
suturale, rare at Pasadena (Fenyes).

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Bostrychus. — A single specimen of B. californicuswas
secured in the San Bernardino Mountains in July.

Amphicerus. — A. fortis, Colorado River: punctipennis ,
Riverside, Redlands, Pomona, Long Beach; June to
October; often taken at electric lights: teres, Yuma;
unknown to me.

Dinapate. — D. ivrightii is a mammoth Bostrychide
known only from the canons leading up from the west-
ern borders of the Colorado Desert, at and near Palm
Springs, where it depredates on the Washingtonia palms
( Neowashingtonia Jilifera) . It was originally discovered
by Mr. W. G. Wright, and has since been found by
Mr. H. G. Hubbard, whose most interesting letters to
Mr. E. A. Schwarz, describing the rediscovery, with
much information concerning the larval habits, have
been recently published by Mr. Schwarz.

Dinoderus. — D. pacificux, San Bernardino Mountains,
not rare: sobrinus, from the same locality; scarce: trun-
catus, "California" (Horn).

Polycaon. — P. stoutii is common throughout maritime
Southern California; once taken in numbers from
beneath the loose bark of eucalyptus in early summer:
confertus is also widely diffused; it depredates on grape
vines. Of megalops two examples only have been seen,
one of which was taken at light at Pomona, September
25; the other is in the collection of Dr. E. C. Van Dyke.

Psoa. — P. maeulata and P. l^-signala are both rare
insects in Southern California.

Lyctus. — L. planicollis, common throughout our dis-
trict from Yuma to the Coast: parvulus, rare, Pomona,
June: calif ornicus , Yuma (Casey): curtulus, described
from ' 'California. "

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CUPESID.E.

Priacma. — I have seen one example of serrata in the
collection of Professor Rivers, said to have been taken
at Grass Valley in the Middle Sierras.

Cupes. — C. lobiceps, San Diego; apparently very rare.

CIID.E.

Cis. — C. versicolor, C. vitulus, and C. duplex are all
common in dry, woody fungi at Pomona, Pasadena,
Ojai Valley, and probably throughout maritime South-
ern California. Casey also describes illustris, impressa,
and soror from northern California, and macilenta and
hystricula from Lake Tahoe.

Orthocis. — 0. aterrima, Alameda County.

Plesiocis. — P. cribrum is not uncommon in the
Sierras from Calaveras County to San Bernardino
County.

Ennearthron. — E. grossulum and E. convergens are
described from Southern California. Specimens of what
is doubtless one of these species occur plentifully in
various localities near Los Angeles. E. californicum is
said to especially frequent the northern coast region,
while discolor is described from Sonoma County.

Octotemnus. — 0. denudatus, San Francisco to Van-
couver.

SPHINDID.E.

Odontosphindus. — 0. clavicornis, one example, San
Bernardino Mountains, July.

LUCANIDJE.

Sinodendron. — S. rugosum is a rather common species
from the Santa Cruz Mountains, north, but I have

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no other record of its occurrence within our district;
El Monte (Los Angeles County) teste Rivers. I know
of no record of any other species of this family hav-
ing occurred in our district. In the genus Platy-
cerus, oregonensis, agassii, calif ornicus, parvicollis, pacifi-
cus, thoracicus and chalybceus are all Californian. P.
oregonensis has occurred as far south as Tejon, but the
true habitat of the genus is more northern. Ceruchus
punctatus and C. striatus occur in middle and northern
California.

Canthon. — G. simplex is widely diffused and generally
common; the variety humeralis is rare. It is probable
that the varieties corvinus and militaris occur in our
region but I have no specific reference to the fact. C.
Icevis and C. perplexus are recorded respectively from
"So. Cal." and " CaL," but there can be little doubt
that they were taken in the desert regions of the south-
east.

Copris. — G. mcechus, Los Angeles; one example taken
by Dr. W. J. Karlsioe (fide Linell).

Oniticellus. — 0. californicus, Shasta region; very
scarce.

JEgialia. — A. conferta, Pomona, Riverside, etc., espec-
ially in early spring, when it may frequently be taken
on the wing: latispina occurs with the preceding and
is of about equal frequency: crassa, not rare along the
seacoast (Santa Monica, Redondo, Monterey): cylindrica
occurs in Marin County: lacustris, middle Sierras:
blanchardi, Mendocino County.

Psammodius. — P. nanus, a little species sometimes
seen flying about the streets of Pasadena in large num-
bers on warm evenings; September to May; it is widely

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diffused: coelatus occurs only along the sea-shore; it is
tolerably common at Redondo and Santa Monica.

Pleurophorus. — P. ccesus, Lake County (Van Dyke).

Rhyssemus. — R. californicus, Riverside, April; not
common.

Ataenius. — A. desertus, Yuma: abditus, everywhere
abundant: gracilis, Pomona, Palm Springs, Yuma;
widely diffused but much less common in California
than the preceding: californicus, San Bernardino,
Yuma; common at the latter place in July: lobatus,
Palm Springs; not common. A. oblongus is described
from " California," but I am unable to ascertain the
exact locality.

Aphodius. — A. granarius is quite common at Pomona
from January to April; it is generally diffused: lividus,
Yuma, Pomona, Los Angeles; not frequent: rugifrons,
common under rubbish at Pomona after the first soak-
ing rain in Nov. or Dec.; seldom seen later than Feb.:
consociatus, Bear Valley (San Bernardino Mountains),
June (Daggett): subceneus, Los Angeles County; not com-
mon: alternatus, Yuma (Horn): cribratus, one example
taken at or near Santa Monica by Mr. Max Albright:
ochrcipennis , Owens Valley (Horn): rubidus, rather com-
mon at Riverside, Pomona, Pasadena, etc., from Dec. to
May: militaris, rare at Pomona and Pasadena, May:
coquilletti, Los Angeles County (Coquillett): luxatus,
Santa Barbara and Long Beach, Feb. to April; rare:
ungulatus, taken thus far only during Dec. and Jan. at
Pomona and Pasadena; not common: pardalis, Ojai Val-
ley, March; rare in Southern California but commoner
farther north. Numerous other species occur within
the State limits. Of these, conspersus, congregatus,

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aleutus, pectoralis, nevadensis and opacus inhabit the
region to the north of San Francisco: yentUis and inu-
tilis occur about San Francisco: v Hiatus at San Fran-
cisco and at Lake Tahoe: sparsus in the Mariposa
region, and ovipennis at Fort Tejon. Since the above
was written a specimen of vittatus has been taken at
Pasadena by Dr. Fenyes (February).

Ochodaeus. — 0. calif ornicus, Pomona and Pasadena;
very scarce; four specimens only are known, taken on
the wing in April and May.

Pachyplectrus. — P. Icevis, described from Santa Bar-
bara. I have seen no examples from California except
the type, but have seen two or three specimens which
were taken at Phoenix, Arizona, by Dr. H. G. Griffith
of Philadelphia.

Bradycinetus . — B. serratus, Yuma: horni is rare in
the country about San Francisco.

Odontseus. — 0. obesus occurs near San Francisco.

Geotrupes. — G. occidentalis, exceedingly scarce, occur-
ring in the region to the east of Visalia.

Pleocoma. — P. puncticollis, San Diego County (Ju-
lian ?): fimbriatdi behrensii, hirticollis, staff, ricfcseckeri
and conjungens all inhabit the central part of the State
from San Francisco to the Sierras, but are confined to
hilly or mountainous districts.

Trox. — T. suberosus, one example, San Bernardino:
punctatus, one example taken at Yuma, July: gemmu-
latus, San Diego County, Pomona; not common: atrox,
Pasadena, Santa Monica, Riverside; occasionally occurs
in numbers, but generally rarely seen: fascifer, taken
by Mr. Fuchs near San Francisco.

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Amphicoma. — The only specimens of edwardsii from
Southern California that I have seen were taken by
Dr. E.G. Van Dyke in the Santa Monica Mountains.
A. canina is not infrequent in the Southern Sierras.
Professor Rivers reports finding a single example of
ursina on the sand-dunes at Santa Monica; it is not rare
in similar situations near San Francisco: cooperi occurs
at Sacramento in early July: rathvoni, the middle
Sierras.

Oncerus. — 0. floralis, San Diego County, Palm
Springs; occurs on flowers during April at the latter
locality.

Hoplia. — H. sackenii, San Diego (Le Conte); Sylvania
(Ricksecker): callipyge, not abundant at Pomona, on
flowers of grease wood; May and June: pubicollis, not
rare at Riverside during April and May, on willows
along the Santa Ana River: dispar, common from Lake
Tahoe to Siskiyou County. Specimens of two appar-
ently undescribed species have been taken by Dr.
Fenyes and myself at Castle Crag and Lake Tahoe
respectively.

Gymnopyge. — G. hopliwformis, Mojave Desert (Co-
quillett).

Dichelonycha. — D. crotchii, San Bernardino Moun-
tains, July; more common in the middle Sierras: fus-
cula, plentiful in the foot-hills near Pomona, etc., on
flowers of greasewood; June: truncata, Pomona, Palm
Springs, San Bernardino Mountains; April to July:
pusilla occurs with the two preceding species in the
foot-hills near Pomona, but unlike them is also fre-
quently taken within the town itself, especially about
roses: paUens and clypeata are northern and appear to
be not often taken: fulgida and valida are more or less

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common throughout the middle Sierras. There are
also in my collection three seemingly undescribed
species, one of which comes from San Diego and is the
smallest species in our fauna.

Ccenonycha. — C. rotundata, Y.uma, Riverside, two
examples in March; a rare species: socialis, specimens
I have seen were said to have been taken in San Diego
County.

Serica. — S. Jimbriata and 8. mixta are both more or
less abundant throughout Southern California in early
summer, when they are often seen on the wing in the
early evening: elongatula, several specimens taken
under dead leaves in Ojai Valley, March: alternata,
Los Angeles and San Diego counties; less frequent than
mixta or Jimbriata: anthracina occurs in middle and
northern California: valida is probably not different.

Plectrodes. — P. riversi, generally not common but
occasionally attracted in numbers to light; Pomona,
July: carpenteri, Los Angeles and Mojave Desert: pal-
palis, specimens so called are occasional in the vicinity
of Los Angeles: blaisdelli is not uncommon near San
Diego: squamosa, from San Bernardino: fossiger and
pistoria are described by Casey from Los Angeles
County; the latter has been taken in some numbers at
Santa Monica by Mr. Rivers: pubescens was described
by Horn from specimens taken at Visalia; it is possible
that we have more names than species.

Orsonyx. — 0. anxius, Needles and Yuma (Wickham).

Diplotaxis. — D. moerens and D. tennis are described
from the desert regions of San Diego County: subangu-
lata is occasionally abundant at Pomona, at light. Sev-
eral specimens of an undescribed species were taken at

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light, at Palm Springs. I have seen a few specimens of
a larger species taken in Placer County that seems to be
undescribed.

Lachnosterna. — L. errans, middle California; described
from Contra Costa: lenis, desert regions of the southeast.

Listrochelus. — L. mucoreus, Yuma.

Polyphylla. — P. decemlineata and P. crinita are both
fairly common; the former at lights in the towns, the
latter at altitudes of 4,000 feet and over in the Sierras.

Thyce. — T. marginata, San Diego County. I have
seen one specimen taken at Oceanside by Mr. F. D.
Twogood.

Phobetus. — P. comatus is generally scarce; once taken
in some quantity at electric lights, in Pasadena, April;
occurs also on Catalina Island, San Diego County, and
in the San Joaquin Valley.

Anomala. — One example of centralis was taken at
Palm Springs.

Cotalpa. — G. ursina, very abundant at Pomona, San
Bernardino, etc., in spring, flying by day and often
seen in quantities clinging to the cypress hedges about
the city. C. granicollis is reported as having been taken
in the Argus Mountains by the Death Valley Expedition.

Cyclocephala. — The species of this genus are to be
seen flying in the evening about the city streets, and are
sometimes attracted to lights in large numbers. C. im-
maculata, C. longula, and C. villosa are most common:
hirta is scarce: dimidiata while not frequent at light is
not rare in the blossoms of Datura metelloides.

Ligyrus. — L. gibbosus is abundant and widespread.

Euphoria. — ^, verticalis, from southeastern region;
not common.

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Cremastochilus. — C. ivheeleri, described from Eldo-
rado County, but said by Fuchs to have been taken by
Dunn in San Diego County: ineptus, Yuma (fide Fuchs):
schaumii, San Diego, Pasadena, not frequent: westwoodi,
Owens Valley: pilosicollis, San Bernardino, April; more
common farther north: crinitus, San Diego, collected
by Dunn (fide Fuchs): planatus occurs in the Coast
Range south of San Francisco: angularis, about San
Francisco and in the middle Sierras.

Valgus. — V. calif ornicus, central and northern por-
tions of the State; rare.

SPONDYLID.E.

Parandra. — I have not yet seen native living speci-
mens of brunnea, but once found the remains of several
about sycamore stumps at Pasadena.

Spondylis. — 8. upiformis is at times not uncommon
about pines in the San Bernardino Mountains.

CERAMBYCID^E.

Ergates. — E. spiculatus is quite common in the south-
ern Sierras above 4,000 feet, where the larva infests the
roots and stumps of various coniferous trees; it is occa-
sionally taken at light in the valleys.

Mallodon. — Specimens of melanopus have been taken
under mesquite bark at Indio, and on the wing at Yuma,
on July evenings.

Derobrachys. — One example of geminatus was seen at
Palm Springs.

Prionus. — P. californicus is rather widely diffused; it
is not rare at electric lights in the towns, also in the

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foot-hills and at moderate altitudes in the Sierras. The
larva lives in decaying roots of live-oak (Quercus agri-
folia).

Trogosma. — T. harrisii is not uncommon in the mid-
dle Sierras. The larva is reported as depredating on
Pinus contorta. T. pilosicornis is described from Mt.
Diablo, near San Francisco.

Asemum. — Specimens referred to nitidum have been
taken at an altitude of 6,000 feet in the Sierras in
June; larva has been found in decayed Pinus insignis
(Rivers): atrum has been taken in the middle Sierras
and on Mt. Whitney, at 11,000 feet altitude (Daggett).

Tetropium. — T. velutinum, labeled " Cal.," must be
northern.

Decentrus. — 7). bliithneri, redwood forests, north of
San Francisco.

Hylotrupes. — H. amethystinus, San Bernardino Moun-
tains, Bear Valley; rare (Van Dyke): ligneus, common;
depredates on pine. A nearly black variety has been
taken on wood-piles in the middle Sierras (Placer
County) by Mr. Van Dyke, who writes that this melanotic
form is found only on fir wood-piles that are situated in
the forests and are more or less in the shade, while the
type-form occurs on pine and spruce wood-piles in
sunny situations.

Phymatodes. — One example of blandus was beaten from
pine in the San Bernardino Mountains: obscurus, San
Diego, on live-oak from the branches of which it has
been bred by Dr. F. E. Blaisdell: decussatus, one exam-
ple beaten from Quercus engelmanni at Pasadena, May
31: juglandis, Los Angeles County; depredates on Juglans

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calif ornica : mneus, nitidus, and vulneratus occur in the
central and northern parts of the State: obliquus in
Santa Clara County.

Callidium. — C. antennatum, Mt. Wilson, Los Angeles
County (Van Dyke): kirtellum, San Bernardino Moun-
tains; not very common: vile, described from "Cal.;"
it is doubtless from the north. Le Conte mentions a
race of janthinum from California.

Xylocrius. — X. agassizii and X. cribratus are found in
the middle and northern Sierras.

Malacopterus. — M. lineatus, Colorado River, above
Yuma.

(Erne. — I have seen one example of gracilis from
Ontario (Los Angeles County) and one from Santa
Catalina Island; bred from the dead wood of Quercus
agrifolia at Poway (Blaisdell): costata is recorded from
"Gal."

Eucrossus. — One example of villicornis was taken in
the San Bernardino Mountains.

Haplidus. — H. testaceus, li Cal."

Brothylus. — One example of yemmulatua was taken
on Mt. Wilson (Van Dyke).

Romaleum. — The only specimen of simplicicolle seen
by me was taken on Santa Catalina Island; it is a
widely diffused species and should occur elsewhere:
seminitidum, one example in my collection, from the
Colorado River.

Elaphidion. — E. albofaxc'mtu.iH,, taken in the foot-hills
along the southern border of the Mojave Desert (Coquil-
lett): imbelle, Poway (San Diego County); bred from
the dead wood of live-oak by Dr. Blaisdell, who says
that the beetles are common beneath bark in August.

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Aneflus. — One example of linearis taken on Echo
Mountain, Los Angeles County.

Pcecilobrium. — P. chalybceum was taken on flowers
of Ceanothiis, Pasadena, April. Linell has described
rugosipenne from " Cal."

Hybodera. — H. debilis, one example, Echo Mountain,
Los Angeles County.

Galliums. — C. cyanipennis, Los Angeles County, on
Ceanothus bloom. C. ruficollis bears a label in the Horn
Collection indicating its occurrence in Southern Cali-
fornia; it is not rare about San Francisco.

Megobrium. — M. edwardsii is described from Santa
Rosa Island. I have one example beaten from live-oak
near Pomona, Oct. 27.

Molorchus. — M. longicollis, Los Angeles County, on
flowers.

Callimoxys. — G. fuscipennis, Los Angeles County (Van
Dyke); very abundant further north.

Holopleura. — H. helena is very rare in Southern Cali-
fornia, but has been bred in quantity from dead twigs
of Umbellularia californica from near San Francisco,
by Professor Rivers; Santa Monica (Albright).

Rosalia. — One example of funebris was sent me from
San Diego County. Mr. W. G. Wright of San Bernar-
dino writes me that he has taken it locally, but it is
certainly much more common further north. Professor
Rivers records the larva from " decaying UmbelLularia
californica among the mycelia of some fungus."

Dendrobius. — D. mandibularis is common on the wing
in early evening, about the willows along the Colorado
River, at Yuma, in July.

Lissonotus. — L. multifasciatus, "Cal., Ariz."

10 August 19, 1901.

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Tragidion. — T. annulatum, Pasadena, June; Pomona,
September; San Bernardino Mountains (Van Dyke);
Santa Monica (Albright); rare. T. armatum has been
taken at Newhall (Van Dyke), while sucking sap from
stalks of flowering Yucca ivhipplei.

Purpuricenus. — P. dimidiatus, northern California.

Metaleptus.— M. angulatus, "So. Gal.;" doubtless
from the southeastern region.

Amannus. — A. pectoralis, Yurna (Le Conte.)
Batyle. — B. suturalis, San Diego County (Fuchs).

Oxoplus. — 0. jocosus occurs rather rarely in the foot-
hill canons near Pomona; found flying by day along the
streams.

Crossidius. — C. hirtipes, C. ater, C. testaceus, and C.
punctatus bear Californiaii labels in one collection or
another, but with the exception of testaceus, which,
according to Fuchs, has been taken in San Diego County,
I have not been able to obtain exact localities. There is
not much doubt, however, that they occur only in the
eastern and southeastern portions of the State.

Ischnonemis. — 7. bivittatus, Indio (Van Dyke).

Stenosphenus. — S. debilis, several examples, beaten
from willows at Yuma, July.

Cyllene. — C. antennatus, common in the desert and
along the Colorado River; breeds in mesquite: crinicornis
also occurs in the southeast.

Calloides. — C. lorquinii, Mt. Lowe (Los Angeles
County), one example; Lower Soda Springs, Siskiyou
County, July (Van Dyke).

Clytus. — C. lanifer, Santa Barbara; more frequent
farther north.

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Xylotrechus. — X. nauticus, San Diego, Los Angeles,
Pomona (August). According to Blaisdell, "Abundant
about live-oak groves during July and August. The
larvae and pupae have been taken from the dead branches
and trunk of the oak. The beetle is both diurnal and
nocturnal in habits, becoming active near the middle of
the afternoon and continuing so until late in the even-
ing." The larvse of this insect have also beer) found
destructive to logs of Eucalyptus globulus* X. oblit-
eratus is not infrequent about willows, in various locali-
ties in Southern California and on Santa Catalina
Island, June: insignis is the female of this species, as I
am informed by Mr. Fuchs, a fact I had suspected, but
of which I had no positive evidence: undulatus and
annosus have been found in the north: planifrons
occurs near San Francisco, where the larvse may be
found in dead branches of willow (Rivers).

Neoclytus.^ — Several examples of irroratus have, been
picked up on the streets of Pasadena during early Sept-
ember by Mr. Daggett, and I have similarly found it
at Santa Barbara late in August: conjunctus , muricatu-
lus, balteatus and interruptus inhabit the middle or
northern parts of the State.

Atimia. — A. dorsalis, Riverside, May and October;
uncommon; occurs also in the Sierras, Placer County,
April (Van Dyke): confusa has been found in California
also, according to Heiishaw.

Desmocerus. — D. cribripennis, "So. Cal.;" the species
must be exceedingly rare: californicus has been taken in
Los Angeles County, on elder, but is, like the preced-
ing, very scarce: auripennis has not occurred in our

* See Blaisdell's account, " Insect Life," Vol. V, p. 34.

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district so far as I am able to learn, but is not so exceed-
ingly rare farther north; it has been bred from the dead
wood of Sambucus glaucus (Blaisdell).

Necydalis. — N. barbarce, Santa Barbara; rare (Riv-
ers): Icevicollis, middle California; taken by Van Dyke
and Rivers near San Francisco, where it is found
to breed in decayed Quercus agri folia, and in dead
Eucalyptus globulus (Rivers): cavipennis occurs (in the
north) at Piedmont, Alameda County, May (Fuchs).

Ulochaetes. — U. leoninus, San Bernardino Mountains;
Glenbrook, Lake County, June (Fuchs); Sisson, Shasta
County, June, on yellow pine (Van Dyke). The dried
remains of the beetles in their burrows in dead Pinus
ponderosa have been seen by the writer; the beetles
emerge in July, but are scarce or at least seldom taken.

Pyrotrichus. — P. vitticollis was taken by Mr. Fuchs
at Laundry Farm, Alameda County, in April.

Leptalia. — L. macilenta, northern California; Sonoma
County (Ricksecker); on willows, in Mill Valley, Marin
County, May (Fuchs).

Rhagium. — R. lineatum is central or northern; not
rare about Lake Tahoe.

Centrodera. — One example of nevadica from Santa
Monica is in the collection of Van Dyke.

Toxotus. — T. vestitus is not uncommon in the south-
ern Sierras (Van Dyke): flavolimbatus is recorded
from " Cal.," nubifer from Tejon, lateralis from near
San Francisco.

Pachyta. — P. spurca, one example from Echo Moun-
tain, Los Angeles County: liturata, one example from
Mt. Whitney, elevation 8,000 feet (Daggett).

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Anthophilax. — A. tenebrosus, from the southeastern
region.

Acmaeops. — A. tumida is very rare in Southern Cali-
fornia; I secured a single specimen on flowers at Pasa-
dena, in April: falsa, Pomona, May; Pasadena, May,
from between leaves of Yucca ivhipplei (Daggett); Dr.
Van Dyke finds it in June on flowers of wild holly.
The following species of the genus are found in the mid-
dle and northern portions of the State: subcenea,
pinguis, viola, longicornis, vincta, basalis, militaris, sub-
pilosa, variipes, pratensis; the latter from Mt. Whitney,
elevation 8,000 to 9,000 feet (Daggett).

Strangalia. — 8. delicata, San Bernardino, Pomona,
Pasadena, late May to July, on various flowers; not
common.

Leptura. — L. molybdica is not rare on flowers of
Ceanothus, Pasadena in April; all specimens found
here have the red humeral spot: Iceta, not rare on
flowers in the foot-hills of the Sierras, at Pomona,
Pasadena, etc., in June; breeds in dead Quercus agrifolia
(Rivers): tribalteata, Mt. Wilson, Los Angeles County;
uncommon: coquilletti, Los Angeles County: instabilis,
rare, Pomona, June, in the foot-hills; var. convexa, Los
Angeles (Fuchs): sexspilota, abundant usually on the
flowers of greasewood in May and June throughout
Southern California: pernigra, Mt. Wilson, Los Angeles
County (Coquillett): crassipes, not common in the San
Bernardino Mountains, 5,000 feet elevation, in August;
it has been bred from decayed wood of Umbellularia
calif ornica (Rivers): valida, Bear Valley, San Bernar-
dino Mountains; very scarce. Aside from the above,
there are numerous species occurring within the State,

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all of which — except as noted below — are from the more
northern parts: obliterata, soror, plagifera, rubida, sub-
argentata, impura, vexatrix, matthewsii, grossa, central
and northern Sierras; propinqua, Kern River; carbonata,
dehiscens, sanguinea, Icetifica (these last two rare at
Kaweah, Tulare County) (Hopping), common farther
north; quadrillum, chrysocoma, dolorosa, behrensii, Ala-
meda County; scripta, gnathoides, cubitalis. Several un-
described species exist in collections.

Ophistomis. — 0. ventralis, "So. Gal.;" El Taste, Lower
California.

Ipochus. — /. fasciatus is not uncommon under bark,
and by beating, especially Rhus. Blaisdell reports
larvae taken from the wood of Rhus integrifolia at Coro-
nado, and Rhus laurina at Poway. Larvae have been
found by Coquillett in dead and dry apple twigs. The
beetles are abroad from February to Sept.

Monilema. — M. spoliatum has been taken by Mr. W. G.
Wright, exact locality not stated.

Monohammus. — M. maculosus is not rare at Lake
Tahoe (Fenyes) and north.

Synaphceta. — 8. guexi, rare at Pomona and Pasadena,
March and April; it has been bred from dead limbs of
sfisculus calif ornica, by Rivers.

Ccenopceus. — C. palmeri has been taken in numbers at
San Bernardino by Mr. W. G. Wright; breeds in Opuntia.

Hyperplatys. — The form of aspersus described by
Casey as ccdifornica, and which according to Leng is
only a variety of Say's species, is not unfrequently
taken about San Francisco. 1 have myself found it in
Marin County in August.

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Acanthocinus. — A. obliquus and A. spectabilis are both
found in the higher parts of the southern Sierras, but
are more frequent in the middle and northern portions
of the range.

Pogonocherus. — Several examples of crinitus have been
taken at Pasadena by Dr. Fenyes, on live-oak, in June.
Professor Rivers reports the larva as occurring in dead
branches of Quercus agrifolia. P. mixtus occurs in
the middle or northern regions, and I have found ore-
gonus at Lake Tahoe.

Lypsimena. — L. californica is rare at Pasadena
(Fenyes); Santa Monica, August (Van Dyke); Yuba
County (Fuchs).

Saperda. — A form which passes as moesta is occa-
sionally found in Southern California, on cottonwood
trees; I have taken it at Riverside, in May.

Oberea. — 0. schaumii is rather uncommon; found on
willows in the foot-hills near Pomona in June; it has
been called quadricallosa, a name now regarded as a
synonym of the one given above.

Tetraopes. — One of the numerous color varieties of
fernoratus is plentiful on milkweed throughout our
region in May and June.

Idcemea. — One example of californica was beaten
from live-oak, in June, and others were secured at
elecric light, at Pasadena, in April.

Methia. — Several examples of an unidentified species
were taken at electric light, at Pasadena, in September
(Fenyes); this is possibly mormona Linell.

CHRYSOMELIDJE.

Aulacoscelis. — A. purpurea, Needles (Wickham).
Donacia. — No specimens of this genus have yet been
found in our region, but the following six species are

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known from the central and northern portions of the
State: hirticollis and pubescens from Lake County (Van
Dyke) ; cincticornis var. proximo, and subtilis, from Marin
County; pusilla and emarginata.

Orsodacna. — 0. atra comes as far south as Lake Tahoe
in the more elevated regions of the Sierras.

Zeugophora. — One example of californica taken at
Pasadena in April (Fenyes): abnormis I found in some
numbers on the leaves of aspens, at Lake Tahoe, in
July.

Syneta. — One example of carinata, Lake Tahoe:
hamata, northern: albida, occurs as far south as Alameda
County.

Thricolema. — T. anomala, Calaveras County.

Lema. — L. nigrovittata depredates in all stages on
Datura metelloides; very common.

Euryscopa. — E. subtilis, E. vittata and E. lecontei are
all on record as having been found in Southern Cali-
fornia; they are probably found only in the southeast.

Coscinoptera. — C. canella and C. mucorea are not com-
mon in the southeast; I have seen specimens of the
latter taken at Yuma, in March, by Mr. Daggett;
ceneipennis is not rare at Pomona, Pasadena, etc.

Babia. — B. 4-guttata, var., Needles (Wickham).

Saxinis. — $. saucia is common nearly everywhere
west of the mountains, occurring most plentifully on
flowers in May: politula, Santa Barbara (Horn): specu-
lifera, Owens Valley (Horn), San Bernardino Moun-
tains, July and August; not common: hornii, one
example from San Diego in my collection is so referred;
I have seen others from the same locality.

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Chlamys. — A specimen taken at Palm Springs in
April, it has not been possible to place with certainty;
it is very probably undescribed.

Exema. — E. conspersa is common in most localities;
taken by sweeping.

Cryptocephalus. — C. sanguinicollis is rather common
from March to May; Pomona, Pasadena, San Diego,
etc. ; the variety nigerrimus has not yet been seen from
our region, but it occurs near San Francisco, though
rarely: castaneus is not rare at Pomona during May and
June: spurcus is rather rare; I have seen specimens
from Pomona in July, and San Diego in August.

Pachybrachys. — P. analis, rare; Arrowhead Springs
and San Diego, late in May: pubescens (of which circum-
cinctus and viduatus are synonyms) is quite common on
willows during March and April: hybridus, moderately
common; Pomona, Pasadena, San Bernardino, San
Diego, etc.; May and June; taken by sweeping weeds
and bushes near streams and by roadsides: ccelatus, San
Diego, Yuma, Pasadena, Pomona; June: livens, Yuma,
Pomona, San Bernardino Mountains; May to October;
on Salix: lustrans is said to inhabit Southern California:
melanostictus and signatifrons are from the State, with-
out definite locality: donneri, recorded from Utah and
Lower California; it is, therefore, probable that it is to
be found in our district; I have seen specimens from
Yreka in this State.

There are many undescribed species in my collection,
from various parts of the State, but most of them from
the south.

Diachus. — D. auratus is everywhere plentiful: erasus,
not rare about San Francisco (Marin County).

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Adoxus. — A. obscurus, " Gal. and Nev." (Horn); Lake
Tahoe (Fenyes).

Myochrous. — M. longulus, from Long Beach and
Bakersfield, May; rather common along the Colorado
.River in July.

Glyptoscelis. — G. illustris, rare on pines in the San
Bernardino Mountains, July; taken in moderate num-
bers by Van Dyke in Placer County, also on pines:
squamulata, not rare at Riverside and Long Beach;
April and May; occurs also in the San Joaquin Valley
and in Arizona: alternata, Owens Valley and San
Diego (fide Fuchs): albida, specimens have been seen
from middle California.

Colaspidea. — C. subvittata is common on Santa Cata-
lina and San Glemeiite islands during June and July;
this species exhibits but little variation, while the three
following are exceedingly variable in color, size and
form. C. cuprascens is thus far known only from San
Diego, where it is common in May: varicolor is abun-
dant along the western base of the Sierras, near Pomona,
Pasadena, etc.: smaragdula is found at higher altitudes,
being abundant on pines in the San Bernardino Moun-
tains in July, at an altitude of from 4,000 to 5,000 feet.

Typophorus. — T. viridicyaneus, "So. Cal." (Horn):
canellus, Yuma.

Metachroma. — M. californica is occasionally not rare
at San Diego and Long Beach in Spring; found also
near Yuma.

Chrysochus. — C. cobalt inus is very common on milk-
weed, during May and June, nearly everywhere in
Southern California.

Colaspis. — (7. oregonensis is northern.

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Timarcha. — T. intricata is northern. I have seen
specimens collected by Van Dyke in Mendocino County.

Leptinotarsa. — L. behrensi and L. 11-lineata are quoted
from ''So. Gal." in Linell's recent table. I have not
seen specimens, but they will be found only in the
southeast, if really inhabitants of our region.

Calligrapha. — C. elegans var. californica is a rare spe-
cies in Southern California; I have seen small series
secured at Pomona and Pasadena, in June; Los Angeles
(Van Dyke): sigmoidea and serpentina are more or less
common in the middle and northern parts of the State,
the former having occurred as far south as Santa Bar-
bara (Fuchs).

Chrysomela. — C. inornata, "Gal."

Plagiodera. — One example of prasinella, San Bernar-
dino Mountains; it is more common in Tulare County
and about San Francisco.

Gastroidea. — G. cyanea, not rare at Pomona in May;
probably found throughout the State; the variety cassia
occurs near San Francisco.

Lina. — L. californica, L. lapponica, and L. scripta are
all common in various localities of middle and northern
California.

Gonioctena. — I have a specimen of pallida bearing a
"Gal." label. If the specimen is really from the State
it must be from the north.

Trirhabda. — I have a specimen of canadensis from
Yosemite Valley; it is probably confined to high alti-
tudes or to the extreme north in this State: geminata,
San Diego: caduca, Owens Valley, Arrowhead Springs,
Pasadena, during May and June: luteocincta andflavo-
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on Artemisia, californica ; the former is very abun-
dant everywhere, the latter generally less common:
diducta is found in Mariu County, also (according to
Horn) in western Nevada and adjacent regions: atten-
uata is also occasionally taken in the middle Sierras,
Truckee (Fenyes).

Galerucella. — G. nympkce, Owens Valley (Horn):
notulata has occurred in Alameda County: tuberculata is
quite common in various localities in the middle and
northern parts of the State.

Monoxia. — M. puncticollis is not common; found along
the Southern California seacoast — Santa Monica and
Santa Barbara — in August: consputa and sordida, both
quite variable, are plentiful and widely diffused: debilis
is said to be from " Cal." and doubtless is found in the
south.

Diabrotica. — D. 12-punctata is found only in the
southeast, as is also its variety tenella; the latter has
been taken at Yuma: soror and trivittata are every where
found west of the mountains, the former being one of
the commonest of our beetles.

Phyllobrotica. — P. viridipennis is not common; taken
in the San Bernardino Mountains, in July, by sweeping
herbage on a damp hillside: luperina, reported from
Santa Barbara: nigripes, Los Angeles.

Scelolyperus. — S.flavicollis, " Tejon and various places
in So. Cal." (Horn): ruaculicollis, San Diego, April:
graptoderoides , Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles:
tejonicus, described from Tejon: loripts occurs in Tulare
County, schwarzii and longulus are found in the north,
and decipiens at Yreka.

Trachyscelida. — T. bicolor, Yuma.

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Luperodes. — L. bivittatus is moderately common at
San Diego, less so at Pomona; May and June: transitus,
Santa Barbara: laticeps, occasionally common at Pomona,
April and May: torquatus, quite common at Pomona,
San Diego and Los Angeles: smaragdinus, Pasadena and
Pomona, April and May; not very common: varipes,
rather rare in the San Bernardino Mountains, more
common farther north.

Androlyperus. — A. fulvus, "Coast region south of San
Francisco."

Malocorhinus. — M. maculatus, " So. Cal."

(Edionychis. — CE. violascens is exceedingly rare; I have
only once met with it, a series of about a dozen speci-
mens having been found beneath stones along the mar-
gin of a small stream in the foot-hills near Pomona in
November.

Disonycha. — D. 5-vittata is abundant everywhere on
willows, near water; April to July: maritima, one exam-
ple taken at Pomona in October. I have seen specimens
of p^nnsylvanica from Lake County, and Mr. Fuchs
writes me that it has been found near Los Angeles.

Haltica. — H. bimarginata is widely diffused and com-
mon, at times being so abundant as to nearly strip the
alders of their foliage: carinata is sometimes numerous,
especially on grape-vines, and widely diffused : calif or-
nica. not common at Pomona and Pasadena, June to
October: aruginosa, Pasadena, August; Long Beach
(Daggett): obolina, common along the western and
southern base of the Sierras, in Los Angeles County,
May to September: punctipennis , specimens so referred
are quite common at Redondo in spring, on low plants
above the beach. A single specimen of an apparently
undescribed species has been taken in the San Ber-
nardino Mountains.

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Hemiglyptus . — A small series of basalis was obtained
by sweeping, near Pasadena, in April.

Crepidodera. — C. helxines is found everywhere, on
willows.

Epitrix. — E. cucumeris is widely diffused and usually
common: subcrinita, not rare, especially near the sea-
coast; Santa Monica, February and March: parvula,
common at Pomona on various weeds about orchards,
etc.; April to October.

Leptotrix. — L. recticollis is found always in February;
Pasadena, Santa Monica, San Diego.

Chaetocnema. — C. opacula, Los Angeles, August; not
common: subviridis, Owens Valley: opulenta, Owens
Valley (Horn), San Bernardino Mountains; not rare,
by sweeping, in a meadow at some 6,000 feet elevation:
ectypa is our commonest species in Southern California-
Los Angeles, Pomona, Pasadena, etc., April to Novem-
ber; also at Yuma (Wickham): cribrata occurs at Lake
Tahoe, July: irregularis, San Jose and northward: sub-
cylindrica, Lake Tahoe (Fenyes): cribrifrons, "Cal."
(fide Ulke): denticulcUa, "Cal." (fide Horn): confinis,
middle and northern parts of the State.

Systena. — S. tceniata is abundant nearly everywhere,
and very variable; it may be taken from October to
June, by sweeping weeds in gardens and by roadsides:
subcenea, "Gal. and Nev."

Longitarsus. — L. repandus, Pomona, Pasadena, San
Diego; abundant at Pomona on Senecio californica:
livens is also common, though somewhat less so than
the preceding; found throughout maritime Southern
California: montivagus, foot-hills near Pomona, May to
October; not common: mancus, a few specimens taken

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by Dr. Fenyes at Pasadena, February: rufescens occurs
in the northern coast region — Mendocino County. An
undescribed species was taken at Yuma, Colorado River,
in July, and at Pasadena.

Glyptina. — G. cerina and G. atriventris are more or
less plentiful in most localities west of the mountains;
taken by sweeping.

Phyllotreta. — P. lepidula, Los Angeles (Fuchs): vittata,
specimens so referred have been taken on two occasions
at Pomona: albionica, San Bernardino Mountains,.
August; Pomona, October and January; not rare,
though less frequent than pusilla: ramosa, rare, Pasa-
dena, June: pusilla, common and widespread: oregon-
ensis, denticornis and leivisii inhabit the mountainous
regions of the middle and northern parts of the State.
One example of an undescribed species has been taken
in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Dibolia. — Specimens referred to ovatah&ve been found
by Mr. Daggett, in Bear Valley, in June.

Psylliodes. — P. punctulata, rare, Pasadena, June: con-
vexior, rare, Pomona, November.

Microrhopala. — M. rubrolineata is common everywhere
in our district, at least west of the mountains, on Hetero-
theca grandiflora: melsheimeri has been collected in some
numbers, by beating Ceanothus (?); San Bernardino
Mountains, June to August.

Odontota. — 0. californica is abundant on Ceanothus;
San Bernardino Mountains, in midsummer; the beetles
have been bred by Coquillett from larvae mining the
leaves of Ceanothus integerrimus: rubra, specimens,
doubtless from the north, have been seen.

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Stenopodius. — S. flavidus, "California (San Diego)
and Arizona."

Cassida. — Two examples of texana were taken at
Pomona, May 5. Coquillett records the finding of both
larvae and beetles on Solanum xanti, May 12.

Coptocycla. — C. aurichalcea, Pasadena, August.

BRUCHID.E.

Bruchus. — B. pisorum is not often seen; the writer
has taken a few specimens under bark of eucalyptus at
Pomona, in winter: sordidus, from desert regions of the
east or southeast: ramicornis, Owens Valley: limbatus,
Yuma, March (Daggett): pruininus, taken sparingly
at Pasadena, March (Fenyes): aureolus, desert regions
"on flowers of Astragalus:" pauperculus, common, taken
by sweeping flowers; Pomona, Pasadena, Ojai Valley,
etc, March to May: prosopis, breeds abundantly in the
pods of mesquite (Prosopisjuliflora), in the desert regions:
protractus, occurs in the same region as the preceding,
also on mesquite: uniformis, " pods of Prosopis and
Strombocarpus, desert of Colorado River: " obtectus, one
example taken in a Los Angeles hotel; it is likely to
prove more common than is desirable: exiguus, Sierra
Madre Mountains (Daggett); I have also seen specimens
from the neighborhood of San Francisco: seminulum,
recorded from California by Horn, but I have not seen
specimens. A small species closely resembling seminulum
but apparently distinct, is very plentiful throughout
Southern California, and is probably the species
regarded as seminulum by Horn. Several undescribed
species have been taken by various collectors, there
being three or four in my own collection.

Zabrotes. — Z. spectabilis is especially found on flowers
of grease wood, though not common; San Bernardino

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Mountains, July; Pomona, September; Pasadena, June:
densus is credited by its describer to " California." A
single example of an undescribed species was taken in
the San Bernardino Mountains.

TENEBRIONID^E.

Craniotus. — According to Mr. Fuchs, a specimen of
pubescens was secured by Dr. Blaisdell from near Val-
lecito, San Diego County.

Edrotes. — E. ventricosus is not uncommon on the Col-
orado Desert; I have taken it under stones at Palm
Springs, on the western border of the desert, in April.
With typical specimens of ventricosus occurred others of
•duller surface lustre, with coarser punctuation and
pubescence less evidently condensed in lines along the
•elytra; these Dr. Horn considered as mere varieties of
ventricosus, and if his opinion is well founded probably
nitidus, described from the Mojave Desert, should be
similarly disposed of.

Triorophus. — T. punctatus was described from a single
dead specimen found at Vallecito: Icevis is common
throughout the Colorado Desert: subpubescens , Antelope
Valley, Los Angeles County.

Stibia. — S. ovipennis and 8. maritima both occur only
near San Diego, so far as is known. According to Dr.
Blaisdell, the former "inhabits the seashore and is
found beneath the beach-berry (Mesembryanthemum
wquilaterale) growing upon the sand-dunes/' while mar-
itima inhabits the Coronado peninsula, and is not con-
fined to the seashore.

Auchmobius. — A. sublcevis is widely diffused in Cali-
fornia, but everywhere very rare; I have taken a single

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specimen from under a stone in San Antonio Canon, near
Pomona. Horn gives as localities Owens Valley, Tejon,
and the southern Coast Range.

Eurymetopon. — E. rufipes is plentiful in the eastern
or desert portions of Southern California: fusculum,
Yuma, March (Daggett): convexicolle , very abundant
throughout the region to the west of the mountains,
occurring under bark, stones, and rubbish: sodalis,
Owens Valley, Yuma: serratum, Palm Springs, April:
inflatum, at times obtainable in some numbers beneath
the vegetation growing on the sand-dunes along the
shore from Santa Monica to San Diego: bicolor and cy-
lindricum have been taken in Kern County; of the
former I have specimens taken at or near Bakersfield in
May.

Emmenastus . — E. longulus is rather common, though
less plentiful than Eurymetopon convexicolle with which
it occurs (see above): piceus, San Diego and San Ber-
nardino counties; Blaisdell records typical specimens
from Julian, at an altitude of 6,000 feet: obesus, San
Diego; "plentiful under dry cow manure, boards, rags,
etc." (Blaisdell): thoracicus, San Gorgonio Pass (Casey):
obtusus and ater belong to middle California; I have
seen numerous specimens of the latter from San Fran-
cisco, and Casey mentions Napa and Sonoma counties
for the former: crassicornis is described from Humboldt
County.

Epitragus. — E. pruinosus, Owens Valley (Horn);
Pomona, two examples obtained by beating late in July,
uncommon; San Diego, "taken in net from Rhus
laurina and also beneath bark at the base of rotten
trees."

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Chilometopon. — C. abnorme, Palm Springs: helopioides,
recorded by Horn from "Gal." simply, but without
doubt from the desert country to the southeast.

Cnemodus. — C. testaceus, Yuma; apparently scarce.

Zopherus. — Z. tristis, San Bernardino County: grani-
collis, San Bernardino Mountains, July; Pomona, May,
and Echo Mountain: induratus, Julian, San Diego
County. None of the species are at all common.

Phlceodes. — P. diabolicus is common and widely
dispersed in our district, occurring under bark and in
decaying stumps, especially of the live-oak. According
to Blaisdell, the adult insect feeds upon a large and
tough species of fungus growing upon the oak.

Noserus. — N. plicatus is found under the bark of dead
trees, at Pomona and at Julian, San Diego County
(Blaisdell); scarce.

Phellopsis. — P. obcordata var. porcata, mountain re-
gions from Lake Tahoe to Shasta.

Usechus. — U. lacerta, middle and northern regions.
Dacoderus. — D. striaticeps, Vallecito, San Diego County.

Araeoschizus. — A. sulcicollis, Owens Valley: costipennis,
VaJlecito (Le Conte); one example under bark, Indio,
December; Palm Springs, April (Fenyes): armatus,
Owens Valley.

Anepsius. — A. delicatulus, Pomona and Palm Springs;
found under stones, in dry places; rare west of the
mountains, more common on the desert; according to
Blaisdell the species is not uncommon in the maritime
portions of San Diego County.

Typhlusechus. — T. singularis is a minute, blind species
of which two specimens were found by Koebele in Los
Angeles County.

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Nyctoporis. — N. carinata is widely distributed in our
district, occurring under bark, logs and debris: galeata,
cristata and cequicollis occur in the State, but farther
north.

Cryptoglossa. — C. verrucosa is not rare in the Mojave
and Colorado deserts; I have seen specimens from An-
telope Valley and from Needles, also from other points
farther south, along the Colorado River: Icevis occurs at
Yuma, " under logs and stones " (Horn).

Centrioptera. — C. muricata is not rare at Palm
Springs, in April. The beetles remain concealed
beneath stones and rubbish during the heat of the day,
appearing about sundown, when numbers may be seen
walking slowly about the dry washes and amid the sage-
brush, a custom common to many of the larger Tenebri-
onida3 of the southwest. C. seriata is found in " So.
Cal." according to Horn, and Blaisdell mentions asper-
ata as occurring rarely at Poway, San Diego County.

Schizillus. — 8. laticepSy Mojave Desert (Crotch). I do
not know of any specimens having been taken by our
later collectors.

Microschatia. — M. incequalis, San Diego and River-
side in February and March; not rare. Specimens of
what appears to be an undescribed species have been
taken by Mr. George H. Field in San Diego County.

Asida. — A. cegrota is recorded by Blaisdell from the
desert parts of San Diego County; it is otherwise only
reported from Lower California: actuosa, Owens Valley,
in winter (Horn); Antelope Valley, Los Angeles
County, in early spring: carinata, San Diego County,
Colorado Desert: confluens, parallela, hirsuta and his-
pidula are all from the Colorado Desert: impetrata, San

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Diego and Yuma: obsoleta, "Borders of Col. Desert;"
San Bernardino Mountains, July; Riverside, Julian, Pas-
adena, October: muricatula, San Diego and Los Angeles:
luctata, rare in Owens Valley: angulata, San Diego and
Riverside, winter and early spring: lecontei, Kern and
Tulare counties: captiosa, Tulare region and Monterey
County: marginata and gabbii, San Diego County (fide
Fuchs).

Coniontis. — The species of this genus occur under
stones and rubbish, usually in dry places, though this
is not always the case. They are difficult to discrimi-
nate, and it is doubtful if all the species named below are
well founded; if so, then there are surely several others
awaiting description. G. abdominalis is our largest spe-
cies, and one of the rarest; it has been taken at Santa
Barbara, Los Angeles, and Pasadena: robusta occurs at
Santa Barbara: elliptica, specimens so identified by
Casey are common at Riverside, Pomona, San Diego,
Catalina Island, etc.; it is difficult to separate from
robusta, and was not considered distinct by Horn: lata,
San Clemente and Santa Barbara islands; var. insularis,
Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands: opaca, Owens Val-
ley: punctipes, San Bernardino County: subpubescens ,
not rare at va.rious localities from Los Angeles to San
Diego: globulina, Tehachapi Pass: pallidicornis, "So.
Cal.:" parviceps, San Diego, Pomona, Pasadena.
Numerous other species are found farther north:
incequalis, "Cal.," without definite locality: elongata,
genitiva, and parallela are from the northern part of the
State: viatica, eschscholtzii and nemoralis are from San
Francisco: puncticollis , from San Francisco and the
central valley: farallonica, from the Farallon Islands:
montana, from Lake Tahoe.

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Ccelomorpha. — C. maritima was described from Lower
California, but Horn also cites San Diego; it is similar
to Ccelus in habits.

Coelus. — The individuals of this genus are very
abundant at all seasons in the sand-dunes along the
coast from San Francisco to San Diego; they vary
exceedingly in size, form and thoracic sculpture, and I
am unable to recognize more than two species along our
southern coast, viz., globosus and arenarius, the former
having a deeply, and the latter a feebly, sinuate epis-
toma. Typical grossus is very large, with unevenly
punctuate thorax; but there is every gradation between
this and typical globosus, in fact, the majority of speci-
mens are intermediate. Both latus and curtulus are
founded chiefly on form, and punctuation of the
prothorax, both of which appear to me to be too unsta-
ble to be of use in specific division, and I have little
hesitation in placing the former as a synonym of arenar-
ius and the latter as a synonym of ciliatus. Two other
species are found on the Southern California islands:
pacificus, on Santa Barbara and Santa Rosa, and remotus,
on San Clemente; it is doubtful if these two species
share the burrowing habit of their congeners on the
mainland.

Eusattus. — E. robustus has thus far occurred only
on San Clemente Island: politus, Santa Barbara and
Santa Rosa islands; apparently not common: coquil-
letti, Los Angeles County (Coquillett): Icevis, Southern
California (teste Horn)*: dubius, Colorado and Mojave
deserts, Antelope Valley: productus, "Ari. and Lower
Cal."(Horn); I have an example labeled "Cal.," doubt-
less from the southeastern region: convexus, taken at

*" The Coleoptera of Baja California." Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser. Vol. IV, 1894, p. 349

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Vallecito, San Diego County (Le Conte): difficilis, not
rare at San Diego, where I have taken it in some
numbers about the roots of plants on the Coronado
peninsula: muricatus, Colorado Desert and Owens
Valley. Casey has described nanus from Kern County.

Eleodes. — A goodly number of representatives of this
-common western genus are found in Southern Cali-
fornia. Their habits are practically the same as those
of the greater part of the larger wingless Tenebrionidee.
While they are occasionally abroad by day, as a rule they
remain concealed beneath boards, stones, rubbish, etc.,
till toward evening, when they become active. E. quad-
ricollis is a common species about San Diego, and is
found near the seacoast as far north as San Francisco;
it is not uncommon on Catalina Island: armata is prob-
ably the most abundant species of the genus along the
line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, through the
Colorado Desert; I have found it common at Palm
Springs, in April, on the western border of this desert:
femorata is decidedly rare in the vicinity of San Diego,
the only locality from which it is known: gentilis is
said by Blaisdell to be common at San Diego, but speci-
mens coming to me from that place and bearing this
name proved to be only quadricollis; the type, however,
comes from that vicinity, and Blaisdell's reference is
perhaps correct: interrupta is rare about San Diego
{Blaisdell): gracilis is represented by one example taken
by me at Palm Springs, and so identified by Dr. Horn;
it is not typical and may possibly prove distinct: grandi-
-collis and gigantea are found at various points from Los
Angeles to San Diego, on the western side of the moun-
tains, and both are said to be more or less common
about San Francisco; of the two, grandicollis is the
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abundant species throughout the southern part of the
State; at Pomona, Pasadena and vicinity, it finds shelter
in cellars, and is, in fact, the only species of the genus
that occurs commonly about houses: pilosa and hirsuta
inhabit Owens Valley: scabripennis is known from Santa
Barbara and Santa Rosa islands and Fort Tejon; it
does not appear to be common: consobrina is not rare in
the foot-hills and up to altitudes of 5,000 to 6,000 feet in
the southern Sierras: tenebrosa occurs in Owens Valley:
parvicollis and its varieties, producta and marginata, are
given on the authority of Dr. Blaisdell, who names
them in a list of species observed by him in San Diego
County; both occur about San Francisco, and I have
never seen specimens from further south: subnitens has
been taken in San Diego County (fide Fuchs). The
following species occur in those parts of the State to the
north of our district: E. obscura var. sulcipennis>
desert region in the northeast; humeralis and elegans>
northern coast region; estriatus, davicornis and parvi-
collis, about San Francisco, the second named species
being very abundant in the sand-dunes on the ocean
front; dentipes, common to the south of San Francisco;
prominens, San Luis Obispo County; granulata, granosa
and cuneaticollis , exact locality not named, though it ia
probable that the first two occupy the desert region of
the northeast and possibly come as far south as Owens
Valley; cordata, middle region, from San Francisco to
Lake Tahoe, also ranging both north and south of this-
latitude in the central valley; scabricula, Sacramento
and Lake Tahoe.

Embaphion. — E. depressum, Vallecito (Le Conte).
Trogloderus. — T.costatus, San Diego County (Fuchs).

Eulabis. — E. grossa is not rare on San Clemen te
Island, and has also been taken on Santa Barbara and

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San Nicolas islands: rufipes, pubescens and laticornis are
more or less common from San Diego north through
the western portions of our district, especially under
stones and rubbish in dry places in spring: crassicornis
is described from "So. Gal.," and must resemble the
preceding in habits: obscura is plentiful along the sea
beaches: bicarinata occurs in the San Joaquin Valley.

Cerenopus. — C. concolor and C. costulatus are taken in
the Colorado Desert; the former is moderately common
at Palm Springs, the latter is said by Blaisdell to be rare
in San Diego County.

Argoporis. — A. costipennis and A. bicolor, Colorado
Desert: inconstans, San Diego (Horn).

Amphidora. — A. littoralis is common everywhere west
of the mountains; found beneath logs, rocks, bark,
etc.; as remarked by Blaisdell, the name is not at all
appropriate: nigropilosa occurs along the seashore and
may usually be found in numbers about the roots of
plants on and adjacent to the sand-dunes, or concealed
beneath any object that will offer shelter.

Cratidus. — G. osculans is common and widely diffused:
fuscipilosus occurs, according to Blaisdell, on the sum-
mits of the mountains about Julian; it is, perhaps, not
specifically distinct from the preceding.

Stenotrichus. — 8. rufipes, San Diego, Riverside, Po-
mona, Santa Monica; not very common.

Alobates. — A. pennsylvanicus is northern.

Iphthimus. — I. serratus and its variety, sublcevis, occur
under bark, in the Sierras; the latter has been taken in
the San Bernardino Mountains.

Ccelocnemis. — G. dilaticollis is found in the higher
parts of the southern Sierras, under bark, logs, etc.:

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obesa is not rare in the foot-hills near Pomona, Pasadena,
etc.: magna, Central Valley: rugosa, Los Angeles
County (Coquillett).

Centronopus. — C. parallelus, middle Sierras, under
bark.

Cibdelis. — C. blaschkii, San Diego County, "mountain-
ous districts, under bark " (Blaisdell); commoner far-
ther north: bachei, Santa Barbara, San Clemente and
Santa Catalina islands: Icevigata, Santa Barbara.

Tenebrio. — Specimens of obscurus have been found in
grain at Pasadena; perhaps a mere sporadic importa-
tion: tenebrioides is rare, under bark, in the San Bernar-
dino Mountains.

Bius. — One example of estriatus was found under
pine bark in the San Bernardino Mountains, July; it is
one of our rarest species.

Doliema. — D. plana is generally rare, but is occasion-
ally found in large numbers under the bark of dead
sycamores; I have taken it thus in the Ojai Valley, in
March, and Blaisdell reports similar captures in San
Diego County; occurs also at Yuma (Wickharn).

Alaephus. — A. pallidus, Palm Springs (Fenyes), Fort
Tejon (Horn). Mr. Wickharn reports a species of
Alcephus " near pallidus " from Needles, on the Colorado
River.

Eupsophus. — E. castaneus, Palm Springs, not rare in
spring; Owens Valley, flying by night (Horn).

Mecysmus. — M. angustus is found rather abundantly
flying at night at Yuma (Horn), Mojave Desert, Pomona
and Riverside; under stones and on sidewalks at the
latter places (never on the wing in my experience):
tennis is described from "So. Cal."

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Trichoton. — T. sordidum occurs at Palm Springs, in
April, under boards, stones, etc., as is generally true of
the Blapstini.

Ulus. — U. crassus is common in many localities: latus,
along the San Diego River (Blaisdell).

Blapstinus. — B. longulus, Yuma, San Diego (Blais-
dell): validus, "So. Gal." (Casey); probably from the
Colorado Desert: dilatatus, common everywhere: histri-
cus, Los Angeles County (Newhall): coronadensis , rather
common at Coronado (Blaisdell): rufipes, our common-
est species: cequcdis, San Bernardino: funebris, South-
ern California (Casey): brevicollis, Riverside, Santa
Monica, Pomona; not very abundant: pubescens, San
Bernardino, Pomona, San Diego: sulcatus, Riverside,
San Diego, Ojai Valley; rather common. The follow-
ing species are described from the middle and northern
parts of the State; their identification is a matter of
much difficulty: fulginosus, discolor, gregalis, pulveru-
lentus, parallelus, and inquisitus.

Conibius. — G. parallelus is said by Blaisdell to be
rather common about San Diego and Poway, but I have
not yet detected it in the vicinity of Los Angeles; it
was described from San Jose: seriatus is common in Los
Angeles County, and occurs as far north as Sylvariia; it
was described from the Colorado Desert. The distinct-
ness of this and the preceding species I believe may
fairly be questioned. C. elongatus is said by Horn to be
rather common under stones, in Owens Valley: crassipes
is described by Casey from " So. Gal."

Notibius. — N. puberulus, Colorado Desert, Needles
(Wickham), not rare at Palm Springs in April: puncti-
collis, rather frequent at Riverside, Pomona, and Pasa-
dena; often seen on city streets and walks: granulatus,

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Palm Springs, Yuma: gracilis, Indio (Casey): sulcatus,
Riverside, San Diego, San Cleinente Island; not
common.

Cnemeplatia . — C. sericea is generally rare; it was
once taken in some numbers, under boards, amid stable
refuse at Pomona; it is occasionally taken on the wing
toward evening, and at San Francisco comes to electric
lights, at times in great numbers. Horn speaks of the
species as being rare in Owens Valley, under stones.

Alaudes. — A. singularis is a very rare species origi-
nally taken by Dr. Horn in Owens Valley, where it was
found living under stones, with a small black ant. A
few specimens were next taken by Wickham — some
twenty-five years later — in eastern Oregon, then a
single example by Koebele, in the Argus Mountains of
southeastern California, not far south of the original
habitat. In November and December of 1893 and
1895, I secured about a dozen examples from under
boards in my garden at Pomona, under conditions
which apparently indicated no connection with ants;
and since then Dr. Fenyes has taken about an equal
number at Azusa, Los Angeles County, this time with
ants. I know of no other instances of its capture.

Tribolium. — T. ferrugineum and T. confusum are both
found in ground cereals, the former being less common
in my experience. Blaisdell speaks of ferrugineum as
being rare, under the bark of trees, at San Diego.

Phthora. — P. americana occurs at Lake Tahoe.

Gnathocerus. — G. cornutus occurs with Tribolium in
ground cereals.

Echocerus. — Several specimens of maxillosus have been
taken at Pasadena in March.

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Ulosonia. — U. marginata occurs along the Colorado
Kiver, under cottonwood bark.

Merotemnus. — M. elongatus labeled " Gal." is prob-
ably from the southeast.

Aphanotus. — A. brevicornis is rather common in the
eastern portion of San Diego County (Blaisdell); very
rare at Pomona, a single dead specimen being all that I
secured in seven years' collecting.

Alphitobius. — A. ovatus and A. piceus have both found
their way into our territory, though neither is as yet
common. Of the former species, I secured a specimen
under bark at Indio, in the Colorado Desert, and several
examples of the latter have been taken at Pasadena by
Dr. Fenyes.

Cynaeus. — G. angustus is reported from the Colorado
Desert: depressus is rather common in and upon the de-
caying base and roots of Yucca ivhipplei in various local-
ities; I have found it near Pomona in May.

Metaclisa. — M. marginalia is rather rare, occurring
under bark of pines in the San Bernardino Mountains;
also found at Julian (San Diego County).

Uloma. — U. longula is not rare under bark, in the
Sierras.

Phaleria. — P. rotundata is very abundant everywhere
on our seacoast from San Diego to San Francisco, oc-
curring beneath kelp. I have no hesitation in uniting
limbalis with the preceding; a long series shows every
grade in coloration from uniform testaceous to typical
limbalis, which is in great part black; a precisely analo-
gous variation is observable in the common testacea of
the Atlantic coast. P. debilis is reported from Yuma:

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globosa is common on the seashore, near San Francisco:
kumeralis is said to be from " Cal."

Anemia. — A. calif ornica, Owens Valley.

Platydema. — P. subquadratum, Colorado River. Mr.
Wickham reports it as not rare in August at East Bridge,
just across the river from Needles. P. oregonensis is rather
common about fungus on old stumps, under bark, etc.,
in the Sierras from San Diego County north.

Alphitophagus. — A. bifasciatus is not especially un-
common of late at Pasadena and in the neighboring
mountains.

Hypophlceus. — H. substriatus occurs in the Sierras,
under bark: opaculus is very scarce; two examples were
taken in March from the burrows of Monarthrum scutel-
lare, in live-oak.

Pentaphyllus, — P. californicus is northern.

Eleates — E. explanatus and E. occidentalis both occur
on fungus growing on logs in the region about Lake
Tahoe; the former also inhabits the forests to the north-
ward of San Francisco.

Megeleates. — M. sequoiarum, middle Sierras — Lake
Tahoe and Calaveras. The larva has been taken by Dr.
Blaisdell in a species of woody fungus, and has been de-
scribed by Wickham.

Apocrypha. — A. anthicoides, Pomona, Pasadena, San
Diego; uncommon. All specimens seen have been taken
in early spring. Dr. Fenyes once found it associated
with ants, but perhaps accidentally, as this habit has
not been elsewhere noticed. A. dyschirioides is said by
Blaisdell to occur rarely near San Diego: divinoides is
found in Owens Valley.

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Helops. — H. edwardsii is not rare, under bark, in
the San Bernardino Mountains: ovipennis, Mojave Des-
ert: rugicollis, Owens Valley and Tejon: strigicollis, " So.
Gal.," probably near San Diego (Horn): attenuatus, Val-
lecito (Colorado Desert) and Owens Valley. H. bachei and
H. blaisdelli are said by Blaisdell to occur under mari-
time plants growing on the sand-dunes near San Diego,
and one of these or a closely allied species I have found
very common in similar situations at Redondo Beach;
bachei was described from the Santa Barbara Islands,
and typical examples are perhaps found only on the
islands: discipula is described from the vicinity of San
Diego.

The following species are more northern: opacus>
San Francisco and north, also Sacramento; punctatus,
"Gal.;" rugulosus, San Francisco; angustus, Tejon ;
californicus, San Jose, Lake Tahoe (beaten from pines
in July); tumescens, "Gal., Coll. of Ulke."

^GIALITID^E.

^)gialites. — The exact locality of californicus is not
stated; it is doubtless northern, if really from the State:
fuchsii has been obtained in some numbers from Mendo-
cino County and Farallon Islands, by Mr. Fuchs.

CISTELID.E.

Xystropus. — Horn expresses a belief, which I think
well founded, that X. californicus is an accidental im-
portation from Mexico or further south. The original
specimen was found at Martinez, on the shore of San
Francisco Bay, and has never since been duplicated.

Stenochidus. — I have taken specimens that are refer-
able to gracilis and cyanescens, at Pomona and Pasa-
dena, during May and June, but have not yet succeeded

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in separating them to my satisfaction. It is certain
that the color of the legs is not a specific character,
these being usually red in the males and black in the
females.

Hymenorus. — H. infuscatus, Los Angeles, Pomona,
June; Catalina Island, July: grandicollis, specimens
occurring at light on Echo Mountain were so identified
by Casey; a different species in the collection of Dr.
Fenyes, and taken at Palm Springs, fits the description
of grandicollis still better: fusicornis, Riverside and
Pasadena, April and May; rare: fusculus, Coronado, in
decaying sunflower blossoms (Blaisdell): macer, Poway,
common, (Blaisdell): punclatissimus, Riverside, Po-
mona; June to October; not rare. Blaisdell reports
inquilinus as occurring in the nests of the agricultural
ant, in Calaveras County, in September. H. punctula-
lus, H. discrepans, and H. uniseriatus are Calif ornian,
but without definite locality.

Mycetochares. — M. longipennis is rare at Pasadena,
March (Fenyes): procera, Los Angeles (Casey); Pasa-
dena, April (Fenyes): pubipennis, Pasadena and Re-
dondo, March. All the above are more or less rare. M.
nevadensis I have beaten from pines at Lake Tahoe, in
July: crassulipes and pacifica are also described by Casey
from California, the former from Humboldt County, the
latter without precise locality.

Isomira. — 1. variabilis is exceedingly common on
ilowers, especially of greasewood, in the foot-hills, and
up to moderate elevations in the Sierras; it occurs also
on Catalina Island and is probably found throughout
the region to the west of the mountains. 1. luscitiosa
is also quite common in the Sierras, in company with
the preceding: monticola is described from Lake Tahoe,

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and discolor from " Gal." Hopping alludes to the lat-
ter as being common at from 1,000 to 7,000 feet eleva-
tion along the Kaweah River, in Tulare County.

Cistela. — C. opaca is common on flowers in the south-
ern Sierras from April to June. The color of the legs
is not a specific character, the femora being about as
often red as black. The specimens taken by Blaisdell
in San Diego County and referred to theveneti, are
doubtless the red-legged form of opaca, theveneti occur-
ring in the middle Sierras, so far as known.

OTHNIID^E.
Othnius. — 0. longicornis, Yuma.

MONOMMIDJS.

Hyporhagus. — H. gilensis, San Bernardino County
(Fuchs).

MELANDRYIDJE.

Carebara. — C. longula is rather plentiful on pines, in
the San Bernardino Mountains, in July.

Phloeotrya. — P. river si, P. bicincta, and P. vaudoueri
are all northern, the two former being from Sonoma
County.

Eustrophus. — E. repandus is from the extreme north.

Nothus. — N". luteus, Pomona and Pasadena in June;
taken on oaks.

Lacconotus. — L. pinicolus, Pomona and Pasadena;
rare during May and June; found always on oaks, not-
withstanding its name.

12 September 22, 1901.

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Mycterus. — M. concoLor is not rare in the San Bernar-
dino and other ranges of the southern Sierras, in June
and July; the variety flavipennis occurs rarely with the
type: quadricollis is said by Crotch to occur on flowers
of Agave, at Temescal: canescens is found also in the
Sierras, but farther north.

PYTHID^E.

Priognathus. — P. monilicornis, Tallac (Lake Tahoe),
under bark (Fenyes).

Cononotus. — G. macer, Owens Valley: punctatus, San
Jose: sericans, San Jose and San Diego.

Salpingus. — 8. alternatus is northern.

Rhinosimus. — R. ceneirostris, about San Francisco.

(EDEMERID^E.

Calopus. — C. angustus, "Cal.," probably northern.

Ditylus. — D. quadricollis, from the northern and
middle Sierras.

Nacerdes. — N. melanurus, Long Beach; a single dead
specimen washed up by the waves. I have not thought
it wise to place this species in the foregoing list on so
slender a basis.

Xanthochroa. — X. calif ornica, middle Sierras: cen-
tralis, Sylvania (Ricksecker): 'marina, Marin County.

Copidita. — C. quadrimaculata is rather common, un-
der rubbish along the sea beaches at Santa Monica and
San Francisco: bicolor is northern: cyanipennis, "Coast
Range below San Francisco."

Asclera. — A. nigra, San Bernardino County: excavata,
foot-hills near Pomona, April and May: discolor is
northern.

Chrysanthia. — C. repanda, Yuma.

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Oxacis. — O.fragilis, San Diego: bicolor, not rare on
the wing at dusk in the San Bernardino Mountains, alti-
tude 5,000 feet: 0. sericea, Owens Valley: lucana and
debilis are from Yuma.

Rhinoplatia. — R. ruficollis, Owens Valley.

CEPHALOID.E.

Cephaloon. — C. tenuicorne, northern: bicolor, Sonoma
and Placer counties.

Drachylis.— D. simulans was recently described by
Casey from Placer County.

MORDELLID^.

Pentaria. — P. nubila is abundant everywhere: hirsuta,
Southern California: pusio, common and widely dis-
persed, frequently beaten from oaks, but nearly always
obtainable by promiscuous beating and sweeping; this
species has been wrongly included with Anaspis.

Anaspis. — A. atra and A. collaris are both frequent on
flowers, though the former is more plentiful farther
north: militaris and sericea are quoted from " Gal.,"
but I am unable to ascertain precise localities. Two
specimens of an undescribed species were taken by me
in the San Bernardino Mountains, in July.

Mordella. — M. scutellaris is very common and widely
dispersed; it is extremely variable in size. A single
specimen of an undescribed species was secured at Po-
mona some years ago.

Mordellistena. — The species of this genus are rather
numerous in our district and many are undescribed.
The greater number are black without ornamentation
and will prove difficult to define. The following are

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now credited to the State: vilis, San Diego, Los Ange-
les, etc., common; comata, San Diego; aspersa, San
Diego (teste Smith); tosta, Yuma (Horn); nubila, San
Diego (Le Conte), Riverside, one example identified by
Smith; unicolor, Pomona, not common; injima and
cequalis also inhabit the State according to Smith.

ANTHICID.E.

In a recent revision of this family Casey has estab-
lished a large number of new genera, especially for the
reception of the species now included under Anthicus
and Xylophilus. It may be that some of these will stand
but the writer is convinced that many of them will not,
and until proper discrimination is possible, it has
seemed best to employ the genera recognized by Le
Conte and Horn in the " Classification."

Eurygenius. — E. constrictus is not very common; it is
taken by beating and sweeping, in the foot-hills near
Pomona and Pasadena, during May and June.

Stereopalpus. — 8. pruinosus is moderately common on
willows, near Pomona, in June: nimius and incanus are
described from " So. Cal." and Los Angeles County, re-
spectively: variipes, indutus, and impreesicollis are de-
scribed from the northern part of the State.

Corphyra. — C. distinguenda is not rare, Pomona dur-
ing April and May: bardii, Ventura, Santa Barbara,
Pasadena; not common: inconspicua, Riverside, Po-
mona, Pasadena; not rare. The males of all these
species are much rarer than the females, and as the lat-
ter sex are mutually nearly indistinguishable in many
cases, it is quite likely that we shall find other species
are inhabitants of our territory when the males are
known. The following species are also California!!:

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ftabellata, Lake Tahoe and north; crotchii, middle coast
region; abnormis, Lake Tahoe; funebris, " widely dif-
fused in Cal.;" punctulata, middle and northern; lewisii
var. monticola, "Cal.;" vittata, "Cal."

Formicomus. — F. mundus is found under rubbish
along the banks of the Colorado River, at Yuma, in
July.

Anthicus. — A. tennis is not uncommon at Yuma, in
similar situations to the preceding: pinalicus, canon-
icu8t bipartitus, and turgidicollis belong to the genus
Lappus of Casey; they are arboreal in habit, canonicus
being an especially abundant species in the foot-hills
above Pomona, Pasadena, etc., occurring on many trees
and shrubs. Specimens taken at Arrowhead Springs
are referred with some doubt to pinalicus: bipartitus oc-
curs at Yuma: turgidicollis is from "So. Cal.:" cali-
fornicus is widely diffused, being known to me from Santa
Monica, Long Beach, Riverside, Santa Catalina and San
Clemente islands, Bakersfield and San Francisco: con-
Jinis is plentiful throughout our district; it is found
about the roots of grass, on the borders of lawns, and
often comes to light: formicarius is not frequent; I
have seen specimens from Pomona and Pasadena, the
only specimens taken by me being found in stable
refuse: rufulus occurs at San Diego (Le Conte): cribratus,
Riverside and Pomona, in May and June; not common:
hecate, margins of streams, in the foot-hills near Po-
mona: luteolus, common along the Colorado River:
pinguescens, common and widely dispersed from South-
ern California to the Columbia River: ovicollis, Los An-
geles (Casey): biguttulus, Riverside, May and June; also
middle California and Vancouver: punctulatus, abun-
dant and widely dispersed in the true Pacific region:
$eminotatus, Los Angeles and Kern counties: nanus, San

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Diego (Le Conte): obliquus, very common in Los An-
geles County, coming often to light in swarms during
May and June: militaris, mountains near Pomona, but
not common: bdlulus, Pasadena in March and San Diego;
not common: herifuga, San Bernardino, Riverside, Po-
mona, Pasadena, etc.; rather common: maritimus, not
abundant on the sea beaches; Long Beach, June: cor-
ticalis, Yurna: obesus is rather plentiful, and in much
variety of size and color; various beaches of Southern
California and at San Francisco. A. albicans and A.
parviceps are merely varieties which would occur in
any considerable series taken at any one locality. The
following are either from the middle or northern regions-
or are mentioned without definite locality: vigilans,.
nitidulus, franciscanus, nigritulus, protectus, mercurialis,
prceceps, auriger, inscitus, amwnus, obscurellus and
helvinus.

Tanarthrus. — The writer has not yet met with
salinus, which is said to occur around the southern
salt lakes: alutaceus is not rare at San Diego and
Redondo; I have taken specimens at the latter locality
in March and April, on the muddy border of a small
salt lake.

Notoxus. — N. spatulifer, Los Angeles County (Casey):
denudatus, rare, Pomona and Los Angeles: debilitans^.
San Diego: conformis, Southern California (Horn):
sparsus, not rare in the foot-hills near Pomona: con-
strictus, exceedingly abundant nearly everywhere: ro-
bustus, Los Angeles County: alamedcv, at times plentiful
on the sand beneath and about the roots of plants, above
the beach at Redondo: cavicornis, rare; found under
bark and on the wing, at Pomona, in November and
December: calcaratus , common and widely dispersed in

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our region: lustrellus is described from San Francisco:
humboldti, described from Hurnboldt County: nevadensis
has been found at Tallac, by Dr. Fenyes: serratus and
apicalis are both credited to California by Dr. Horn,
but there is reason to suspect that his specimens were
not properly referred. Three other species of doubtful
standing, but probably undescribed, are known to me
from Southern California.

Mecynotarsus. — M. delicatulus, Yuma and Pasadena,
April; several examples taken at electric light.

Xylophilus. — X. brunnipennis is not common; I have
seen examples from San Bernardino, Pomona, and
Pasadena. This is the species described by Casey as
saginatus, but there appears to be no need for a new
name. X. brunnescens , X . nucleus and X. constrictus are
known only from one or two specimens each, and all are
from the higher parts of the southern Sierras; constrictus
has also been found at Lake Tahoe.

PYROCHROID.E.

Pyrochroa. — P. californica was recently described by
Dr. Horn, from specimens taken in Los Angeles County
by Coquillett; it is undoubtedly a rare insect.

Cysteodemus. — C. armatus occurs at many places on
the Colorado Desert; taken in numbers at Yuma, in
March, by Mr. Daggett.

Meloe. — M.barbarus, Santa Barbara Islands (Le Conte):
strigulosus, a specimen so referred was taken by me at
Palm Springs: opacus is northern.

Nomaspis. — N. sublcevis, from Fort Tejon.

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Poreospasta. — P. polita, from "Southern Coast Range
of Gal." (Gabb).

Nemognatha. — The species of this genus are moder-
ately numerous on flowers, chiefly Composite, from June
until October. There is much variation within specific
limits, which renders the proper separation of species
difficult. N. apicalis and N. dubia are common on sun-
flowers, in September, at Pomona, Pasadena, etc.; two
undescribed species occur with them, but more spar-
ingly: lutea probably inhabits the Colorado Desert, but
I have not yet recognized specimens with certainty:
nigripennis is not common; I have seen specimens from
Los Angeles, Pomona (May), and the San Bernardino
Mountains (5,000 feet elevation), July: scutellaris is very
common on low Composite, near Pomona, Pasadena,
etc., in June and July: dichroa and piezata are reported
from the State, but I have been unable to determine the
exact localities.

Gnathium. — G. nitidum, Owens Valley.

Zonitis. — One example from Barstow is referred to
flavida. I have seen a specimen in Dr. Van Dyke's
collection of an apparently undescribed species from
Southern California.

Epicauta. — I have specimens of alphonsii said to have
been collected at or near San Diego; the species was
described from Mariposa County: puncticollis, oblita,
and straba are found on flowers in the foot-hills in Los
Angeles County, from September to November; the first
is always common, the second rare, the last is rather
rare, though occasionally met with in abundance: fallax
is found in Owens Valley: maura, San Diego: niaculata,
though no locality is named, doubtless occurs only in
the deserts of the east or southeast.

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Cantharis. — Three examples of melcena in my collec-
tion are from Southern California, one from Temescal,
the other two without definite locality: magister, Colo-
rado River, Owens Valley: vulnerata, common at times at
Pomona and Pasadena, on flowers, in September; Owens
Valley (Horn): childii, near Los Angeles, April (Van
Dyke); in Composite; San Diego (Horn): tenebrosa, San
Diego; Arrowhead Springs, April: mcerens, Santa Mon-
ica, Owens Valley, Tejon, Sacramento: insperata, Mojave
Desert and San Diego, in April: occipitalis and incom-
moda are recorded from "So. Cal.:" stygica, San Ber-
nardino Mountains, at an altitude of 6,000 feet;
4 ' Oregon to the borders of the Colorado Desert:"
auriculata, Riverside, Pomona, Pasadena, etc., not rare,
on low Compositee, in early spring: ceneipennis, found
in the same localities and at the same time as the pre-
ceding: crotchii, San Diego, March: nitidicollis , Pasa-
dena, Riverside, San Diego in May; rare at the former
places, more common at San Diego: lugens, not common
at Pomona and San Diego in May: compressicornis ,
Owens Valley; Los Angeles County (Van Dyke): cyani-
pennis, refulgens and rathvoni are found in middle Cali-
fornia: ulkei is recorded simply from ''Cal."

Calospasta. — C. elegans, Cariso Creek, western part of
Colorado Desert, in San Diego County: perpulchra,
rather rare on flowers, Pomona, in August and Septem-
ber: mirabilis, desert regions of Los Angeles and San
Diego counties: mces^a, Southern California, exact local-
ity not known: nemognathoides, Owens Valley and Yuma:
opaca, desert or semidesert regions near Los Angeles:
fulleri is simply reported from "Cal." but is probably,
like nearly all the species of the genus, from the deserts
of the east or southeast.

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Tegrodera. — T. erosa, San Diego, Riverside, Owens
Valley (race latecincta). Certainly very rare at River-
side, but common enough at times at various places on
the Desert. Horn states that it occurs in Owens Valley
in "the latter part of June, on a low plant bearing blue
flowers. "

Phodaga. — P. alticeps, Indio, Owens Valley.

RHIPIPHORID^E.

Rhipiphorus. — R.flavipennis and R. cruentus are rather
uncommon, on flowers in the southern Sierras, at an
altitude from 1,500 to 5,000 feet; I have taken them in
the San Gabriel and San Bernardino ranges; var. rufus
of the latter species has occurred at Los Angeles (Fuchs).

Myodites. — M. californicus, Los Angeles County (Van
Dyke).

RHINOMACERID^E.

Rhinomacer. — R. comptus and R. bombifrons occur on
conifers, in the Lake Tahoe region: pilosus is described
from "Cal."

Diodyrhynchus. — D. byturoides is found in the middle
Sierras (Placer County).

RHYNCHITID.E.

Auletes. — A. nasalis is found near San Diego, also in
Los Angeles County; not common: lalifrons, Southern
California (Casey).

Rhynchites. — R. bicolor, Pasadena, May; San Bernar-
dino Mountains, August; common wherever wild roses
occur: aureus, Riverside, San Diego, and Ojai Valley,
from February to May; San Clemente Island, June 1.
A blue variety, supposedly of this species, has been
taken in the San Bernardino Mountains. R. ceratoides

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is abundant on Eriogonum cinereum, at Redondo, in
April and May; it has also been found in the foot-hills
near Pomona, but on what plant I am not now able to
say: velatus occurs in the " Sierra Nevada Mts. — Mor-
rison:" naso is described from " Gal."

Deporaus. — D. glastinus is common on live-oaks,,
especially when in blossom, throughout our region.

OTIORHYNCHID.E.

Minyomerus. — M. languidus, Fort Tejon (Horn).
Stamoderes. — S. uniformis, Sonoma County.
Agasphaerops. — A. nigra, Mendocino County.

Trigonoscuta. — T. pilosa is abundant throughout the
year in the sand-dunes along the ocean front.

Eupagoderes. — E. argentatus, E. desertus and E. varius
inhabit the Colorado Desert, while geminatus and plum-
beus occur farther north, in Owens Valley. It is almost
certain that plumbeus is not distinct from varius. Spec-
imens of a species of this genus have been found at
Claremont, by Professor A. J. Cook; these are possibly
vurius, but so far as seen they are uniformly vittate and
I am inclined to believe them different from anything
described.

Rhigopsis. — R. effracta is common on and about the
roots of various weeds, at Pomona, Pasadena, San Ber-
nardino, etc. Horn reports it as having been found
"feeding on yucca.'7

Amotus. — One example of gracilior was found on the
beach at Santa Barbara, in February; it is not rare at
Santa Monica (Albright): longisternus seems very close
to the preceding, and like it was described from Los
Angeles County.

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Dyslobus. — D. signis is found only in the most north-
ern parts of the State.

Amnesia. — A. tumida, Santa Cruz Mountains: rauca,
decidua, elongata, and tesselata, from the vicinity of San
Francisco: sculptilis, discors, and granulala, from the
-extreme north: decorata, middle Sierras.

Adaleres. — A. ovipennis and A. humeralis are quite
-common on live-oaks, especially in early spring. The
differences named by Casey seem illusory and intercur-
rent in a large series.

Nomidius. — N. abruptus, "California."
Orimodema. — 0. protracta, Mojave Desert (Horn).
Nocheles. — N. vestitus, Lake Tahoe (Fenyes).

Mimetes. — M. setulosus, San Diego, April to June;
Ventura: seniculus is probably from farther north, but
the exact locality is not known to me.

Phymatinus. — P. gemmatus, "Cal. and Oreg."
Miloderes. — M. setosus, Kern County.

Sciopithes. — Specimens taken on San Clernente Island
in June are identified by Casey as 8. setosus, var. ; the
species was described from north of San Francisco
(Marin and Napa counties). 8. obscurus occurs from San
Francisco north, and is quite common; significans ,
brumalis, arcuatus, and angustulus are described by
Casey from the same region.

Agronus. — A. cinerarius is abundant on conifers, at
Lake Tahoe: deciduus, San Francisco.

Paraptochus. — P. sellatus, foot-hills near Pomona, in
June.

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Stenoptochus. — 8. inconstans, Riverside and Pasa-
dena; swept from weeds* in April and May.

Orthoptochus. — 0. squamiger, "Cal."
Mylacus. — M. saccatus is northern.

Thricolepis. — T. inornata is not rare in the San Ber-
nardino Mountains, in July: simulator is described
from Fort Tejon.

Peritelopsis. — P. globiventris, central California.
Peritelodes. — P. obtectus, Monterey County.
Peritelinus. — P. variegatus, Lake Tahoe.

Geoderces. — One example of puncticollis was taken at
Pomona, in February. Two undescribed species, one
of them quite common, have been taken at Pomona and
Pasadena. G. incomptus occurs from San Francisco
north.

Geodercodes. — G. latipennis, Monterey, in June.
(Casey and Fenyes).

Aragnomus. — A. griseus, Tulare County: hispidulus,
Los Angeles County.

Dysticheus. — D. insignis, Southern California (Horn).
Eucyllus. — E. vagans, from the southeast.

Thinoxenus. — T. squalens, "Not rare near the seacoast
of California."

Rhypodes. — R. dilatatus, "near the seacoast at San
Diego." I have an example taken near Pomona in
June.

Panormus. — P. setosus, Monterey County.
Dirotognathus. — D. sordidus, Fort Mojave (Crotch).
Elissa. — E. constricta, Yuma.

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Aramigus. — A. fulleri is rapidly spreading through-
out Southern California and attacking a variety of trees
and shrubs. I have found the beetles from September
to November, most frequently on rose bushes.

Scythropus. — 8. californicus is an abundant species in
the middle Sierras. Specimens taken on pines in the
San Bernardino Mountains are probably distinct, but
&re left here for the present: lateralis is described from
Lake County, ferrugineus from Marin County, cinereus
from Lake Tahoe.

CURCULIONID.E.

Sitones. — 8. sordidus, "San Francisco and San Diego;"
it is unknown to the writer: crinitus, one example taken
at Pomona is so referred: nebulosus, one example,
Pomona, July: hispidiceps is the commonest species in
the vicinity of Los Angeles; identified by Capt. Casey,
who writes that his prominens and angustulus are to be
considered synonymous with this species: explicitus, not
rare at San Diego in February. I have taken one spec-
imen of a very distinct and undescribed species in the
San Bernardino Mountains in July. The following are
credited to the State, but their recognition is practically
impossible as our literature now stands: californicus,
4t Cal. and Oreg.;" vittatus, San Francisco; varians,
sparsus and osculans, Humboldt County; margaritosus,
Santa Cruz and Monterey; procerus, Napa; occidentalis ,
Sonoma; montanus, Placer County; alternans, "Cal.;"
apacheanus, "So. Cal. or Ariz."

Triglyphus. — T. ater, middle Sierras: a fine species
which appears to be decidedly rare.

Apion. — A. pennsylvanicum is one of our rarer species,
occurring at Pasadena in May and August; it is widely

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diffused throughout the United States, but much more
common in the Atlantic district: hesperum has been
found only by Coquillett in the desert portions of Los
Angeles County: sordidum is an abundant species in the
desert but very uncommon west of the mountains;
specimens have been taken in May at Pomona and
Pasadena; it has been bred from galls on several occa-
sions— notably by Mr. Koebele from "Cecidomyid and
dipterous galls on Artemisia calif arnica/' and by Mr.
Schwarz from " bud-like gall on stems of Hymenoclea
monogyra in Arizona: antennatum is not rare, on pines
in both the southern and middle Sierras, July; taken
also at Pomona in January, Catalina in July, and Ven-
tura in March: cedorhynchum is common throughout our
region, April to October: opacicolle, Ojai Valley, March;
uncommon: troglodytes is plentiful from San Diego to
San Francisco, December to May: proclive is abundant
nearly everywhere both east and west of the mountains;
it has been beaten from willows at Pomona, March to
October: cribricolle is widely distributed throughout the
State, and is generally abundant; common on Eriogo-
num cinereum at Redondo in Spring, but occurs on a
variety of plants and trees. A. cordatum is rare at
Pomona, where specimens have been beaten from willows
in October: varicorne is plentiful at Yuma, in July, on a
species of Dalea: ventricosum is very abundant on the
desert, occurring on mesquite: attenuatum is rather
rare; specimens have been taken at Pomona, Pasadena
and Riverside. Two other species — protensum and
walshii — have been found within the State; the former
is known by the unique type taken at San Francisco,
while the latter has been found only in the north.

Podapion. — P. gallicola, middle and northern Sierras;
not common.

Lepyrus. — L. perforatus is northern.

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Listronotus. — Two undescribed species of this genus
are known from our district. One of these is near tere-
tirostris; it has been taken at San Diego, Pomona, and
Antelope Valley. Of the second species, a small form
near gracilis, one example only has been found by me at
Long Beach .

Macrops. — M. hyperodes and M. californicus are known
from the central or northern parts of the State.

Emphyastes. — E. fucicola is not uncommon along the
sea beaches, beneath sea-weed, etc.

Lixus. — L. asper, not frequent at San Bernardino, on
Rumex (Wright): perforatus, not rare at Pomona, March
to June: semivittatus, specimens which do not appear to
differ from typical Arizona examples of this species are
not rare on and about the roots of a plant growing
along the sand-dunes near the beach at Santa Mon-
ica: auctus is northern: parcus is described from San
Francisco.

Dinocleus. — One specimen of pilosus found at Coro-
nado in July is scarcely different from the Le Conte
type. The type is without exact locality but is doubt-
less from the south, and probably from the same region.
D. jacobinus is described by Casey from San Diego:
farctus, from "near the southern boundary:" albovesti-
tus is not rare near Los Angeles in August and Septem-
ber: molitor is common on the desert at Indio and
Yuma: wickhami was taken by Mr. Wickham at Indio.

Cleonus. — C. inornatus, Owens Valley: jxicificus, one
example at Redondo in April, on Astragalus crotalarce:
erysimi, not rare at Redondo on flowers of Erysimum
asperum, March and April: lobigerinus, from the south-
east: vittatus, Owens Valley, if Casey is correct in his

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disposition of Le Conte's virgatus: modestus, common at
Pomona, Ojai Valley, etc., in flowers of Lupinus in
spring; specimens apparently identical have been col-
lected in the San Bernardino Mountains: pleuralis, one
example taken at Pomona in January.

Dorytomus. — D. incequalis, Los Angeles (Casey); San
Diego, March; probably affects cottonwood as do the
closely related mucidus and brevipilosns of the East:
hystricula is very abundant: luridus is tolerably com-
mon on willows when in blossom; Pomona, Pasadena,
Riverside, etc.: hirtus was described from San Diego;
this species is either a rarity or else an unusual form of
the common thing which Casey has called hystricula:
rufus, one example beaten from willows at Yuma:
cuneatulus and marginatus are described by Casey from
more northern parts of the State.

Pachyphanes. — P. earns is described from "Cal. ;" it
is probably not from our region: corpulentus is repre-
sented by a single specimen, so named for me by Dietz,
taken near San Francisco in August.

Desmoris. — D. constrictus is abundant everywhere on
sunflowers: fulvus and sordidus are reported from the
State, and it is quite probable that both are found in
the desert regions of the east or southeast. Dietz also
describes incertus from the State.

Smicronyx. — S. pusiUus, San Bernardino (collections
of Horn and Dietz): cinereus, common and widely dif-
fused: instabilis, rather rare at Pomona and Pasadena:
defricans, not common, same localities as preceding:
nubilus, Pasadena, Redondo, Palm Springs; not rare:
calif ornicus, Pomona, Pasadena, Palm Springs; April
to August: obtectus, Pomona, Long Beach, San Diego;

13 September 25, 1901.

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especially abundant at the latter place in March. Two
or three undescribed species are in my collection. All
the species are obtained, and usually in numbers, by
sweeping flowers in spring and early summer. Of the
following, also from the State, seriatus was originally
from Mariposa, while perplexus, tardus, resplendens,
pusio, scalator, and ornatipennis are not definitely
located.

Synertha. — S. imbricata, Mojave; San Bernardino
Mountains, on pines.

Promecotarsus. — P. maritimus, San Diego.

Phyllotrox. — P. nubifer, Santa Barbara, February;
Lake Tahoe, July.

Endalus. — One example of limatulus from Los Ange-
les County (Van Dyke): ovalis, Pomona; found about
the roots of grasses in swampy places in winter: ceratus,
Yuba County.

Stenopelmus. — S. rufinasus, Santa Monica and Ven-
tura, February and March; not common, San Diego
(Crotch and Le Conte).

Bagous — B. californicus, San Diego (Crotch).

Phycoccetes. — P. testaceus is common at times under
seaweed, from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

Schizonotus. — 8. ccecus, San Francisco. The species
was discovered by Mr. Fuchs, by sifting mouldy earth
among the redwoods north of the Bay.

Otidocephalus. — 0. vittatus, Owens Valley (Horn).

Magdalis. — M. cuneiformis and M. lecontei may be
beaten from coniferous trees along the higher portions
of the southern Sierras. The former is comparatively

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scarce, the latter not rare in the San Bernardino Moun-
tains in July. An undescribed species depredates upon
alders in the locality just mentioned. M. gracilis is
apparently not rare in central and northern parts of the
State: subtinctais described from Gilroy (Crotch): gentilis
occurs at Lake Tahoe.

Magdalinops. — M. vittipennis, "Cal."

Macrorhoptus. — M. hispidus, San Diego, June; Po-
mona, May: estriatus is recorded from Santa Barbara
and Warner's Ranch (Crotch).

Tachypterus. — T. quadrigibbus, "Gal."

Cionistes. — One example of insolens was beaten from
a sycamore at Pomona in October. I have seen numer-
ous specimens collected near Bakersfield in April.

Anthonomus. — Several specimens of peninsularis were
taken at Palm Springs in April by Coquillett: confusus,
Los Angeles County; rare: sycophanta is common on
willows in the vicinity of Los Angeles: apertus, Los
Angeles, Riverside, Pasadena; not common; taken by
sweeping weeds along roads in April and May: albopi-
losus is from the southeastern portions of the State:
ceneolus is usually rare, but was taken in some abun-
dance during October and November of several successive
years, on Solanum nigrum in a canon near Pomona:
ater, one example, on sunflowers at Pomona, April:
ochreopilosus, Riverside and San Diego; quite common
near the latter place in May: pauperculus , common at
Riverside, Pomona, San Diego, and many other places
in our district; taken by sweeping in waste places:
ornatulus is found in similar places but is less common
than the preceding: figuratus is unknown to me; it is
said to have been taken at Santa Monica: inermis,

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southern Sierras from 3,000 to 5,000 feet altitude; not
rare: stolatus, San Diego; several examples from Mr.
George H. Field. The species following are also
reputed to be Californian: brunnipennis, Geysers; moru-
lus, near San Francisco; effetus, squamosus, hirtus, sub-
vittatus, canus, and ajjinis are recorded from "Gal."1
simply; tahoensis is described from a small series taken
at Tallac (Lake Tahoe) by Dr. Fenyes. Several of
these doubtless were taken in the desert regions of the
east and southeast, but I suspect that the identifications
are not exact in all cases, and it would be well to await
further evidence before placing the names in our list.

Epimechus. — E. mimicus is not common; taken by
sweeping in the foot-hills near Pomona in May and
June: soriculus is found in the same localities as the
preceding but is still less common; January, April,
June, also Long Beach in April: nevadicus occurs a
little more frequently than either of the preceding;
Pomona, April to July: cemulus, one example from San
Diego: adspersus has been taken by Dr. Fenyes at
Monterey.

Elleschus. — E. ephippiatus is rather plentiful on wil-
lows in spring; Riverside, Ojai Valley, etc.

Orchestes. — 0. parvicollis is common at Los Angeles,
Pomona and San Diego from June to August: puberulus
is not rare in the southern Sierras and the foot-hills
near Pomona, Pasadena, etc: salicis is found near San
Francisco: ephippiatus and rufipes are said to occur
within the State; it is probable that they are northern
or central.

Tychius. — T. lineellus is abundant in flowers of
Lupinus at Pomona and in the Ojai Valley; March to

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May. Of T. prolixus one specimen has been found, also
on Lupinus, at Pomona in May: setosus is obtainable in
numbers on mesquite in the Colorado Desert; and with
it is what appears to be an allied, undescribed species:
semisquamosus is reported from Tejon.

Sibynes. — 8. fulvus, San Bernardino County.

Paragoges. — P. maculatus is an uncommon insect
which was originally taken by Crotch at San Diego; I
have seen specimens from Redondo, San Nicolas Island,
and Alameda County.

Conotrachelus. — C. duplex, ' ' California — probably
southern" (Casey).

Rhyssematus. — R. pubescens is a rare species of which
I have seen but two examples; one swept from flowers
near Pomona in June, the other collected at electric
light at Pasadena in April. Horn's type was obtained
in Owens Valley.

Micromastus. — M. gracilis, San Francisco.
Tyloderma. — T. morbillosum, San Francisco.
Zascelis. — Z. irrorata, "Gal., Nev., Col."

Piazurus. — P. californicus is abundant on pines in
the Sierras.

Copturus. — The type of mamiilatus was probably from
San Diego County, though the exact locality is not
known. The only other examples seen by me were
taken by sweeping weeds along the Colorado River at
Yuma, and a single specimen from Ensenada, Lower
California. G. adspersus is our commonest species; it
is obtained by sweeping weeds in waste places, and is
wide-spread: longulus is found only on coniferous trees
in the higher parts of the Sierras. In the northern

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and central parts of the State are found koebelei, lunatus,
nubilatus and mucidus. There are two undescribed spe-
cies from our region in my collection.

Gyrotus. — G. munitus, "So. Cal." (Casey).

Acanthoscelis. — A. calif ornicus, A. frontalis and A*
perplexus are all given by Dietz as Calif ornian, but
without exact locality; they are probably not southern.

Ceutorhynchus. — C. subpubescens, "Los Angeles and
Tejon" (Crotch): angulatus, disturbatus and obliquus
are all found by sweeping low herbage — most often
near streams — in or along the base of the Sierras; the
first named is least common: hornii is described from
"So. Cal.:" nodipennis, Los Angeles County, on Ceanothus
(Coquillett): mutabilis, Little Bear Valley, June (Dag-
gett): convexicollis , common at Pasadena on a crucif-
erous plant, February and March: albopilosus, Los
Angeles: pervestitus, sp. nov., one example taken near
Bakersfield: isolatus, "Montana, Elko, Nev. and Cal.:"
sericans, middle Sierras: ovipennis, Dunsmuir: decipiens,
"Cal.:" cyanipennis, northern: pollinosus, "Cal.:"
pusio, San Francisco and north: adspersulus , "Cal.
and Ariz.:" pusillus, northern: puberulus, near San
Francisco.

Ccelogaster. — One example of zimmermanni is from
the San Bernardino Mountains.

Pelenomus. — P. cavifrons, Pomona, Riverside, etc.,
April to June; about the roots of weeds and under veg-
etable debris near water.

Baris. — B. dilatata, San Bernardino, Long Beach,
Santa Monica, Yuba County: rubripes, San Bernardino,
Pomona, Yosemite Valley, Santa Rosa: futilis, not very
common; on willows at Riverside, Pomona, etc., March,

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April and November: heterodoxa, one example, Los
Angeles County: monticola, Bear Valley, altitude 6,400
feet (Daggett): tenuestriata and macra are found near
San Francisco: sparsa is northern: opacula and brun-
neipes are without exact locality.

Onychobaris. — 0. densa is abundant in the flowers of
a low plant growing on the sand-dunes at Coronado,
July and August: depressa, Santa Monica: austera, San
Diego: insidiosa is rather common at Pomona, Pasa-
dena and San Diego: arguta, less common than the
preceding; foot-hills near Pomona and Pasadena:
audax, Southern California: seriata occurs at San
Francisco.

Pseudobaris. — P. nigrina, Lake County (Casey).

Trichobaris. — T. mucorea and T. compacta are found
in the flowers of Datura metilloides in April and May.
The former is less common.

Orthoris. — 0. crotchii, "California."
Centrinus. — C. lineellus, Tejon.
Centrinogyna. — C. procera, San Francisco.

Limnobaris. — L. nasuta, Pasadena, April and May;
on willows: seclusa, "So. Cal.;" I have one example
from Kern County.

Barinus. — B. difficilis, Southern California.
Barilepton. — B. falciger, San Bernardino.

Balaninus. — B. uniformis, not rare at Pomona, Pasa-
dena, etc. ; also found on Santa Catalina Island affect-
ing several species of oaks.

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CALANDRID.E.

Scyphophorus. — S. acupunctatus is not rare in San
Diego County: robustior is also reported from San
Diego County (Horn*): yuccm is abundant in the vicin-
ity of Los Angeles. All depredate on yucca.

Metamasius. — M. sericeus is said to have been col-
lected by Gabb in the southern Coast Range.

Cactophagus. — C. validus, San Diego, under decom-
posing Opuntia; rare.

Rhodobagnus.— -R. tredecimpunct'atus, Riverside, May
and June; not common.

Sphenophorus. — 8. simplex is moderately common and
generally dispersed throughout our district from Yuma
to the coast: vomerinus, Yuma, July; San Diego, Feb-
ruary: pictus, Santa Monica, Vallecito; not common:
pertinax, Riverside, May; Santa Monica; abundant
about the roots of grass or reeds in low ground: sayi,
one example at Long Beach in May: placidus, speci-
mens from Santa Monica are so referred: gentilis,
Pomona; one example: tardus, not rare at San
Bernardino.

Calandra. — C. granaria and C. oryzce are both occa-
sionally found in Los Angeles County depredating on
cereals.

Yuccaborus. — Y. frontalis, Antelope Valley (Los An-
geles County); on yucca.

Dryophthorus . — D. bituberculatus is said by Boheinan
to occur in California.

Metopotoma.— M. repens is northern.

* "The Coleoptera of Baja California," Proc. Gal. Acad. Sci., 2nd Ser., Vol. IV, 1894, p. 359.

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Cossonus. — C. crenatus is abundant under pine bark,
in the southern Sierras: piniphilus is found in similar
situations farther north; my specimens are from the
middle regions.

Macrorhyncholus. — M. protractus is common in the
foot-hills of the Sierra Madre Mountains; the larva lives
in the flower stalks of Yucca whipplei.

Elassoptes. — E. marinus is found on the sea beach;
Santa Monica and San Pedro.

Rhyncholus. — R. dorsalis, San Diego: angularis, Col-
orado Desert, under willow bark: oregonensis, San
Bernardino Mountains: R. spretus, San Bernardino
Mountains, on freshly cut alder. Casey has described
pattens from the vicinity of San Francisco, and dil-
atatus from "Cal." Wollaston has described from Cal-
ifornia, cylindricollis , calif ornicus , and protensus, all of
which are unknown to American entomologists; but
there is doubtless some synonymy involved in Casey's
recent descriptions.

SCOLYTID.E.

Monarthrum. — M. scutellare and M. dentigerum have
both been taken in March from burrows extending into
the solid wood of live-oak; the latter species has been
taken on the wing from April to June.

Gnathotrichus. — G. retusus is found under pine bark,
San Bernardino Mountains, August.

Pityophthorus. — P. pubipennis affects alders; swarms
have been seen flying in August in the San Bernardino
Mountains: carinulatus, confinis, and digestus were all
taken by Crotch in the Mojave region. The first-named
species as well as nitidulus and puncticollis occur in the

202 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

middle Sierras. Le Conte describes pilosulus from
11 Middle California."

Hypothenemus. — H. striatus is recorded from both
Lower and upper California, and is therefore undoubt-
edly from our district. An undescribed species is fre-
quently taken in spring, at Pomona, by sweeping and
beating in waste places.

Xyloterus. — X. lineatus, Sylvania, April (Ricksecker).

Cryphalus. — C. terminates is described from California,
but is not recognized by any of our authors.

Xyleborus. — Specimens of xylographus have been taken
on the wing in spring at Pomona, Pasadena, and Ojai
Valley: ccelatus is represented by a single example taken
in the San Bernardino Mountains.

Dryoccetes. — D. septentrionis , Sylvania, April (Rick-
secker).

Xylocleptes. — X. cucurbitce is widely diffused; the
author has taken it at Pomona from April to November.

Tomicus. — T. confusus is moderately common under
pine bark, San Bernardino Mountains: plastographus
and latidens occur in the middle Sierras.

Micracis. — M. hirtella, Pomona; not common. An
undescribed species occurs in Los Angeles County
(Coquillett).

Scolytus. — Specimens referred to ventralis have been
taken on Douglas Spruce, in the San Bernardino Moun-
tains. Specimens have also been received from Mendo-
cino County, where they affected the same tree according
to Dr. Van Dyke. S. prceceps is reported from Calaveras
(Crotch): subscaber is from the north: californicus is
without other locality than that indicated by the name.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 203

Hylesinus. — H. aspericollis is not rare in the southern
Sierras: specimens referred to imperialis have been seen
from the vicinity of San Francisco: sericeus is found in
the middle and northern Sierras.

Phlceosinus. — P. punctatus is common throughout the
Sierras: cristatus occurs farther north; it has proved
injurious to cypress hedges near Sacramento.

Chaetophlceus — C. hystrix, San Diego; rare.
Carphoborus. — G. simplex, Mojave Desert.

Dendroctonus. — D. terebrans is common and D. fron-
talis rather scarce; on pines in the Sierras: similis and
simplex are said to occur in the State.

Hylastes. — H. macer and H. longus are common in the
coniferous forests throughout the State: gracilis is found
in the Tahoe region: nigrinus is common in the more
northern parts of the State; I have seen one example in
Mr. Fuchs' collection labeled San Diego County.

Hylurgops. — H. subcostulatus occurs throughout the
Sierras: granulatus and rugipennis are thus far known
only from the more northern parts of the State.

ANTHRIBID^.

Toxotropis. — T. approximatus was beaten from dead
twigs of live-oak, near Pomona, in June.

Gonops. — G. fissunguis, " Big Trees.7'

Brachy tarsus. — I have seen four species from the
State, none of which are identified with certainty; one
of these is certainly exceedingly close to, if not identical
with, the eastern alternatus; specimens have been taken
at Redondo by sweeping. Two other species are from
Southern California.

204 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

The following table shows by families the number of
genera and species mentioned in the preceding pages,
both for Southern California and for the entire State.
Between these is introduced for comparative purposes
similar data from Dr. Hamilton's List of the Coleoptera
of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The number of spe-
cies named by Dr. Hamilton being substantially equal
to the number here recorded from Southern California,
a comparison of figures will give a very good idea of
the relative abundance of the various families on the
Atlantic and Pacific slopes. A few numbers in the
Pennsylvania list are marked with an asterisk (*) to
indicate that in these cases the record is incomplete: —

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,

205

FAMILY.

SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA.

SOUTHWESTERN

PENNSYLVANIA.

I
i

c

£

>

i

Genera.

1

0

i

I

Genera.

Species.

ClCINDELID^

2

15

l

6

3

20

CARABID.S; .

49

188

61

263

63

318

AMPHIZOID^;. ... ....

1

1

1

1

HALIPLLD.E ....

2

3

2

2

2

3

DYTISCID^:

19

41

20

33

19

60

GYRINID^E

2

3

2

6

2

4

HYDROPHILID.ZE

19

52

14

38

19

70

PLATYPSYLLID.E

LEPTINID^E

1

1

SILPHID.ZE. . . .... ....

10

20

10

30

17

37

SCYDM-ENIDJE . . . ....

5

6

6

21

9

17

PSELAPHIDJE . ....

13

20

23

56

21

61

STAPHYLINID.E

83

277

71

200*

107

462

TRICHOPTERYGHXSJ

5

10

3

3*

6

20

HYDROSCAPHID.E

1

1

1

1

SPH^RIIDa:

1

1

1

1

SCAPHIDIID^;

1

2

3

6

1

2

PHALACRID.E

4

11

3

7*

4

12

CORYLOPHID^J

4

7

5

7

4

7

COCCINELLIDJB . . .

18

56

15

34

21

71

ENDOMYCHID^; . ....

2

3

8

10

4

7

EROTYLID^:

3

g

8

19

3

3

COLYDIID^S; .

10

13

12

14

14

24

RHYSSODIOa;

1

1

2

2

1

1

CUCUJIDJE .

8

16

9

19

10

21

CRYPTOPHAGID.E

3

9

8

13

3

10

MYCETOPHAGID.S;

6

- 7

5

11

6

7

DERMESTID^;

8

18

8

13

8

23.

HISTERIDJE

16

63

15

46

17

77

NrriDULiD-E .

14

25

j 22

48

19

35

LATHRIDIID.®

10

30

5

8

11

43

TROGOSITIDJE

5

6

6

10

5

10

MONOTOMID^J

4

6

3

6

5

7

DERODONTID^E .

1

1

BYR.RHIDJE . . . .

4

8

3

4

5

12

GEORY.SSID.E

1

1

PARNID.E

6

9

6

9

8

15

H ETEROCERIDJE

1

4

1

6

1

5

DASCYLLID^E

7

10

9

15

12

18

RHIPIDERID^S

1

1

1

1

ELATERID^: . . . .

29

78

38

127

40

162

THROSCID^;

2

4

3

3

3

6

BUPRESTID.E

18

81

15

48

18

94

206

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FAMILY.

SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA.

SOUTHWESTERN

PENNSYLVANIA.

i

I

i

i

|

i
>

Genera.

i
I

00 ,

Genera.

1

Genera.

1
I

LAMPYRID^E . . :

14

21

24

61

16

43

TVT A T , A r! HIP 7F(

20

93

4

9

20

162

OLERID.E

10

26

14

27

12

30

PTINID.S;. .

26

51

23

41

32

72

C0PESID.E.

1

1

1

2

1

1

3JYMEXYLID.E. .

1

1

CIID.ZE

3

6

3

7

5

9

SPHINDID.E

1

1

2

2

1

1

LUCANID.®

1

1

6

7

3

9

SCARAB.SJID.ffll.

33

92

37

112

38

135

SPONDYLID.&: . . ...

2

2

1

2

2

CERAMBYCID.E. . . ...

62

85

74

163

73

152

CHRYSOMELID.SJ

50

124

65

152

61

171

BRUCHID^E

2

18

1

6

2

20

TENEBRIONID.E

68

187

30

52

75

247

.2EGIALITID.E

1

2

ClSTELIDJE . ...

5

14

8

23

5

23

OTHNIID.E .

1

1

1

1

LAGRIID^

2

2

MONOMMID.E

1

1

1

1

MELANDRYID.E

4

5

20

28

6

10

PYTHID-E

1

2

5

6

4

6

<EDEMERIDJE . ...

5

10

3

4

9

18

CEPHALOIDJE

2

3

MORDELLID2E

4

20

5

36

4

24

ANTHICID.E

9

55

7

28

9

81

PYROCHROIDJE

1

2

5

1

1

MELOID.E

10

46

5

10

12

56

RHIPIPHORID.E

2

3

1

1

2

3

STYLOPIDJE ...

RHINOMACERID.E

2

4

RHYNCHITIDJE

3

6

4

5

3

8

ATTEI..ABID.&:

1

3

BYRSOPID.S;

OTIORHYNCHID.3S

20

30

9

10

38

66

CURCULIONID.E .

42

133

59

143

59

218

BRENTHID^E ...

1

1

CALANDRIDJB

10

24

8

16

13

29

SCOLYTID^;

16

26

17

28

19

45

ANTHRIBIDJE

2

4 ]

6

8

3

6

Totals

Southern California, Families 70, Genera 826, Species 2, 197
Southwestern Pennsylvania, " 71, " 877, " 2,153
California, " 74, " 1,031, " 3,408

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 207

DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES.
i. Notiophilus obscurus, sp. nov.

Black, bronzed, sides of elytra broadly but obscurely yellow toward the
apex; base of antennae, tibae and tarsi more or less pale. Head slightly
wider than the thorax, front 8-10 striate. Striae of elytra scarcely
impressed, not effaced at apex, slightly approximated by pairs, the exter-
nal interspaces faintly alutaceous but shining; there are normally three
discal tuberculate punctures or foveas, one before the middle and two
subapical. Prothorax beneath very sparsely punctate. Length 5-5.5 mm.

Habitat: — San Bernardino Mountains, at an altitude
of from 6,000 to 7,000 feet.

The above characters are about the only ones that
are of general use for comparative purposes in this
genus, and therefore a more detailed description is
unnecessary. N. obscurus seems among our species to
be most nearly related to a form occurring in Vermont
and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and
which passes as N. sylvaticus in collections; this latter
differs however by having the sides of the elytra yellow
throughout, the striaB impressed and more strongly
punctate, the intervals, narrower, and the front less
numerously striate. The White Mountain species is
quite surely not the true N. sylvaticus, which is a west
coast species (Alaska, Vancouver, Washington) with
smaller head and less strongly sculptured elytra, and
it is quite as certain that it is very close to the European
N. biguttatus. The latter agrees very nearly with N.
obscurus in the color of the elytra, but is otherwise
scarcely distinguishable from the New England species.

2. Dyschirius unipunctatus, sp. nov.

Small, moderately stout, black with distinct bronze-green lustre, legs
and antennae rufous or brown, the latter somewhat darker apically.

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Epistoma bisiiiuate, the middle tooth much smaller than the outer ones, but
always distinct though somewhat varying in prominence; front not very
strongly transversely impressed opposite the anterior margin of the eyes,
the impression interrupted at middle by a short fine carina; vertex smooth.
Prothorax transversely globose, very slightly wider posteriorly. Elytra
just perceptibly wider than the prothorax, a little more elongate than in
D. globulosus; base distinctly margined, striae fine, very slightly abbrevi-
ated at base, gradually finer posteriorly, and almost completely effaced at
apex; punctures of strias fine and somewhat distant, becoming obsolete
not far behind the middle; third interspace with a single setigerous punc-
ture near the base. Terminal process of the anterior tibae only slightly
curved, and a little shorter than the subapical interior spur; outer mar-
gin with a moderate subapical tooth and a second fainter one above it.
Length, 2.5 mm.

Habitat: — Pomona, San Bernardino, Riverside.

Rather smaller than any other species in our fauna
and distinguishable from all by the unipunctate third
interval of the elytra.

Some years ago in a letter from a friend, Mr. F.
Blanchardof Tyngsboro, Mass., the writer's attention was
called to the presence of two small teeth in the clypeal
emargination of certain of those species of Dyschirius
in which the elytra are pale at tip. Mr. Blauchard at
that time expressed a doubt as to the propriety of refer-
ring all eastern specimens to D. hcemorrhoidalis, and a
recent comparison of my material with the types of
D. terminatus and D. analis, and presumably of authen-
tic specimens of D. hcemorrhoidalis, leads me to believe
that we may with reasonable certainty add two species
to the three now listed. All these except D. terminatus
have the clypeai emargination bidentate, and are, in
fact, so closely allied in all respects except those men-
tioned in the table below that a more detailed descrip-
tion of the new forms is unnecessary. There are
certain differences in the form of the prothorax, which,
however, are not so easily appreciable as the characters

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 209

mentioned, and being moreover subject to some indi-
vidual variation are difficult to define.

Striae of elytra effaced at apex.

Clypeal emarginaticm truncate at middle; front rather deeply and
sharply transversely impressed, vertex smooth. [New York,

Kansas, California (Le Conte) ] D. terminatus LEG.

Clypeal emargination bidentate at middle.

Strial punctures coarse, front and vertex smooth, front rather
deeply transversely impressed; size larger. [Kansas, Ohio

(Le Conte) ] D. hcemorrhoidalis LEG.

Strial punctures comparatively fine, front and vertex rugose,
front scarcely or feebly transversely impressed, size smaller.

(Texas — Luling and El Paso) D. duplicatus, sp. nov.

Striae of elytra very feeble but traceable at apex; strial punctures fine,
front and vertex rugose, front scarcely or feebly transversely im-
pressed; clypeal emargination bidentate. (Massachusetts, eastern

New York) , D. qffinis, sp. nov.

Striae distinct at apex, and coarsely punctate; front smooth, not dis-
tinctly transversely impressed; clypeal emargination bidentate.
(California— Colorado Eiver) D. analis LEG.

Of the above species, D. duplicatus and D. affinis are
most closely related and may prove to be geographical
races of the same species; both are quite distinct from
hcemorrhoidalis .

3. Schizogenius seticollis, sp. nov.

This name is proposed for a species which has been quite widely dis-
tributed under the name S. pluripunctatus, from which and from all other
species known it is distinguished by the prothorax having seven or eight
marginal setae instead of the usual two. The form is only moderately
depressed, the color black, legs piceous or rufopiceous, the tibiae and tarsi
usually paler. The alternate elytral intervals beginning with the third
are 10-12 setose.

Length, 4-5 mm.

Generally distributed west of the mountains and
rather common at Pomona, Pasadena, Riverside, and
other places in Southern California, and as far north as
Sylvania (Ricksecker).

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4. Schizogenius validus, sp. nov.

Elongate, stouter than usual, polished black, antennae and legs brown.
Head and prothorax proportioned and sculptured above nearly as in S.
depressus. Elytra parallel in basal three-fifths, rather strongly striate,
striae distinctly punctate, the punctures becoming smaller toward the
apex, where they are nearly obsolete; third, fifth and seventh intervals
5-7 setigerous punctate. Legs about as usual; front tarsi strongly dilated
(at least in the male), joints 2-4 being nearly or quite twice as wide as
long, the fifth joint distinctly narrowed from base to apex; the claws one-
half the length of the joint.

Length, 6.5 mm.

Several examples taken by Dr. H. G. Griffith on the
Rio Verdi in central Arizona.

This is our largest species. It most nearly resembles
in size and color 8. seticollis, but is larger, with more
distinctly punctate elytral striae; the intervals with
fewer, and the thorax with but the two usual setigerous
punctures. The throat is distinctly less punctate than
usual, and the front tarsi are more widely dilated than
in any other species known to me.

5. Schizogenius litigiosus, sp. nov.

This name is suggested for still another form, occur-
ring in middle and northern California, which has
heretofore passed as S. pluripunctatus. It is really very
closely allied structurally to S. depressus, but seems to
differ constantly in its black color, in the antennae,
which are a trifle more slender, and in the sides of the
throat, which are a little more densely punctate. In a
series the thorax appears a little less broad than in S.
depressus. The differences aside from color are slight,
but the writer feels quite confident that it is not the
same as S. depressus, which is always brown, and more
southern in habitat.

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 211

The true S. pluripunctatus is a very different thing,
separable from all our other species by the impunctate
elytral striae, and by the very numerous setae (15 or
more) of the intervals.

Mr. Blanchard observes in lilt, that the males of all
species of the genus known to him have two setse near
the anterior margin of the last ventral, which are lack-
ing in the females.

6. Trechus pomonae, sp. nov.

Very near T. ovipennis, from which it differs in its slightly more trans-
verse prothorax, longer elytra with distinct indication of humeral angle,
traces of striae excessively faint, two dorsal punctures — basal and apical —
and in the antennae, which are a trifle less stout.

From T. barbarce it must differ in its more transverse thorax, distinct
frontal impressions, two dorsal punctures (instead of three), and smaller
size.

Three examples seen from Pomona and Pasadena.
7. Pterostichus inermis, sp. nov.

Moderately elongate; piceous black, shining; legs dark rufous or rufo-
piceous. Frontal foveae distinct. Prothorax wider than long, widest at
about the apical third; sides rather narrowly margined, strongly arcuately
narrowed behind, not in the least sinuate before the hind angles, which
are obtuse and rounded; base three-fourths as wide as the apex, margined
at the sides; apex feebly emarginate, anterior angles not prominent,
rounded; basal impressions rather feeble, the outer entirely wanting.
Elytra scarcely wider than the thorax, parallel, sides feebly rounded;
humeri slightly dentate; striae fine, impunctate; scutellar striae short,
joining the sutural stria. Legs moderate; front face of middle thighs
bisetigerous; first joint of hind tarsi with lateral groove. Prosternum
usually feebly margined at tip but somewhat variable. Last ventral with
two setae each side in both sexes. In the male the two middle setae are
much more widely separated from each other than from the lateral setae,
while in the female the four are nearly equally spaced.

Length, 10-12.5 mm.

Three males and three females from the foot-hill
canons of the Sierras near Pomona; March, April,
September.

212 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

P. inermis belongs to the first section of the genus
(elytra without dorsal puncture), and is sufficiently dis-
tinct from all described forms to warrant its description
in advance of a general revision of the genus. The
obtuse hind angles of the thorax with the sides not
sinuate before them is a rare character in the genus.

8. Ccelambus pedalis, sp. nov.

Kesembles C. medialis but is slightly larger, a little more densely punc-
tate, and with the elytra more completely and uniformly infuscate. Pos-
terior femora with numerous coarse punctures which outwardly tend to
coalesce into oblique rugae. .The claws of the front tarsi are similar in the
male, but in this sex the middle tibiae are quite strongly sinuate on the
inner side toward the apex.

Five examples from Pomona and Riverside have been
seen by the writer.

In C. medialis the hind thighs bear the usual line of
fine setigerous punctures only.

9. Ccelambus femoratus, sp. nov.

Superficially almost exactly like (7. nubilus, but differing from it and all
others by all the femora being sinuate beneath near the knee, the margins
strongly laminate at apex. The tibiae are pedunculate at base, then sud-
denly widened and nearly parallel, instead of gradually widening from
base to apex as in all other species examined.

A single male example collected by Mr. Wickham at
Albuquerque, New Mexico, was sent to the writer long
ago as C. nubilus.

The western species of Ccelambus described by Le Conte
are very perplexing and unless better characters than
those given in the brief descriptions can be found, the
number will have to be reduced. In two species, C.
masculinus and C. unguicularis, Crotch observed in his
vdescription that the claws of the front tarsi in the male

COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 213

are dissimilar. In these two species the disparity is
very striking; but Crotch apparently failed to note its
existence in numerous others. In C. medialis, C. fra-
ternus, C. femoratus and C. nubilus, and perhaps others,
the anterior (inner) claw is slightly broader and more
strongly bent toward the base than its fellow, but the
claws do not differ materially in length. In C. f rater-
nus the front tarsi are much more strongly dilated in
the male than in the same sex of C. medialis. C. lutes-
cens is certainly very close to C. medialis, and I have
not discovered any reliable means of separation; my
specimens, however, of C. lutescens are all female, and
it is possible the male may show good characters for
separation.

10. Ochthebius wickhami, sp. nov.

Piceo-testaceous, head darker, legs pale; surface shining, feebly bronzed.
Sides of thorax arcuate to middle, where they are slightly sinuate and
abruptly, deeply emarginate, the angle prominent and acute; transparent
border wide behind the sinuation, exceedingly narrow in front, but
extending to the apical angles; disk sparsely punctate; median line deep,
entire; anterior discal foveae wanting, posterior deep; lateral grooves as
in 0. discretus. Elytra broad, sides arcuate; striae feebly impressed, punc-
tures not closely placed; intervals much wider than the striae on the disk,
where they are nearly flat; toward the sides the striae are deeper and
closer, the intervals more convex.

Length, 2 mm.

Taken in numbers at Winslow, Arizona, by Mr.
Wickham.

The form of the thorax is very much like that of 0.
discretus.* 0. wickhami comes under "4" of Horn's
table, and should precede 0. rectus under the caption —
sides of thorax arcuate in front, transparent border
narrowly attaining the front angles. The author dedi-
cates the species with much pleasure to its discoverer.

*See Horn's figure, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc , Vol. XVII, PI. II.

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ii. Ochthebius costipennis, sp. nov.

Piceous, not at all bronzed, legs brown. Outline and sculpture of
thorax nearly as in 0. rectus, except that the discal fovese are connected
by an impressed line. Elytra deeply striate, the punctures large and
closely placed, intervals very narrow and strongly costiforin throughout.

Length, slightly more than 1 mm.

One example taken by the author at Ventura.

No fuller description of this singular specimen is
needed, as it agrees in all respects except size and
sculpture, as noted, with 0. rectus. I would not have
ventured giving this specimen a name, relying solely
on my own judgment, as it seemed possibly an aberrant
0. rectus; but Mr. Frederick Blanchard, to whom the
specimen was sent, returned it as " n. sp. near 0.
discretus;" and Mr. Liebeck, after carefully comparing
it with Dr. Horn's material, wrote " There is nothing
like it in the collection." I have seen scores of 0. rectus,
but have never seen a specimen approaching this one
in size or character of elytral intervals. It should fol-
low 0. rectus in a cabinet arrangement.

12. Tropisternus salsamentus, sp. nov.

This name is proposed for a species related to T. sub-
Icevis and T. calif ornicus . Though probably nearer to
the former, it can best be described by a comparison
with the more familiar T. californicus.

The form is a little more elongate than in T. californicus, punctuation
more noticeable, but not dimming the surface lustre which is more or less
greenish in certain lights; legs entirely yellow except a piceous pubescent
area at base, and the middle and hind tarsi, which are brown. The finely
punctate pubescent area occupies in T. salsamentus about the basal fourth
of the hind femora, in T. sublcevis the basal third, and in T. californicus
is confined to the extreme base. The femora are more slender, more
nearly parallel, and more sparsely punctate than in T. californicus. The
mentum is not obviously more densely punctate in the male, and the
tooth of the inner claw of the middle and hind tarsi (male) is usually
blunt at tip instead of acute as in T. californicus. The outer claw of

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same tarsi in the male is more or less augulate near the middle in
T. salsamentus, never so in T. californicus. The raised line or crest at the
tip of the last ventral segment is stronger in T. salsamentus and projects
beyond the margin of the segment; less developed and terminating a little
before the apex in T. californicus.

Specimens have been sent to Mr. Blanchard, who has
kindly compared them with T. sublcevis. He reports
that the latter species differs in being larger, broader
behind, sides of thorax not sinuate posteriorly, meso-
sternal keel less strongly punctured, and the apical pro-
cess of the last ventral less developed.

All the specimens seen (about a dozen) have been
taken in April and July by Dr. Fenyes and the writer
from a small salt lake just back of the ocean beach at
Redondo. This lake is much salter than the ocean
itself.

13. Berosus salinus, sp. nov.

Very similar to B. infuscatus in form and size; surface highly polished
throughout in both sexes. Head black, with violaceous, green, and golden
reflections; punctures not dense, vertical carina nearly obsolete. Thorax
yellowish testaceous, nearly twice as wide as long; sides nearly straight
and slightly convergent in front; angles rounded; punctures sparse, finer
and coarser intermixed, a little closer at the sides. Elytra greenish testa-
ceous, finely striate, striae punctate; third interval with a confused line,
fifth with a regular series of punctures; the others nearly or quite impunc-
tate; sutural tips very slightly truncato-emarginate. Beneath piceous;
abdomen not cristate; fifth ventral with a broad lobe at the bottom of the
emargination; mesosternal crest acuminate; legs entirely pale, femora
finely punctate and pubescent in rather less than basal half.

Length, 3.7-4.5 mm.

Redondo and Santa Barbara, in salt lake or pools.

The maculation is almost entirely absent, there being
only a small divided thoracic spot, and a small diffuse
shade on the second and third intervals of the elytra at
one-third from the apex. The males have the first two
joints of the front tarsi rather narrowly dilated and
papillose beneath. By Horn's table B. salinus would be

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associated with B. styliferus, but is remarkably distinct
from any in our fauna by the peculiar elytral sculpture.

Chaetarthria.

Three species of this genus are more or less plentiful
at almost any time of the year, by washing the sandy
margins of streams throughout Southern California, —
viz.: a pale form, C. pallida Lee.; a slightly larger,
piceous black species with pale legs and antennae, C.
nigrella Lee.; and a smaller black species for which the
name C. minor is now proposed. It, may always be
distinguished from C. nigrella by its distinctly smaller
size (1.2-1.5 mm. for C. minor and 1.6-2.2 mm. for C.
nigrella) and is moreover generally darker in color
throughout, this being especially noticeable of the legs
and antennae. The form is also a little less broad in C.
minor, the third joint from the last of the antennae is
smaller and more transverse, and the antennal club is
less elongate.

A somewhat careful examination of our four species
shows that well denned specific characters are not easy
to find. It appears not to have been noticed that there
is a sexual difference in the form of the front tibiae. In
the females the tibiae are gradually broader to tip, while
in the males there is a distinct angulation on the inner
margin, beyond which the sides are parallel. In the
eastern C. atra the angulation is near the knee, while in
the Californian C. nigrella it is at or even a little beyond
the middle; otherwise these two species are very close.
In G. pallida the angle is less marked than in the two
preceding, but its position is nearly as in C. nigrella.
In C. minor the angle is not very obvious and is situated
at about the basal third.

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14. Philhydrus conjunctus, sp. nov.

Elongate-oval, less convex than P. carinatus, piceous black, the sides of
the thorax paler. Punctuation as in P. carinatus, but with the lines of
coarser punctures on the elytra less well defined. Prosternum not cari-
nate, mesosternal lamina well developed, the lower edge horizontal, the
anterior edge a little sinuate and slightly oblique, the free angle mucro-
nate. Abdominal apex not emarginate. Thighs piceous, tibiae and tarsi
paler. Claws of anterior tarsus in the male unequally toothed, the tooth
of the front or inner claw large, lobe-like, and slightly everted; that of
the other claw smaller but strong and subrectangular. Claws of middle
and hind tarsi similar, strongly angulate at base.

Length, 4-4.5 mm.

Described from two males and one female taken at
Lake Tahoe.

P. conjunctus much resembles P. carinatus, but is
smaller and less convex, and by the palpal characters
belongs to a different section of the genus. The claws
are toothed somewhat after the manner of P. hamiltoni,
but this latter species and its allies differ in color and
in having the claws of the posterior tarsi sinuate in the
male.

No mention seems to have been made of the fact that
several species in this genus show a very small emargin-
ation at the apex of the last ventral segment, which is,
so far as the writer has examined, very constant and
entirely independent of sex. This emargination is
present in P. carinatus, P. cinctus, P. calif ornicus, P.
ochraceus, and P. nebulosus (in the last two, much alike
and deeper than in the others), while P. perplexus,
P. diffusus, P. hamiltoni and P. reflexipennis do not
show a trace of it. Of P. fucatus, P. cuspidatus, and
P. consors nothing can be said, as no specimens are at
hand.

The small, pale species, P. ochraceus and P. nebulosus,
agree with the larger species of the same color, P. dif-
fusus, etc., in the form of the posterior claws in the

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male, a character seemingly of more importance in this
genus than the carination of the prosternum and the
form of the mesosternal lamina; they should therefore
be placed together instead of at opposite ends of the
genus as at present.

15. Creniphilus elegans, sp. nov.

Oblong-oval, slightly broader behind, not very convex, black, shining,
without aeneous lustre, sides of thorax narrowly pale, elytra with a rather
abrupt pale border which is wider behind. Punctuation distinct, but fine
and rather sparse, a little stronger on the elytra. Antennae seven-jointed,
testaceous; clubpiceous: Femora piceous; trochanters, knees, tibiae, and
tarsi testaceous. Hind femora almost impunctate and without trace of
strigosity; all the tarsi subequal in length to their respective tibiae; claws
slender, simple. Prosternum carinate, the carina obtusely prominent in
front; mesosternal keel long, strongly protuberant. Abdomen densely
punctate, subopaque.

Length, 2-2.8 mm.

Described from five examples taken by the writer in a
salt lake at Redondo. Specimens collected by Mr.
Hubbard in the salt springs at Salton, on the Colorado
Desert, have recently been seen.

The difficulty of counting the intermediate joints of
the antennae in this genus is well known; nevertheless
I am confident of the correctness of the statement
above made; and if this is so, C. elegans agrees in an-
tennal structure with C. degener only; and may, it
seems, best precede that species in Horn's table. There
is no possibility of confusing it with any other species
of Creniphilus occurring in the same region. Of these,
C. infuscatus has the hind femora punctate and pubes-
cent; C. rufiventris has both pro- and mesosternum
simple; and C. subcupreus is shorter, more convex, more
coarsely punctate, and with shorter front tarsi.

In C. subcupreus the front claw joint is stouter and
toothed beneath in the male, and apparently more con-
spicuously so in Californian than in eastern specimens.

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16. Agathidium virile, sp. nov.

Moderately contractile, piceous black, apex of elytra and margins of
thorax a little paler, legs brown. Head finely, sparsely punctate. Pro-
thorax less than twice as wide as long, hind angles broadly rounded, front
angles less broadly rounded, surface still more finely, obsoletely punctu-
late. Elytra longer than wide, distinctly but rather sparsely punctate,
sutural stria deeply impressed except toward the base; side margin when
viewed in profile subangularly rounded near the base. Metasternum
alutaceous, obsoletely punctulate, without oblique elevated ridge. Meso-
sternum continuous with the metasternum, carinate in front. There is
the usual difference in the tarsi of the sexes, and in addition the posterior
femora are broader and obtusely angulate near the apex in the males, and
in the same sex there is near the middle of the front margin of the meta-
sternum a transversely oval fovea bearing a tuft of erect hairs.

Length (extended), 3 mm.

Riverside, Pomona and Pasadena.

This species may at once be known by the sexual
characters of the male. It should be placed between
A. californicus and A. revolvens in Horn's table.

17. Lomechusa angusta, sp. nov.

Ked-brown, parallel, much smaller and narrower than either L. cava or
L. moniana. Upper surface, except the abdomen, minutely reticulate and
sparsely, finely punctate, the head and prothorax somewhat dull, the
elytra more shining; abdomen both above and beneath polished and
nearly impunctate. Pubescence very fine, short and sparse; represented
on the abdomen by longer erect seise, w.hich on the dorsal surface are
arranged in a more or less regular transverse line on each segment, but
are longer and more numerous beneath. Front concave; eyes situated at
more than their own length from the hind margin of the head. Antennae
a little longer than half the body, the intermediate joints about twice as
long as wide; terminal joint just visibly longer than the two preceding
united. Prothorax nearly twice as wide as long, broadly emarginate in
front throughout the width of the head, the front angles broadly rounding
into the sides, which are feebly sinuate behind the middle, and thence
slightly divergent to the hind angles, the latter nearly right and very
narrowly rounded; base rather strongly arcuate at middle, sinuate later-
ally, side margins broadly reflexed. Elytra slightly wider than the pro-
thorax, proportioned as in our other species. Abdomen and legs also as
usual in the genus.

Length, 3.25 mm.

Pasadena and Redondo.

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One example from each of the above localities is all
that has been seen. The Pasadena specimen was taken
with ants in a large oak gall, in February, by Dr.
Fenyes; and the Redondo specimen was picked up by
Mr. Daggett on the beach in early spring. As indicated
in the description, L. angusta is readily distinguished
from both L. cava and L. montana by its small size and
narrow form. In both the former also the last antennal
joint is slightly but visibly shorter than the two pre-
ceding united, while in L. angusta it is slightly longer
than the two preceding. L. cava and L. montana resem-
ble each other much more closely, the size and form
being nearly the same. In L. cava the sides of the pro-
thorax are distinctly sinuate, the width being as great
in front of the sinuation as it is posteriorly; while in
L. montana the sides are not evidently sinuate, but
diverge to a point just before the hind angles. In L.
angusta the prothorax is widest at the hind angles. The
intermediate joints of the antennae in L. cava are decid-
edly more elongate than in L. montana or L. angusta.

18. Heterothops carbonatus, sp. nov.

This species agrees tolerably well with Horn's description of H. fumi-
gatus, except in the following particulars: Average size a little smaller;
color deep black throughout except the legs, which may be more or less
piceous; head more broadly oval, eyes much larger, distant about half their
length from the nuchal constriction; last ventral of male less deeply
emarginate.

Length, 3-3.5 mm.

Common along the margins of streams and in the
vegetable mould which accumulates in damp situations
throughout maritime Southern California.

While the color seems to be a perfectly reliable means
of separation, the much larger eyes will in any event at
once distinguish H. carbonatus from H. fumigatus; in

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the latter species the eyes are distant very nearly their
full length from the nuchal constriction.

H. pusio is much smaller, brownish in color, with a
differently punctate head, and differently proportioned
antenna! joints.

H. occidentis is also much smaller, very slender,
entirely testaceous, with exceedingly small eyes, and the
last ventral of the male deeply cleft.

19. Baptolinus punctiventris, sp. nov.

Slender, rufous, elytra blackish, the basal margin, or at least the tips of
the humeral umbones, less dark. Head, exclusive of mandibles, quadrate;
hind angles broadly rounded, surface feebly alutaceous, excessively
minutely, sparsely punctulate, with setigerous punctures as follows: a
puncture over the insertion of the antennae, a larger one above the eye,
two smaller ones on the front, and a series of about eight at the hind
angles and along the posterior margin; beneath with a few moderately fine
punctures. Antennae not reaching the middle of the thorax, proportioned
as usual. Thorax as wide as, or very slightly wider than the head, paral-
lel, longer than wide, angles rounded; dorsal series of two punctures, one
near the middle, the other near the front margin and toward the side;
otherwise impunctate except for the usual marginal setigerous punctures.
Elytra barely equal in length to the thorax, glabrous except for the mar-
ginal setae, and a series of about five shorter setae in the sutural stria;
surface very finely, indistinctly punctulate. Abdomen rather sparsely,
but unusually coarsely muricately punctate, especially beneath. Last ven-
tral of male with a broad and shallow but distinct triangular emargination.

Length, 5-6 mm.

Five specimens from Lake Tahoe and Vancouver
Island. Mr. Schwarz writes that he has taken B. puncti-
ventris in the mountains of Utah. It is rather common
under bark, at Lake Tahoe.

20. Actobius formosus, sp. nov.

Form slender, piceous black; prothorax, legs, apical margin of elytra,
posterior margin of ventral segments, and basal three (sometimes two)
joints of antennae, yellow. Antennae slender, about as long as the head

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and prothorax, tenth joint nearly square, preceding scarcely as broad as
long. Head slightly longer than wide, sides behind the eyes nearly par-
allel, surface coarsely punctate, with a median smooth space. Prothorax
one-half longer than wide, scarcely as wide as the head, distinctly narrowed
behind; sides more sparsely and a little less coarsely punctate than the
head. Elytra wider than the prothorax, not or but very little longer,
longer than wide, usually with distinct greenish lustre; finely, sparsely
punctate. Abdomen finely, moderately, densely punctate, moderately
shining, beneath a little more strongly punctate than above.

In the male the front tarsi are rather strongly dilated, the last ventral
with a small triangular emargiuation, which is broader than deep, and a
triangular impression.

In the female the front tarsi are moderately dilated, the last ventral
entire.

Length, 3.5-6.5 mm.

Pasadena and Pomona. Found along the margins of
streams; March to October.

A. formosus is allied to A. pcederoides and A. elegan-
tulus, but is larger than either and of a different color,
which remains constant in the ten examples studied.
The abdominal punctuation is much closer than in A.
elegantulus, but less dense than in A. pcederoides. It
differs from the latter species also in its longer thorax,
which is more narrowed behind.

Orus.

The species of this genus inhabit the true Pacific
Coast region of California, and if secondary sexual
characters are reliable, there are several species to add
to the two described by Casey. The following three
species are very close to 0. punctatus, and while there
are discoverable small differences in details, these are
difficult to express in description, and however labor-
iously described it is practically certain that the col-
lector would find it quite impossible to identify his speci-
mens without reference to the male sexual characters.

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21. Orus parallelus Casey.

The species is described from the female and is un-
known to the writer. The thorax is described as being
nearly as long as the elytra and rather densely punctate;
characters which separate it from the following new
forms, all of which agree nearly with 0. punctatus in
these particulars.

22. Orus punctatus Casey.

Male .-—Posterior margin of fifth ventral with a median lobe which
varies somewhat in development, the lobe and posterior half of the seg-
ment distinctly longitudinally impressed; sixth segment broadly, deeply
emarginate, the sides of the emargination concave, the apex rather nar-
rowly rounded; base of segment in front of the emargination rather feebly
impressed, the impression more or less covered by the lobe of the fifth
segment.

23. Orus fraternus, sp. nov.

Male : — Fifth ventral truncate or very broadly, feebly emarginate, feebly
impressed; sixth ventral broadly, deeply emarginate, nearly as in 0. punc-
tatus, the segment feebly impressed before the emargination. As indi-
cated by the series studied, the color is here never so black as in 0. punc-
tatus, being rather piceous or brownish piceous; but this difference is not
so marked as to enable the positive separation of the females.

Seven examples from Pomona and San Bernardino.

24. Orus montanus, sp. nov.

Male : — Fifth ventral broadly, feebly emarginate and very slightly im-
pressed; sixth, triangularly emarginate, the emargination much less deep
than in 0. punctatus, the sides not at all concave, the apical angle a little
less than right, and but slightly rounded. The size is a little larger and
the form quite distinctly more robust than in any of the other species
here mentioned, the thorax being scarcely at all narrower than the head,
as is usual. The color is nearly black.

Two examples, a male and a female, were taken some
years ago in the San Bernardino Mountains, at an ele-
vation of 5,000 feet.

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25. Orus femoratus, sp. nov.

Male : — Fifth ventral with a short, broadly rounded median lobe longi-
tudinally impressed, the impression longitudinally divided at base by a
short median raised line, and becoming posteriorly a spoon-shaped depres-
sion which is limited at the sides by acutely elevated folds or ridges; sixth
ventral with a deep oblong-elliptical emargiuation which is widest at the
middle of its depth and obtusely rounded in front, the base of the segment
in front of the emargination with a smooth triangular impression having
abrupt side margins. Hind femora much stouter than usual, and fully as
broad as the anterior; lower edge acutely, sinuately compresso-carinate in
basal half.

Represented by a single male collected by the author
in Marin County.

In all the above species antennal joints two-four are
distinctly, progressively shorter and not subequal, as is
described of 0. parallelus.

26. Leptorus calif ornicus, sp. nov.

Slender, parallel, head and thorax rufotestaceous; elytra, metasternum,
and abdomen, fuscous, the former with the suture narrowly, indefinitely
paler, antennae and legs pale; surface subalutaceous and dull except the
thorax, which is feebly shining. Antennae proportioned as usual. Head,
as limited anteriorly by a line tangent to the anterior margin of the eyes,
nearly square; sides behind the eyes parallel, twice the length of the eyes,
hind angles narrowly rounded; base truncate, without median sinuation;
surface densely, very finely punctate. Thorax narrower than the head, a
little longer than wide, sides parallel, front angles strongly obtuse and
rounded, base elliptfcally rounded; surface excessively finely, and more
sparsely punctate than the head. Elytra about one-fourth longer than
wide, distinctly wider and slightly longer than the thorax; punctuation
fine and dense, but distinctly coarser than on the head. Abdomen a little
narrower at base, surface very densely, finely punctate; sixth ventral in
the male rather deeply, triangularly emarginate, the emargination as wide
as deep and scarcely rounded at the bottom.

Length, 1.9-2.4 mm.

Described from two males taken at Palm Springs, on
the western border of the Colorado Desert.

In general facies much like L. texanus Casey, but
easily distinguishable by the male abdominal characters.

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In L. texanus, which occurs at Yuma, the sixth ventral
has a deeper emargination, which is rounded at bottom
and with nearly parallel sides.

27. Leptorus longipennis, sp. nov.

Very slender, piceous, head and thorax dark rufous, legs and antennas
paler; surface more shining than in L. calif ornicus. Sides of thorax
slightly convergent toward the base; elytra fully one-third longer than the
thorax. Punctuation much as in L. californicus, that of the head a little
coarser above and distinctly so beneath.

Length, 2.2 mm.

Described from a single female specimen taken at
Pomona.

This is the first species of the genus known to occur
west of the mountains. It is at once separable from
any species known to me by the unusual disparity in the
length of the thorax and elytra, and by the decidedly
stronger punctuation of the lower surface of the head.

28. Scopseus armiger, sp. nov.

In most features of size, form, and sculpture, and especially in the male
sexual characters, this species is very similar to the eastern S. dentiger.*
It is a little more slender, the hind angles of the head less broadly
rounded, the prothorax distinctly narrower than the elytra, the latter com-
paratively more elongate than in S. dentiger; the legs are brown. The
male characters are substantially the same, with the following exceptions:
The emargination of the sixth ventral is a little less broadly rounded at
its apex, the inner sinuate margin of the posterior femora is a little more
strongly serrate, and the hind tibiae are not serrate internally.

The only specimen seen by me is a male taken at
Pomona.

29. Stilicus occiduus, sp. nov.

Form and size the same as that of S. angularis, color more nearly pice-
ous. Head above rather finely and densely punctate, not rugose; below,
rufopiceous, polished, rather sparsely punctate; sides behind the eyes a

* Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 1880, p. 179.

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little convergent, hind angles rounded, base truncate. Thorax densely
punctate, a narrow, smooth, slightly elevated median line. Elytra more
finely and sparsely punctate, tips narrowly pale; abdomen very finely,
moderately densely punctate.
Length, 4 mm.

Described from one male and two females taken at
Los Angeles and in Kern County.

S. occiduus is allied to 8. quadriceps and 8. opaculus by
the punctuation of the upper surface of the head; but
it is at once distinguished from these two species by the
sparse punctuation of the lower surface, which is nearly
as in 8. angularis. In the male the fifth ventral segment
is toothed at the middle of the hind margin, and the
sixth is triangularly emarginate.

30. Pseudopsis detrita, sp. nov.

Piceous brown, legs and antennae paler, surface dull, sparsely pubes-
cent. Head three-fourths as wide as the prothorax, very finely punctulate,
scarcely evidently strigose; eyes moderate, tempora subequal in length to
the eyes. Antennae shorter than the head and prothorax; intermediate
joints submoniliform, outer joints gradually more transverse, the terminal
nearly as long as the two preceding united. Prothorax transverse, a little
narrower than the elytra, widest just behind the middle, sides nearly
evenly, moderately strongly rounded, not sinuate before the angles, which
are obtuse, the anterior less distinct; apex truncate; base arcuate, a little
sinuate within the angles; surface finely not closely punctate, the disk
with four obtuse and slightly elevated longitudinal lines; the two inter-
mediate obsolete toward the apex. Elytra scarcely as wide as long, a little
wider behind, sparsely but more distinctly punctate than the thorax; each
with two vague discal costae and a more distinct subinarginal one. Abdo-
men more shining, distinctly punctate, the margin widely reflexed; first
four dorsal segments equal, and each with a broadly, anteriorly arcuate
impressed line from side to side; fifth segment as long as the two preced-
ing united. Ventral segments moderately closely and distinctly punctate;
the sixth in the male with a broad and deep subrectangular emargination,
the inner angles broadly rounded.

Length, 2-2.2 mm.

A rather common species in vegetable detritus along
the streams of the western slopes of the southern

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Sierras, occurring with P. obliterate* and P. minuta. It
is rather close to P. obliterated, but the latter species is
on the average a trifle larger, the head and thorax are
distinctly longitudinally strigose, the tempora are longer,
the antennae a little stouter, and the impressed lines of
the dorsal surface of the abdomen are more strongly
arcuate. In P. obliterata the thorax is almost always
noticeably paler than the head and elytra, but never
distinctly so in P. detrita in my experience.

31. Pseudopsis minuta, sp. nov.

Yellowish brown or darker, head piceous, antennae, legs, and tip of
abdomen paler. Punctuation very fine anteriorly, more distinct on the
abdomen; pubescence short, sparse, and indistinct. Head a little narrower
than the prothorax, with three acute and entire longitudinal carinae, one
median, the others lateral; tempora about equal to the diameter of the eye.
Prothorax a little narrower than the elytra, transverse, sides parallel, feebly
arcuate, and at the middle indistinctly subaugulate; disk with four equi-
distant and nearly straight longitudinal carinae. Elytra as long as wide,
each acutely tricostate; the two inner costas curved inwardly at the apex.
First four dorsal segments of the abdomen strongly arcuately impressed at
base, their posterior margins bearing a series of widely spaced stout scales.

Length, 1.7-1.9 mm.

Found in the canons of the southern Sierras.

32. Bledius deceptivus, sp. nov.

Kather robust, piceous black, elytra brownish black, legs and antennae,
except the outer joints, rufotestaceous. Head, apical portion of prothorax,
and abdomen, finely reticulate; surface shining throughout, except the
head, which is but feebly so; pubescence pale, short and sparse, longer on
the abdomen, especially beneath. Head, including the eyes, slightly nar-
rower than the prothorax; antennal prominences moderate, polished;,
epistomal tubercles nearly obsolete; frontal suture arcuate,' sharply de-
fined; vertex evenly convex, the median fovea small; surface behind the
frontal suture rather coarsely but feebly punctate, the punctures lacking
along the median line, otherwise separated by about their own diameters.
Second joint of antennae a little longer than the third, joints six to ten
gradually wider and slightly transverse. Prothorax a little wider than
long, sides parallel and nearly straight in slightly more than apical half,
then broadly rounded and convergent to base, the basal angles rounde

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and scarcely defined; the surface rather coarsely, moderately, deeply punc-
tate, punctures a little closer at the sides, but separated on an average by
their own diameters; impressed line not very deep but sharply denned
throughout. Elytra a little wider, and at the suture about one-fifth longer
than the prothorax, slightly wider posteriorly; punctures finer than on the
prothorax, separated by about their own diameters. Abdomen above
finely, sparsely punctate, beneath more closely, less finely punctate. Pro-
sternum finely, longitudinally cariuate before the coxae; episterna narrowed
in front and nearly flat. No sexual characters noted.
Length, 4.8 mm.

One example from Kern County.

The thorax is acutely margined, the front coxal cav-
ities short and closed, thus making it a member of
the semiferrugineus group of Le Conte. It is evidently
near B. opacifrons Lee., but the distinctly, coarsely
punctate head and other differences in detail mark it as
quite surely distinct. It is a little smaller, but super-
ficially much like B. armatus, which occurs in the same
region; the latter, however, has the prosternal sutures
obsolete, the prosternum not carinate in front, the sides
of the prothorax parallel for a longer distance, and the
punctuation sparser throughout.

33. Bledius relictus, sp. nov.

The description of the preceding species applies to this very nearly
except in the following particulars: The elytra are distinctly shorter, being
but slightly longer than the prothorax, and are rufocastaneous, the base
and suture more or less blackish. The antennae have the outer joints
more decidedly transverse, and the prothoracic episterna are here more
narrowed anteriorly, the width at the front angles being less than one-half
that at the coxal fissures, while in B. deceptivus it is fully one-half as great.

Length, 4.7-5 mm.

Two examples taken at Pomona in April.
34. Bledius clarus, sp. nov.

Slender, couvex, black; prothorax, elytra, legs and antennae rufotesta-
ceous; the abdomen sometimes slightly rufeacent beneath. Head finely
reticulate, moderately shining ; thorax, elytra and abdomen polished ; the last-
named very feebly, the thorax more evidently and more finely reticulate.

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Punctuation throughout very fine and sparse, the punctures of the sur-
face of the abdomen being especially distant on the dorsal surface but
more numerous beneath. Head a little narrower than the prothorax;
front evenly convex, transverse suture very fine but distinct, occipital
fovea wanting. Antennae moderately strongly incrassate, the second
joint equal in length to the two following, or very nearly so, the sixth to
the tenth transverse, eleventh about as long as the two preceding united.
Prothorax wider than long, sides nearly straight and parallel in about the
apical two-thirds, then rather abruptly rounded and slightly sinuately
convergent to the basal angles, which are obtuse but moderately well
defined; front angles rather broadly rounded; dorsal line fine. Elytra but
little wider and not much longer than the prothorax. Prosternal episterna
parallel, almost perfectly flat. Mentum more or less impressed at base.
Length, 2.5-2.8 mm.

Five examples, collected at Pomona, Riverside, and
near San Bernardino, have been seen by the writer.

B. clarus is a very pretty species which shows little
variation.

35. Bledius rusticus, sp. nov.

Moderately slender, piceous black, prothorax and elytra brownish yel-
low, legs and base of antennas testaceous. Head and prothorax densely
reticulate granulose, not shining; elytra polished; abdomen finely reticu-
late, moderately shining; punctuation rather sparse and fine throughout.
Head slightly narrower than the prothorax; anteiinal tubercles moderate;
front convex, transverse line faint, not at all impressed; no occipital
fovea. Antennae short, rather strongly widened externally, second joint
nearly as long as the two following, the sixth to the tenth strong^ trans-
verse. Prothorax a little wider than long, sides feebly rounded and
nearly parallel in basal two-thirds, then broadly rounded and sinuately
convergent to the basal angles, which are obtuse and rounded; dorsal line
fine. Elytra very slightly wider at base than the prothorax and about
one-fourth longer, a little wider behind; abdomen gradually wider posteri-
orly. Prosternum not carinate; mentum broadly concave.

Length, 2.4-3.7 mm.

Three examples taken at Pomona.

The prosternal sutures are parallel with the margin,
the hypomera parallel and slightly concave; coxal fis-
sures open. It is therefore to be referred to the annu-
laris group, and should probably stand near B. lutei-
pennis Lee. The latter is said to have the thorax not

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wider than long, and the mentuin with a small, deep
impression near the hind margin.

36. Eustilbus notabilis, sp. nov.

Oval, moderately convex, very slightly attenuate behind; head and
thorax black, the latter a little paler at the side margin, elytra rufous,
under surface, legs and antennae rufous or rufotestaceous. Upper surface
polished and impunctate throughout, the usual lines of punctures on the
elytra being scarcely visible. The surface of the elytra is very finely,
transversely strigulose, more noticeably so toward the apex, where the
surface lustre is slightly dulled. The sutural stria obsolete at about the
basal third; eighth antennal joint slightly transverse; free edge of pro-
sternal process bearing four or five setae, which are as long as the width of
the process; first joint of hind tarsi rather more than half the length of
the second; spurs of hind tibiae a little unequal, distinctly longer than
the terminal fringe of spiuules, but shorter than the basal joint of the
tarsus. There are 110 sexual differences observable in the seven examples
studied.

Length, 1-1. 3 mm.

Specimens taken at Pomona.

This is a minute species, easily distinguishable by its
color from any other in our fauna.

37. Exochomus histrio, sp. nov.

Moderately convex, shining, surface sparsely, very finely puuctulate,
and finely, feebly reticulate; black throughout except a short parallel
humeral stripe and a subapical spot on each elytron, pale. Claws simple.

Length, 2.3-3 mm.

Four examples collected near Pomona, with which
are associated for the present two entirely black speci-
mens from Santa Barbara.

E. histrio is an exact counterpart of Casey's E. call-
fornicus, but the size is smaller (the series of eight
specimens of the latter species in the writer's collection
ranges from 3 to 4 mm. in length), and the claws are
not toothed at base.

The fact that in some of our species of Exochomus the
claws are toothed at base while in others they are quite

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simple seems to have been entirely overlooked. This
character enables us to more conveniently tabulate the
species, and in fact is the only certain means of sepa-
rating the two above mentioned.

The series with simple claws includes, besides E. his-
trio. E. septentrionis Weise, E. hoe.gei Gorh, and E.
ovoideus Csy. Weise's name is used here provisionally
for a large, strongly punctured species occurring in
New England and adjacent states. It agrees with
Weise's description in size and most nearly in habitat
(E. septentrionis was described from the Hudson Bay
Region), and there can be little doubt, it seems, as to
the correctness of the reference. No mention is made
of E. septentrionis in Casey's recent Revision of the
Coccinellidee; this is doubtless an oversight. E. desert-
orum Csy. must be considered a synonym of E. ovoideus
Csy.

38. Smilia reversa, sp. nov.

Broadly oval; black, elytra brownish. Thorax polished throughout;
punctuation closer and more distinct than in any of our other species;
impressed line of front angles distinct, joining the basal marginal line in a
continuous curve along the side margin, which is distinctly explanate.
Elytra very finely, sparsely punctulate; sutural line visible behind the
middle, but scarcely impressed.

Length, 1.25 mm.

Five examples, beaten from conifers, at Lake Tahoe
and in the San Bernardino Mountains, at an elevation
of from 5,000 to 7,000 feet.

This is our largest species and is conspicuous from
the fact that the thoracic punctuation, while somewhat
variable, is in general closer and coarser than that of
the elytra, whereas it is the reverse of this in all our
other species (I do not know 8. coccidivora). The join-
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prothorax has not been observed by me in any other
species. S. reversa seenis most nearly allied to S. mar-
ginata.

39. Hyperaspis excelsa, sp. nov.

Broadly oval, strongly convex; shining, rather finely punctate; black,
elytra with humeral marginal stripe joining a large transverse discal spot,
red; a smaller apical spot sometimes present. Male with head, sides of
thorax narrowly, front margin still more narrowly, and front legs, yellow.

Length, 3.75 mm.

Southern California (Pomona, Pasadena, San Ber-
nardino Mountains); rare.

Marked much like H. tceniata, but very much larger
and with somewhat different sexual color marks in the
male.

40. Hyperaspis spiculinota, sp. nov.

Elongate-oval, subdepressed; shining, except the head, which is finely
reticulate and somewhat dull; black, with the sides of the thorax, median
and apical marginal, and elongate discal spot, yellow. Legs dull yellowish,
the femora more or less piceous. Head yellow in the male.

Pasadena and Pomona; not common.

The markings of this species are of the H. undulata
type, but the humeral spot is never present, and the
discal spot is very narrow, elongate, subtriangular,
pointed behind, and truncate in front. The marginal
spots are rather narrowly separated but are not con-
nected in any specimens which I have seen. The
oblong, depressed form, and shape of discal spot are
characteristic.

There are in my cabinet three or four other probably
undescribed species from Southern California, but they
are not sufficiently strongly characterized, or not pres-
ent in sufficient numbers, to warrant their description
in advance of a monographic treatment of the genus.

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41. Scymnus taedatus, sp. nov.

Oval, thoracic and elytral margins not continuous; dark brown; head,
thorax and tip of abdomen yellowish; the thorax with faint piceous
clouds at the middle and before the scutellum; elytra each with a small
spot before the middle and nearer the suture, another a little larger and
posterior to it, and more or less connected with an indefinite apical space,
pale. Head evidently punctate; thorax lightly but distinctly punctate at
middle, more finely laterally; sides nearly straight in basal two-thirds.
Elytra less finely but not closely punctate. Prosternal elevated lines
distinct; mesocoxal arcs joining the lateral suture a little before the mid-
dle; inetacoxal arc incomplete, joining the first ventral suture. Abdomen
finely punctate, and with six distinct segments.

Length, nearly 1.5 mm.

Found in the Sierras of Southern California. Several
specimens beaten from Pinus ponderosa.

By the metacoxal lines this species belongs to Dr.
Horn's Group A, and may follow 8. bigemmeus. There
are no obvious sexual differences.

42. Scymnus megacephalus, sp. nov.

Oblong, obtusely rounded before and behind, moderately convex, uni-
formly rufotestaceous throughout. Pubescence rather short, flavocinere-
ous, not very conspicuous but slightly holosericeus in aspect owing to
the arrangement of the hairs. Head very large, the eyes almost entirely
exposed and separated on the front by distinctly more than twice their
own width; punctuation rather fine, the punctures separated by from one
to two times their own diameters. Prothorax less than twice as wide as
long, the sides evenly, moderately arcuate, the apex evidently though not
very much narrower than the base; surface punctate similarly to the
head, the disposition and size of the punctures nearly uniform through-
out; base not sinuate each side of the middle, the marginal line strictly
basal before the scutellum. Elytra oblong, slightly wider than the pro-
thorax, the sides very feebly arcuate, and parallel to a point far behind the
middle; punctuation somewhat sparser than on the head and prothorax.
Scutellum equilateral, larger than usual. Prosternal ridges strong and
entire; mesosternum closely, rather coarsely punctate; abdomen less
coarsely and closely punctate than the metasternum. Postcoxal arcs of
the metasternum incomplete externally, though nearly reaching the
suture; those of the first ventral obliterated externally, the lines reaching
about to the apical fourth of the segment and scarcely visibly recurved,
the plates punctate like the rest of the segment. Femora stout; claws

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cleft, the interior portion not very much shorter than the outer in the
front pair but more evidently so in the others. Abdomen with six dis-
tinct segments.
Length, 2.25 mm.

Described from a single example taken at Pasadena,
November 2, 1899.

By the tables given by Horn and Casey, S. megaceph-
alus falls near S. dijfficilis, S. phelpsii, and S. nebulosus,
from all of which the more parallel form and large head
will at once distinguish it. The sex of the type is not
determinable with certainty, but it is probably a female.

43. Scymnus mimus, sp. nov.

Resembles S. pallens exactly, and is only separable with certainty by
the male characters. These consist of a subtriangular impunctate area
surrounded by denser suberect pubescence at the middle of the posterior
margin of the first ventral, and the strongly impressed sixth ventral. In
S. pallens the first ventral of the male is unmodified, and the last is but
feebly impresso-emarginate. In S. mimus the abdominal punctuation is
distinctly finer and sparser, and there are but two pale segments, while in
S. pallens the last three are usually pale.

There are two males in rny collection, from Southern
California (Riverside and Pomona); the female has not
yet been identified.

44. Scymnus dentipes, sp. nov.

Broadly oval; black; head, sides of thorax in front, and rather narrow
apical space on the elytra, reddish yellow. Head and thorax rather
sparsely, elytra more coarsely and closely punctate. Beneath black, abdo-
men paler at apex, legs dull reddish yellow, the femora often more or less
clouded, especially towards the base. In the male the first ventral is dis-
tinctly longitudinally impressed at middle, both the impression and its
margin punctulate and bearing numerous fine erect hairs; the last ventral
is moderately impresso-emarginate, and the middle thighs are obtusely
dentate beneath, near the knees.

In size, and in fact in all respects except the second-
ary sexual characters, this species is scarcely distin-
guishable from S. fraternus, and is possibly confused

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with it in collections. For its discovery we are in-
debted to Mr. Frederick Blanchard of Tyngsboro,
Mass., who finds it not uncommon on pitch pines in
his vicinity.

45. Languria calif ornica, sp. nov.

Elongate, parallel, greenish black, head and prothorax red. Antennal
club five-jointed, head moderately punctate. Prothorax longer than
wide, sides feebly rounded, a little more strongly so in front, subsinuate
before the hind angles; surface strongly, rather numerously punctate,
basal striolae short, distinct. Elytra rather deeply punctate striate, inter-
vals somewhat convex, each with a more or less regular line of excessively
fine and indistinct punctures bearing very fine short hairs. Beneath
rather sparsely but strongly punctate throughout.

Length, 6.5 mm.

One example taken at Redondo, in April, on Astrag-
alus crotalarce.

L. convexicollis, the only other Californian species of
the genus, is much larger, with more convex thorax,
six-jointed antennal club, and generally feebler sculp-
ture. L. californica may be placed between L. convex-
icollis and L. Iceta.

46. Hister simplicipes, sp. nov.

Not very robust, black, polished; impunctate above, except along the
basal margin of the thorax; elytra dark red at sides and in a subapical
transverse line which is interrupted at suture. Thorax not fimbriate, in-
ternal lateral stria complete, external scarcely reaching the middle.
Elytra with three entire dorsal striae^ fourth short, apical; fifth repre-
sented by two or three small punctures near the apex; sutural stria
extending in front of t.he middle; oblique humeral fine, subhumeral
wanting. Propygidium moderately coarsely, densely punctate; pygid-
ium densely punctate at base, nearly smooth at apex, which is strongly
indexed. Mesosternum moderately emarginate; anterior tibiae without
spines or teeth except the apical, which is not very strongly bifid; hind
tibise bispinulose.

Length, 4 mm.

A single example in the writer's collection is from
San Diego County.

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H. simplicipes is less broad, less convex, and with
less red than H. sellatus, which occurs in the same
region. It is more like H. militaris, but very distinct
from it and all our other species — except H. loevipes —
by the non-denticulate outer margin of the front tibiae.
In H. Icevipes the thoracic margin is fimbriate, and the
sculpture different. The characters are such as to
exclude H. simplicipes from any of the groups as lim-
ited in Dr. Horn's synopsis, but it seems best to place
it following H. Icevipes.

There is, in the writer's collection, a single example
from San Bernardino County of what may prove to be
a distinct species, but which is so close to the species
above described, that further specimens are necessary
to establish its status. It differs from H. simplicipes
in being entirely black, with the fourth dorsal stria of
the elytra interruptedly continued nearly to the base.
There is a small group of well defined punctures be-
tween the lateral striae of the thorax, and near the
front angles, which is only feebly evident in H. sim-
plicipes.

47. Saprinus liticolus, sp. iiov.

Oblong-oval, not very convex, black, shining, feebly but not very finely
punctate. Supraorbital line obsolete. Thorax less than twice as wide as
long, sides convergent and nearly straight to apical fourth; surface
sparsely, rather finely punctate laterally, a line of coarser punctures
along the base, disk with very minute and widely spaced punctures.
Elytra about one-half longer than the thorax, rather strongly punctate in
apical half, the punctures a little elongate and denser apically, but sepa-
rated on the average by their own diameters. External subhumeral
wanting; internal subhumeral either wanting or short and apical; oblique
humeral distinct; four dorsals deeply impressed, punctate, subequal in
length, and extending but little beyond the middle; fourth dorsal arched
at base and joining the sutural, which does not quite reach the apex.
Pygidia densely but not very coarsely punctate. Prostemum not strongly

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convex, with numerous coarse, linear punctures, striae strongly divergent
in front, foveae deep. Anterior tibiae about octo-serrulato-spinose.
Length, 2.25-3 mm.

Not rare on the sea beach at Redondo.

S. liticolus belongs to Horn's Group VI, and would
fall next to 8. vescus in the tabular arrangement given;
the latter species, however, differs in several details,
notably the longer, unequal dorsal elytral striae, and at
the time of Horn's writing it was known only from the
unique type, which was taken in Texas.

It is probable that 8. liticolus is confined to the coast
line. The only two species occurring in the same situ-
ations with which it could be confounded are S. laridus
and S. scissus, both of which are smaller and have a
narrower, more convex prosternum, which is scarcely
punctate. S. scissus is, moreover, of broader form, and
8. laridus is nearly equally punctate throughout.

48. Saprinus consobrinus, sp. nov.

Closely related to S. fraternus, from which it differs in the following
details: Head with a single irregular chevron. Prothorax with the sides
slightly more convergent, the punctuation scarcely at all strigose at any
point. Elytral punctuation very dense, not strigose; scutellar mirror
very small, twice as wide as long; dorsal striae not very distinct; internal
humeral entire, but twice interrupted; external humeral short, distinct;
oblique humeral very short, occupying the umbone, which is more evi-
dently impunctate than in S. fraternus. Anterior tibiae about 8-denticu-
late, the upper three teeth very small.

Length, 3 mm.

Specimens taken at Yuma.

S. fraternus, S. consobrinus, S. laxatus, S. mancus and
8. bigemmeus form a natural section of Horn's Group
III, distinguished by the evident sutural stria, and by
having the elytra punctured more or less densely over
the entire surface except a rather small scutellar mirror,
which is well defined in all except 8. mancus. S. bigem-
meus is separated by the strongly aciculately strigose

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elytra; it is the smallest of the group and has never
been found far from the California seacoast. 8. f rater-
nus and S. consobrinus have the sutural stria entire,
while in 8. mancus and S. laxatus it is indistinct or
wanting behind the middle. 8. mancus is a northern
species; S. laxatus is larger and less densely sculptured,
and is known only from Florida.

49. Acritus volitans, sp. nov.

Broadly oval, moderately convex, rufopiceous, legs and antennae a little
paler. Head finely and sparsely, but rather strongly, punctulate. Second
antennal joint twice as long as the third, the latter nearly as long as the
fourth and fifth together, eighth a little wider than the preceding. Thorax
strongly narrowed from the base, the sides broadly arcuate, punctuation
fine and rather sparse, nearly uniform throughout; a transverse basal row
of larger punctures extending to the middle of the elytra and curved for-
ward in front of the scutellum. Elytra a little more coarsely punctate,
the punctures feebly aciculate behind the middle, uniformly distributed,
separated by from two to three times their own diameters; marginal stria
of the inflexed flanks of the elytra fairly distinct, deeper toward the base;
sutural and discal striae entirely wanting. Pygidium finely, rather
sparsely punctate. Prosternum about one-half longer than wide, with a
few very feeble scattered punctures; the striae equally divergent before
and behind; meso-metasterual plate very finely, sparsely punctulate at
middle, more coarsely at sides and posteriorly; metasternal suture oblit-
erated, its position defined by a transverse row of elongate punctures
somewhat similar to those on the prothorax; marginal stria of mesoster-
num rather broadly interrupted at middle. Anterior tibiae but slightly
broader than the middle.
Length, 1 mm.

Ten examples taken at Pomona and Pasadena from
May to September. All occurred flying in early even-
ing, or at electric lights.

By the characters given in Horn's table, this species
should stand between A. exiguus and A. jioridce.

50. Stenelmis nubifer, sp. nov.

Elongate, parallel, finely pubescent. Head and prothorax black with-
out lustre, the apices of the front angles rufescent; elytra dull yellow
with a broad diffuse median cloud; beneath fuscous or fuscoferruginous;

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antennae and legs testaceous, the femora sometimes darker. Head rather
coarsely punctate; antennae reaching almost to the hind angles of the
prothorax. Prothorax about as long as wide, a little narrowed in front,
sides moderately rounded just behind the middle, and also slightly so
before the hind angles, which are a little acute; surface moderately closely
granulate-punctate, disk with two small impressions at the middle of the
base, a deeper longitudinal one each side extending to the middle, and an
elongate median fovea. The base is slightly longitudinally channeled
before the scutellum and between the small basal impressions, the channel
is smooth at the bottom posteriorly. There is also in some examples an
oblique impression extending from the lateral impressions inward and
forward toward the median fovea. Elytra but little wider than the pro-
thorax, nearly parallel, sides slightly sinuate; the rows of punctures
feebly impressed; intervals nearly flat, the fourth a little prominent at
the base, the sixth finely carinate nearly to the tip. Beneath coarsely,
rather densely scabrous-punctate, except the abdomen, which is less
roughly sculptured, especially posteriorly.
Length, 2-2.4 mm.

Described from nine examples taken in a small
mountain stream near Pasadena.

This is the first species of the genus to be reported
from the Pacific Coast; it is not closely related to any
of the eastern species.

51. Eurypogon confusus, sp. nov.

Broader and more depressed than E. niger, brownish testaceous through-
out, shining; pubescence yellowish, inclined backward on the elytra and
forward on the thorax. Head sparsely, finely punctate. Antennae slender,
reaching slightly beyond the middle of the elytra, second joint a little
more than half as long as the third, the latter nearly as long as the
fourth; joints four to eleven subequal. Prothorax twice as wide as long,
sides nearly parallel for a short distance at base, then rounded and
rather strongly convergent to apical angles; punctuation fine, the punc-
tures quite uniformly distributed and separated by from two to three
times their own diameters; disk with two small impressions, about as
distant from each other as from the side margin, and a somewhat vague
impression extending from the anterior angles obliquely inward toward
the discal impressions. Elytra a little wider than the thorax, sides par-
allel in basal three-fifths, surface faintly substriate, intervals confusedly
punctate, the punctures scarcely distinguishable from those of the striae.

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Prosternum and sides of metasternuin closely, not finely, punctate; abdo-
men less closely, middle of metastermim sparsely, more finely punctured.
Length, 4 mm.

Described from a single specimen taken at Pasadena
by Dr. Fenyes.

E. confusus is quite different from E. californicus
(which is much like E. niger in general facies) because
of the more transverse prothorax, which is more
rounded on the sides, and the confused elytral punctu-
ation.

In notes taken at the time of making comparison
with the type of E. californicus in the Horn Collection,
allusion was made to a difference in the form of the
basal lobe of the prothorax, but the difference was not
then described and cannot now be recalled.

52. Horistonotus flavidus, sp. nov.

Pale yellowish testaceous, sparsely fulvo-pubescent, shining; of the
same form as H. simplex, but a little smaller and distinctly more slender.
Head densely punctulate with numerous coarser punctures intermixed.
Antennae feebly serrate, very slightly longer than the head and prothorax.
Prothorax subquadrate, hind angles not divergent, sides straight and
nearly parallel for three-fourths their length; surface moderately convex,
with the usual double punctuation, the coarser punctures rather fine and
scarcely smaller posteriorly. Elytra but little wider than the prothorax;
sides parallel and very feebly arcuate to apical two-fifths, apex elliptically
rounded; striaa moderate, rather coarsely punctate at base, more finely
toward the apex; intervals rather sparsely, confusedly punctulate. Sides
of prothorax beneath coarsely punctate, the punctures separated on an
average by little more than their own diameters; metasternum less
coarsely, abdomen finely, sparsely punctate, the minute punctures pres-
ent over the entire surface. Claws as in H. simplex.

Length, 6 mm.

Several specimens were received by Dr. Fenyes from
Palm Springs. The specimens were probably taken in
June, at electric light.

This species may follow H. simplex, to which it is
most closely related. It differs in its more slender form,

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paler color, more shining surface, less widely separated
eyes, and coarser punctures of the prosternal flanks. In
all my examples of H. simplex the last joint of the
maxillary palpi is externally sinuate toward the apex;
this is not at all evident in H. flavidus.

53. Agrilus gibbicollis, sp. nov.

Kobust, olivaceous bronze, feebly shining, sides of prothorax with
whitish pubescence and efflorescence, elytra with entire pubescent vitta.
Antennae short, scarcely passing the upper margin of the eye when directed
upwards, serrate from the fifth joint, seventh and following joints as wide
as long. Head convex, front densely clothed with short yellowish brown
hair, apparently not impressed. Prothorax nearly as long at middle as
wide; sides rather broadly arcuate in front, posteriorly oblique and dis-
tinctly sinuate before the hind angles, which are a little prominent and
slightly acute; disk strongly convex in front, gibbous when viewed in
profile; surface punctate and concentrically strigose, more strongly so in
front; hind angles moderately carinate; lateral margin sinuate when
viewed from the side. Scutellum not carinate. Elytra a little sinuate at
sides; the abdomen more strongly so, its sides visible from above behind
the middle; tips rounded and serrulate. Prosternal lobe broadly rounded,
subtruncate at middle; prosternal process nearly parallel, the visible apex
truncate; sides of body beneath, and vertical portions of ventral segments
with whitish pubescence and efflorescence. Pygidium without projecting
carina. Claws moderately toothed at middle.

Length, 7 mm.

Described from a single female example taken by Dr.
Fenyes, near San Bernardino, in June. Another speci-
men seen in the Horn Collection was there placed with
A. blandus. The gibbous prothorax with carinate hind
angles, and non-carinate scutellum, easily distinguish
A. gibbicollis from A. blandus, to which it bears only a
superficial resemblance. By Horn's table, it would fall
with A. abductus and A. palmacollis, in both of which
the scutellum is carinate and the thorax normally
convex.

16 October 21, 190L

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54. Agrilus illectus, sp. nov.

Moderately elongate, subcylindrical, cupreo-aeneous, dull above, more
shining beneath; pubescence sparse and inconspicuous, a little closer in a
faint subsutural vitta, and more markedly along the sides of the sterna
and vertical portions of the ventral segments. Antennae piceous, attain-
ing the middle of the prothorax, serrate from the fifth joint, the outer
joints as wide as or a little wider than long. Head broadly, strongly
longitudinally impressed, punctate and strigose. Prothorax a little wider
than long, sides feebly arcuate when viewed from above, sinuate when
viewed laterally; hind angles right, distinctly carinate; surface quite
strongly strigose except along the side margins; dorsal channel distinct
but not strong, lateral impressions well marked. Scutellum indistinctly
carinate. Elytra moderately sinuate; tips rounded, feebly or scarcely
serrulate; disk without trace of costae; surface imbricate. Prosternal lobe
truncate in front, a faint sinus at the middle; intercoxal process broad,
truncate at tip. Abdomen rather sparsely punctate, reticulate at sides.
Pygidium with a fine carina which does not nearly reach the tip. Claws
with a broad tooth.

Length, 5-7.5 mm.

Described from one male and three females taken at
Pomona and Pasadena by sweeping late in June.

The sexual differences are feeble, consisting of a slight
flattening of the first two ventral segments, and the
longer, denser pubescence along the median line of the
sterna in the male. A. illectus would fall near A. im-
pexus by Horn's table, but it is not closely related to
any species.

55. Collops argutus, sp. nov.

Upper surface shining throughout, clothed with erect black and shorter
grayish hairs, the latter sparse and inconspicuous. Head black, labrum
and epistoma yellow, antennae black except the first joint and inner side
of second joint, which are pale. Head distinctly but not coarsely punc-
tate, the punctures separated on an average by their own diameters.
Prothorax transversely oval, fully two-thirds wider than long, entirely
rufous, very finely sparsely punctulate, the punctures a trifle closer at the
sides. Elytra densely moderately closely punctate, rufous, each with two
large black or bluish spots. The two basal spots involve the humeri, and
are confluent anteriorly at the suture; the posterior spots reach the margin

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but not the suture, and frequently join the basal spots. In one example
the elytra are entirely dark except the middle of the lateral margin. Legs
black except the front trochanters and the tips of the front coxee. Abdo-
men black, at times rufous at the middle toward the base.
Length, 4.3-5 mm.

Many specimens have been seen from various locali-
ties in the State from San Diego to Sonoma County.

The coloration of the legs and antennae is very con-
stant in the series studied, and will probably prove a
reliable means of separating the species from C. 4-
maculatus, and others which are similarly colored above.
The prothorax is here wider than in C. 4-inaculatus , but
less transverse than in C. laticollis, which has moreover
a different style of elytral punctuation, and front legs
and abdomen entirely pale.

C. argutus is one of a small number of species having
the first antennal joint in the male elongate and dis-
tinctly excavate or sinuate on its inner face, as seen
from above; and furthermore the claw-like appendage
of the second joint in the male is here much longer
than usual.

56. Malachius inornatus, sp. nov.

Rather robust, dark blue-green throughout; thorax somewhat shining,
elytra dull; clothed sparsely with very short, recumbent pale pubescence.
Head very finely punctulate, moderately shining, a longitudinal impression
within the antennae, and a more or less evident transverse impression,
which is at times reduced to a shallow median fovea. Antennae of the
male moderately strongly serrate, reaching the middle of the elytra; those
of the female feebly serrate and a little shorter. Prothorax transversely
oval, broadly transversely impressed at base, finely, sparsely punctate,
feebly alutaceous. Elytra subparallel (male), wider posteriorly (female),
finely scabrous and punctulate, tip appendiculate in the male, broadly
rounded in the female. Under surface and legs slightly darker in tint;
last ventral of male deeply incised.

Length, 4-5 mm.

Four examples from Pomona.

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The form of the elytral appendix is not easy to
describe. The sutural angle is impressed and extended
on a lower plane into an acute process; inferiorly the
elytron is produced in the form of a broad, somewhat
contorted plate which is deeply sinuate externally near
the apex, the outer angle of the sinuation acute; parallel
to and above the inner margin of the plate is an irregu-
lar process which is attached at base, rounded at tip, its
upper margin bidentate near the base. The entire
appendix is black without lustre, and is sparsely punctate
and pubescent. The epistoma is more or less pale.

M. inornatus is nearest M. auritus and M. thevenetii, but
in the former the thorax is red at sides, and it and the
base of the elytra bear numerous fine, erect hairs in
addition to the usual recumbent pubescence; while in
M. thevenetii the male antennae are pectinate, and in both
the elytra are tipped with red in the female.

57. Malachius pristinus, sp. nov.

Very small, slender, parallel, dull black, not shining, finely punctate;
head very finely, thorax more distinctly alutaceous; pubescence short,
pale, semierect, inclined forward on the prothorax, and outward on the
elytra; mouth, under side of three or four basal joints of antennae, and
sutural angles of elytra, yellow; legs a little paler than the upper surface,
knees of front and middle pair yellowish. Antennae scarcely reaching the
middle of the elytra, very feebly serrate, joints five to ten fully twice as
long as wide. Head feebly impressed. Prothorax transverse, sides nearly
parallel, all the angles rather broadly rounded; base and apex arcuate, the
latter less strongly. Tips of elytra inflexed, each bearing on the vertical
face and close to the suture a slender erect process which extends upward
to the level of the elytra, and is curved forward at tip; the inferior plate
is broad and reflexed at tip.

Length, 2.5 mm.

Found in the Sierras of Los Angeles County.

The small size, dull surface, and peculiar elytral
appendix are peculiar. A single male only has been
seen.

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58. Malachius acutipennis, sp. nov.

Moderately slender; front margin of labrum and epistoma, and under
side of two basal joints of antennae, yellow; head black, prothorax entirely
reddish yellow, or with a small median black spot extending from base to
middle; elytra black with reddish bronze lustre, sutural angles reddish
yellow. Antennae strongly serrate and reaching the middle of the elytra
in the male, a little shorter and much less strongly serrate in the female.
Head and prothorax polished, impunctate; prothorax transversely oval.
Elytra nearly parallel, feebly scabrous and punctulate, appendiculate, the
sutural angle spiniform in the male; wider behind, the sutural angle
broadly rounded in the female. Legs and lower surface, except prothorax,
black, without well denned metallic lustre; hind tibiae pale in the male.

Length, 4-5 mm.

Specimens taken at Pomona.

The form of the elytra and the appendix in the male
is not very different from that in M. spinipennis, to
which this species is evidently related; the color of the
elytra, however, is bluish in M. spinipennis, the pro-
thorax is broadly black at middle from base to apex, and
the male antennae are pectinate.

59. Malachius directus, sp. nov.

Not very slender; greenish black; prothorax with sides broadly yellow;
apex of first, and entire second joint of antennae, yellow on the under side.
Head and prothorax polished, subimpunctate; elytra scabrous, less shin-
ing. Antennae in the male reaching or slightly passing the middle of the
elytra, rather strongly pectinate from the fifth joint; the third joint trian-
gular, as wide as long; fourth with a shorter branch than those of the
following joints. In the female the antennae scarcely pass the humeri,
and are moderately serrate, the widest joints a little longer than wide.
Prothorax transversely oval. Elytra appendiculate in the male, the ap-
pendix consisting merely of a single, somewhat crumpled plate, which is
but slightly inferior; the tip strongly rounded and more or less reflexed.

Length, 3.5 mm.

Found in the Sierras of Los Angeles and San Ber-
nardino counties.

In the specimens which are to be regarded as types,
the elytra are not tipped with yellow; other specimens

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which are, however, quite surely the same thing, have
the tips very narrowly yellow. These latter resemble
M. mixtus quite closely, but this latter species has the
elytra non-appendiculate in the male.

• 60. Malachius nigrinus, sp. nov.

Slender, shining, black, without evident metallic lustre, the mouth,
labrum, and epistoma, under side of the first three antennal joints, and a
very narrow margin at the hind angles of the prothorax, yellow. Surface
very finely, sparsely punctulate, with short sparse pale pubescence, and a
few longer, erect dark hairs. Antennae slightly passing the middle of the
elytra and moderately pectinate in the male; scarcely reaching the middle
of the elytra, and rather strongly serrate in the female. Head with a
small median and the usual lateral impressions. Prothorax transverse;
when viewed from above, the apex is nearly truncate, the sides nearly
straight and parallel for a short distance, then broadly rounding into the
base, which is rather strongly arcuate. Elytra parallel or nearly so in
both sexes, the apices not appendiculate in the male, but separately
rounded and not evidently produced in either sex.

Length, 3-3.2 mm.

Taken in the Sierras near San Bernardino and at
Lake Tahoe.

There is no variation in the eight examples seen.
The small size, narrow form, and almost entirely black
color may be relied upon to distinguish this species
from all others having the antennae of the male pecti-
nate, and the elytra non-appendiculate. The length of
the antennal branches is approximately equal to the
diameter of the eye as seen from the front.

61. Malachius prolixicornis, sp. nov.

Slender, black, feebly bronzed, surface shining throughout; prothorax
very narrowly margined with yellow except (in some specimens) for a
short distance at the middle of the apex; mouth-parts, labrum and ep-
istoma yellow; antennas more or less pale toward the base; legs pale,
femora clouded except at base. Antennae in the male strongly pectinate
from the fifth joint, reaching or even passing the tips of the elytra; in

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the female feebly serrate, not reaching the middle of the elytra. Head
with the usual frontal impressions, surface polished, finely, sparsely
punctulate. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, widest in front of the
middle, sides sinuate before the hind angles, apex a little wider than the
base, all the angles rounded; surface polished and sparsely punctulate;
pubescence tine, semirecumbent, intermixed with longer, erect hairs.
Elytra parallel (male), or a little wider behind (female); a little less
shining than the prothorax, but with similar pubescence; punctuation
sparse and fine; tips obliquely, separately prolonged in the male, broadly
rounded in the female, narrowly yellow in both sexes.
Length, 3.3-3.6 mm.

Described from three males and one female from
Pasadena, kindly given the writer by Dr. Fenyes, who
took them with others by beating.

The form of the prothorax, and the extravagantly
long antennae with branches half as long as the elytral
width, render this the most remarkable species of the
genus yet discovered in our territory.

Following is Horn's table enlarged to include the new
species here described. This table is perhaps not the
best that could be devised, but as a thorough revision
of the Malachiini is much needed, it has not been
thought advisable to attempt a thorough investigation
of the genus at this time. It is quite certain that there
are other undescribed species of Malachius in collections.

TABLE OF SPECIES OF MALACHIUS.

Antennae of male serrate.

Elytra not appendiculate in the male.

Antennae with the second joint similar in length and form to the

third; size large (Atlantic Region) M . ceneus.

Antennae with second joint much smaller than the third; greenish
black, with small yellow spot at sutural angle in both sexes;

size small (California) M. biguttulus.

Elytra appendiculate in the male.

Tips of elytra not spiniform in the male, the appendix visible from
above.

Thorax with the sides broadly reddish yellow; both it and the
elytra, especially toward the base, with numerous erect
hairs; elytral tips reddish in the femaleonly...Jf. auritus.

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Thorax entirely dark; erect hairs nearly or quite wanting.
Entirely dark blue-green; antennae strongly serrate; size

large (4-4.75 mm.) M. inornatus.

Dull black, sutural tips yellow, antennas feebly serrate;

size small (2.5 mm.) M. pristinus.

Tips of elytra spiniform in the male, the appendix not visible

from above M . acutipennis.

Antennae pectinate in the male.

Elytra appendiculate in the male.

Appendices not visible from above M. spinipennis.

Appendices visible from above.

Elytra of male either entirely yellow or tipped with pale
rufous; appendix slender; hind tibiae yellowish testa-
ceous M. mirandus.

Elytra of male entirely blue, appendix long but not very

slender; legs blue-black M . thevenetii.

Smaller, surface lustre greenish; appendix broad, rounded at

tip M. directus.

Elytra not appendiculate in the male.

Prothorax wider than long, antennae (male) shorter than the body.
Elytra bluish with broad oblique pale vitta from humerus to

sutural angle M . macer.

Elytra bluish tipped with yellow in both sexes M. mixtas.

Elytra entirely black, sides of thorax broadly reddish yellow;

form rather stout M. ulkei.

Elytra black with slight greenish lustre, tipped with yellow
in both sexes; thorax with sides very narrowly pale;

form slender M . montanus.

Almost entirely black without metallic lustre; form slender.

M. nigrinus.

Prothorax longer than wide, antennae (male) fully as long as the
entire body M. prolixicornis.

62. Listrus .definitus, sp. nov.

Slender, parallel; black, shining; pubescence black and cinereous; the
black hairs forming a rather wide median thoracic vitta, which is a little
dilated posteriorly; at the apical third of the elytra is a wide transverse
fascia, which is a little prolonged anteriorly along the suture; and between
the fascia and the base is a longitudinal series of three spots on each
elytron, with occasionally faint indications of one or two smaller spots near
the fascia. Head rather sparsely punctate; antennas reaching (female) or
slightly passing (male) the hind margin of the prothorax, joints two to
five pale, all the joints longer than wide. Prothorax very slightly longer

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than wide, sides moderately, arcuately divergent and rounding into the
base; basal angles not evident, apical angles very obtuse, rounded; punctu-
ation moderately strong, closer than on the head, a little coarser but not
denser at the sides. Elytra more coarsely punctate. Legs entirely pale.
Length, 2.3-2.5 mm.

Described from a small series taken at Pasadena, in
April, by Dr. Fenyes.

In the male the tibiae are armed as usual, the fifth
ventral segment is truncate and just perceptibly sinuate
at tip, the elytra rounded as usual at the apex. In the
female the fifth ventral is evenly rounded at the tip, and
the elytra are separately, acuminately produced at the
apex. The prothorax is longer than wide, — a character
entirely unique among our species, — and the peculiar
elytral sexual characters mark this as the most interest-
ing species of the genus yet discovered. It should stand
at the end of the genus.

The species of the genus are rather closely allied and
difficult to determine with the existing literature. It
seems not to have been noticed, or at least recorded,
that the males of all species have the tibiae on all the
feet mucronate at tip. The mucros of the front and
hind tibiae are long and acute, though moderately stout,
while that of the middle tibia is short and blunt. I
have not been able to detect any such armature in
the females. The males are often more slender than
the females, and in some species, at least, the antennae
in this sex are distinctly longer.

63. Dasytes musculus, sp. nov.

Moderately elongate and convex, feebly shining; black throughout except
the mandibles, which are more or less pale, and the tibiae and tarsi, which
are inclined to become picescent. Pubescence coarse, cinereous, rather
dense, short, closely recumbent, uniformly distributed. Head rather
finely, not closely punctate; frontal impressions nearly obsolete, eyes not

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very prominent. Antennae scarcely reaching the hind margin of the pro-
thorax, feebly incrassate, joints four to ten as wide as or (the outer ones) a
little wider than long. Prothorax nearly as wide as the elytra across the
humeri; sides rather strongly rounded behind the middle, convergent and
feebly arcuate anteriorly, rounded posteriorly into the base, the basal
angles scarcely denned; margin serrulate and with close set, even fringe
of recurved hairs; disk moderately strongly, not closely, punctate, the
lateral rugose area not limited by a distinctly impressed line, but well
denned by the break in the vestiture. Elytra fully one-half longer than
wide, distinctly wider posteriorly, apex obtusely rounded; disk finely and
not closely punctate. Beneath with fine, sparser, appressed pubescence;
the anterior portion of the body more evidently punctate, the abdomen
very finely so.

Length, 2.2-2.6 mm.

Described from eight examples taken at Pomona,
Pasadena and Riverside.

D. musculus agrees with D. lineellus in the coarse,
closely appressed vestiture without trace of erect hairs,
but differs in its smaller size, less robust form, and uni-
form disposition of the pubescence.

64. Dasytes clementae, sp. nov.

Moderately elongate and convex, polished, black with strong greenish
aeneous lustre, legs entirely rufotestaceous; palpi and antennae blackish,
the latter with the first three or four joints pale, the basal joint sometimes
more or less obscure. Pubescence entirely luteo-cinereous, rather long,
suberect, consisting, especially on the elytra, of somewhat uniformly
mixed, shorter, more inclined and recurved, and longer, a little less in-
clined, hairs. Head narrower than the prothorax, sparsely, moderately
finely punctate, and with the usual frontal impressions. Antennae (male)
distinctly longer than the head and prothorax, joints all longer than wide;
in the female scarcely longer than the head and thorax, the intermediate
joints barely longer than wide, the eleventh as long as the two preceding
in both sexes. Prothorax about one-half wider than long, widest and
rather strongly rounded behind the middle, quite strongly convergent in
front, a little less so behind; hind angles obtuse but distinct, front angles
rounded, side margins serrulate; disk finely, sparsely punctate, with an
abruptly limited rugose area. Elytra less than half wider than the pro-
thorax, slightly wider behind the middle; apex broadly rounded, finely
distantly serrulate; disk rather sparsely but moderately coarsely punctate.
Beneath finely, sparsely punctate and pubescent.

Length, 2.5-3 mm.

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Described from specimens collected on San Clemente
Island.

D. clementce is a near ally of D. dissimilis, but is quite
distinct from the latter species because of its stouter
form, more strongly aeneous lustre, longer, less uniform
pubescence, and entirely pale legs.

65. Dasytastes insularis, sp. nov.

Black, elytra slightly bronzed; head, prothorax, legs, and antennae,
except the three outer joints, rufous. Pubescence much inclined and
without trace of erect hairs; punctuation rather tine and sparse throughout,
a little coarser toward the base of the elytra than elsewhere. Head a little
convex, front scarcely impressed, eyes moderately prominent. Antennae
subequal in length to the head and prothorax, joints four to ten as broad
as long, the outer submoniliform; eighth a trifle smaller than the seventh
and more evidently smaller than the ninth; eleventh as long as the two
preceding combined. The eighth joint is usually quite pale like all that
precede, but is sometimes a little obscure. Prothorax unusually convex,
about one-third wider than long, widest near the middle, base and apex
subequal; sides rather strongly rounded, and distinctly sinuate before the
hind angles, which are obtuse but defined; margin serrulate and with an
even fringe of recurved hairs; pubescence dark. Elytra about two-thirds
longer than wide, widest behind the middle, strongly transversely im-
pressed from side to side behind the base, the sides sinuate behind the
humeri; apex obtusely rounded; pubescence luteo-cinereous in the trans-
verse impression and at the apex, but otherwise dark. Beneath finely
punctate and sparsely pubescent.

Length, 1.8-2 mm.

Specimens taken on Santa Catalina Island.

D. insularis is a very singular species, which how-
ever must be placed in Dasytastes because of its feeble,
ungual appendages and the lack of lateral rugose area
on the pronotum. It is without much doubt confined
to the island. It should follow D. bicolor in Casey's
table.

66. Elasmocerus calif ornicus, sp. nov.

This Californian species, which passes as terminatus
in some collections, and as " n. sp." in others, seems

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surely distinct from the eastern species, and the above
name is therefore proposed for it.

The chief differences noted are as follows: —

Elasmocerus terminatus. Elasmocerus calif ornicus.

Antennae 10-jointed, the last joint Antennae 8-joiuted (male), 9-

in the female fully as long as the jointed (female); the last joint in

preceding joints combined. the female scarcely as long as the

preceding joints combined.

Punctuation, especially of the Punctuation comparatively fine,
elytra, closer and much coarser.

Prothorax yellow, with a larger Prothorax black,
or smaller discal spot.

Elytra with lateral margin pale in Elytra with a transverse median

front, the transverse median pale pale spot which usually reaches

spot feeble, or with only a slight nearly to the suture, but is rarely

inward prolongation of the yellow marginal; the margin of the elytra

margin. not pale in front of the spot.

Abdomen entirely yellow in the Abdomen more or less yellow

male, the sixth segment black in along the middle, the sides black in

the female. both sexes.

Legs black. Legs bicolored.

In the male the three or four antennal joints follow-
ing the second are so short and closely connate that
they are difficult to count. In the single male of E.
californicus here described the number of joints is surely
eight, but other examples will, perhaps, show the num-
ber to be nine, as in the female. Specimens from both
middle and Southern California have been seen by the
writer.

Hemiptychus.

The species of this genus are moderately numerous
in the United States, but they offer so little in the way
of differential characters that their identification is a
matter of much difficulty. The following species seem
in one or two respects so different from any known to
us that the very brief diagnoses here given should be
sufficient for their recognition.

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67. Hemiptychus integer, sp. nov.

Dark brown, moderately elongate, oval, a little more suddenly rounded
in front; sides of prothorax more convergent and less curved than usual.
Surface moderately shining, finely pubescent, the pubescence not con-
cealing the surface sculpture, which is fine, the coarser punctures present
as usual, but inconspicuous. Sides of elytra with two complete marginal
stride, and a third within these two, extending from the humerus to the
middle. Superior outline when viewed in profile not at all gibbous, but
equally curved before and behind. Ventral sutures arcuate anteriorly at
the middle.

Length, 2.3-2.8 mm.

Collected at Lake Tahoe.

The entire lateral str-ise, with the inner accessory one,
are peculiar to this species.

68. Hemiptychus luteotectus, sp. nov.

Elongate-elliptical, rufocastaneous, densely clothed with short, recum-
bent luteous hair, which nearly conceals the surface sculpture; this how-
ever, when visible, is seen to be very fine, with the coarser punctures
sparse and finer than usual. The lateral strise of the elytra are two as
usual, and extend from the apex to a little in advance of the middle. In
well preserved specimens the vestiture is denser, in narrow lines on the
disk of the elytra, giving a feebly vittate appearance. The form as seen
from above is equally rounded at the extremities; when viewed in profile
it is a little more strongly arched in front. The length is four-fifths
greater than the width.

Length, 2.9-4 mm.

Taken at Riverside, Palm Springs and Yuma.

69. Hemiptychus palliatus, sp. nov.

Similar to the preceding, but distinctly smaller and stouter, being barely
one-half longer than wide, and more densely clothed with yellowish white
recumbent hair, which completely conceals the surface. The form when
viewed in profile is more strongly convex, with the declivity much longer
and more gradual posteriorly than in front.

Length, 1.9-2 mm.

Collected at Yuma.

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70. Polycaon megalops, sp. nov.

Allied to P. confertus, with which alone it can be compared because of
its ten- jointed antennae. It differs most conspicuously in the very large
and prominent eyes, which are separated by three times their own diam-
eter when viewed from the front, while in P. confertus they are distant
fully six times their own diameter. Further differences are ad follows:
prothorax distinctly wider than long, not canaliculate, the transverse
impression less distinct, the granulation less dense; elytra two and one-
half times as long as the head and prothorax (scarcely more than twice as
long in P. confertus), rather sparsely punctate, much as in the male of
P. confertus, but not at all granulate towards the sides and apex; second
and third tarsal joints with only a group of projecting hairs, instead of
the densely matted brushes which in P. confertus assume the appearance
of membranous lobes.

Two examples have been seen, both apparently
females; one, in the writer's collection, is 5 mm. in
length, the other, in the collection of Dr. Van Dyke, is
7 mm. long. The larger specimen barely reaches the
stature of the smallest P. confertus, which varies in
length from 7.5 to 10.5 mm.

Specimens taken at Pomona, Los Angeles County.

71. Aphodius ungulatus, sp. nov.

Oblong, scarcely broader posteriorly, antennae testaceous, club not
darker; head piceous, margin paler; sides timbriate posteriorly; surface
not distinctly tuberculate, punctures moderate, a little finer and sparser
at the middle; clypeus emargiuate and distinctly though not sharply
angulate at sides. Thorax piceous with paler side margins, about one-half
wider than long, sides parallel, slightly arcuately nan-owed in front, mar-
gins finely and rather sparsely fimbriate with short hairs; hind angles
obtuse; disk finely, rather sparsely punctate at middle, more closely and
coarsely at sides, with larger punctures intermixed; marginal basal line
distinct at sides but tending to become obsolete at middle. Elytra dull
yellow, immaculate, but with a lateral, not very sharply defined, fuscous
shade reaching from the humerus to beyond the middle; striae fine, with
fine punctures which are well separated, interspaces nearly flat, with two
more or less regular series of punctures which are about equal to those of
the strise. Beneath brownish, abdomen paler; surface alutaceous, abdo-
men and sterna, except at sides, sparsely punctate. Mesosternum not

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distinctly carinate. Anterior tibiae smooth in front, externally tridentate,
above crenate, first tarsal joint shorter than the second; first joint of hind
tarsi as long as the next two.
Length, 5-5.75 mm.

Occurs at Pomona and Pasadena, though rarely, dur-
ing December and January.

The claws are very slender and distinctly longer than
in any other species observed. There are slight differ-
ences in the length and stoutness of the spurs of the
front tibise in the five examples from which the descrip-
tion is drawn, but it is not certain that these differences
are sexual in nature. A. ungulatus must be placed next
to A. serval, from which it may be easily distinguished
by the unspotted elytra, shorter first joint of hind tarsi,
and longer claws.

72. Amphicoma cooperi Horn.

This cannot be placed as a synonym of A. ursina, as
is announced by Horn in his review of the species of
this genus * A. ursina differs from all our remaining
species of the genus in the eyes, which are more widely
separated on the vertex than the width of the front
between the antennae, and in the hind tibise, which
have but a single spur, characters which are quite
independent of sex, and which appear to have escaped
previous observation. A. cooperi is in accord with the
other species in these particulars, and if it is to be placed
with either of the described species it must be with A.
canina. It seems best for the present, or until a careful
study can be made with ample material, to hold the
species as distinct, separating it from A. canina by its
smaller size and non-maculate elytra.

* Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., Vol. X, 1882, p. 119.

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73. Idoemea calif ornica, sp. nov.

Slender, cylindrical, brownish testaceous, pubescent; thighs a little
paler at base. Head wider than the thorax, eyes broadly contiguous on
the vertex. Antennae slightly longer than the body in the female, nearly
twice as long as the body in the male, clothed externally with rather dense,
very short, erect hairs, which become sparser and longer toward the base.
Prothorax cylindrical, a little dilated at the middle; surface finely, closely,
but somewhat unevenly punctate. Elytra about three-fourths wider than
the prothorax, gradually feebly narrowed behind, closely and a little more
-coarsely punctate than the thorax.

Length, 13-16 mm.

Beaten from live-oak, and taken at electric light at
Pomona and Pasadena, during April and June. There
is a specimen from Yuba County in the Horn Collection.

/. californica is very similar to I. fulleri in a general
way, but the latter is somewhat stouter and more coarsely
punctured, the eyes are well separated on the vertex,
and the antennae in the male are described as being but
little longer than the body.

74. Eusattus difficilis Lee.

This species was based upon a series, part of which
was taken at San Diego and part at Vallecito. An ex-
amination of the Le Conte material shows that two
species were confused under this name. The San Diego
specimens, which may be considered the true E. diffic-
ilis, differ from every other species known to me in
possessing a well developed scutellurn. The Vallecito
specimens are apparently identical with a species which
was described by Le Conte as E. convexus, his type com-
ing from near Long's Peak, Colorado. This species he
describes as closely resembling E. difficilis, and subse-
quently it was placed in synonymy. E. convexus is a
rather common species, occurring from El Paso, Texas,
westward to the desert regions of California, while

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E. difficilis, so far as the observation of the writer goes,
is confined to the coast region about San Diego. It is
obvious from the above that the name convexus must
be restored.

75. Notoxus caudatus, sp. nov.

Moderately elongate, piceous brown, legs somewhat paler, the thoracic
horn rufous; the elytra are best described as brownish black, each with
two testaceous spots, one transversely oval about two-fifths from the
apex, the other antemedian, larger, subtriangular, extending forward
laterally to the humeral umboue; or the elytra may be described as tes-
taceous, with a triangular scutellar area, a median band, and the apex
broadly dark; these dark areas confluent both along the suture and side
margin; the apex of the elytra is in some specimens narrowly, indefinitely,
and indistinctly paler. Pubescence cinereous, fuscous in great part on the
darker portion of the elytra, intermixed with sparse, longer, semierect
hairs. Head nearly flat, rather closely but not deeply punctate; eyes
about twice as long as the tempora. Prothorax transversely globose, the
horn broad, dilated, the margin crenulate at sides except in front, crest
rather strongly elevated, distinctly margined, the margin feebly or scarcely
crenulate; surface of prothorax sparsely, finely punctate at middle, more
closely at sides. Elytra widest just behind the middle, the apex rather
suddenly obtusely rounded and nearly similar in the sexes. In the males
there is a small, rounded, impressed area immediately before the middle
of the apex of each elytron; this area is clothed with short, dense, closely
recumbent cinereous hair; in the same sex the pygidium is strongly pro-
duced to an acute point, the sides of the process are sinuate before the
apex; and the fifth ventral is broadly, arcuately emarginate, the limiting
angles of the emargination being sharply defined and a little reflexed. In
the female the elytra and tip of abdomen are unmodified.

Length, 3.1-3.5 mm.

Described from a series of eight specimens collected
at Santa Fe, New Mexico, by Dr. A. Fenyes.

N. caudatus is perhaps most like N. nuperus in general
facies, but the extraordinary sexual characters of the
male are nowhere approached in our species. There is
considerable variation in the extent of the pale spots of
the elytra, more especially the anterior ones, which are
in some specimens almost lacking.

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76. Xylophilus brunnescens, sp. nov.

Elongate-oblong, moderately convex, rufotestaceous, the elytra becom-
ing darker posteriorly, head and under surface brownish, legs and antennae
paler; integuments shining; pubescence pale brown, moderate in length,
not dense. Head much wider than the prothorax, sparsely, finely punc-
tate; front concave between the eyes, declivous anteriorly, the epistomal
suture fine and feeble. Eyes moderately large, separated on the front by
about three-fourths their own width, the inner margin faintly emarginate;
tempora parallel and about one-third the length of the eyes. Antennae
fully two-thirds the length of the body, scarcely thicker apically; first
and third joints subequal, second joint half as long, joints four to ten
subequal, a little shorter than the third, last joint a little longer and wider
than the tenth, pointed. Prothorax subquadrate, sides parallel and im-
pressed at the middle and again at the front angles, disk with a trans-
verse, subbasal impression; surface more closely and a little less finely
punctate than the head. Elytra nearly twice as wide as the prothorax,
punctuation coarse, the punctures separated by rather less than their own
diameters toward the base, but somewhat finer and less close apically.
Beneath shining, the sides of the metasternum with sparse, coarse punc-
tures, the abdomen finely, very remotely punctate. First abdominal
suture nearly obliterated but traceable at sides. The first and second
segments are subequal, the third a little shorter, fourth equal to the sec-
ond, fifth one-half longer than the fourth, the apex evenly rounded, the
disk unmodified. Front and middle thighs slender, the posterior stout
and densely pilose beneath; first joint of hind tarsi about three times as
long as the remaining joints united, and about three-fourths as long as
the tibia. Front tibise with a short, slender spur at the inner apical
angle.

Length, 2.3 mm.

Described from a single male taken in the San Ber-
nardino Mountains, in July.

By Casey's table X. brunnescens must be referred to
his genus Vanonus. It differs from any of the species
there mentioned in its color and the stout hind thighs,
and apparently from all except X. wickhami in the well
developed tempora. It should be placed before X. wick-
hami. The spur of the anterior tibia will very likely
prove to be a male character.

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77. Xylophilus nucleus, sp. nov.

Elongate-oval, subdepressed, brown, prothorax red-brown, legs and an-
tennae testaceous; surface moderately shining, pubescence fine, sparse,
and recumbent. Head finely, closely punctate, front convex, epistomal
suture obsolete; eyes large, not evidently pilose or emarginate, extending
to the base of the head, distant on the front by a little more than their
own width. Antennae about half the length of the body, not distinctly
thickened externally; second joint but little shorter than the first or third,
these subequal, the following joints very slightly decreasing in length to
the eleventh, which is subequal to the two preceding united. Prothorax
small, much narrower than the head, transverse, scarcely narrowed in
front, disk deeply, transversely impressed posteriorly; surface closely,
rather finely punctate. Elytra elongate-oval, twice as wide at middle as
the prothorax, disk obliquely impressed each side near the base, surface
finely punctate, the punctures separated by from two to three times their
own diameters. Beneath sparsely, finely punctate; middle coxse separated
by their own width; ventral segments decreasing slightly in length toward
the apex, the last segment a little longer; suture between the first two
segments completely obliterated at the middle third, but very distinct
laterally. All the legs very slender, the hind femora unmodified; basal
joints of hind tibiae equal to the remainder.

Length, 1-1. 4 mm.

Two examples taken in the San Bernardino Mountains.
78. Xylophilus constrictus, sp. nov.

Oblong-oval, subdepressed, piceous or piceo-testaceous, antennae and
legs paler. Head and thorax finely punctate; elytra more strongly and
closely so. Head wide, front slightly convex, epistomal suture distinct;
eyes not obviously emarginate or pilose, separated on the front by rather
more than twice their own width; tempora scarcely evident. Antennae
rather slender, reaching the middle of the elytra; first joint short; second
smaller, subglobose, one-half as long as the third; joints three to ten
gradually decreasing in length, the eleventh as long as the third. Pro-
thorax narrower than the head, transverse, deeply constricted behind the
apex, and again, but less strongly so, along the basal margin, the con-
strictions in both cases extending entirely across the disk. Elytra oblong-
oval, sides broadly arcuate and subparallel, twice as wide at middle as the
prothorax. Middle coxae narrowly but distinctly separated, ventral seg-
ments slightly decreasing in length, the last a little longer than the pre-
ceding; the suture between the first two segments distinct throughout.
Legs very slender; basal joint of hind tarsus slightly shorter than the
remainder.

Length, 1.5 mm.

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Specimens from the Sierra Madre Mountains (Los
Angeles County) and Lake Tahoe.

Described from two examples, in which no sexual
characters were observed. The peculiar structure of the
prothorax will at once distinguish the present species
from any previously described. Neither nucleus nor
constrictus can properly be referred to any of the
numerous genera lately proposed by Casey, and for a
variety of reasons it seems best for the present to use
the old name Xylophilus.

79. Rhynchites aeratoides, sp. nov.

This species is almost the exact counterpart of /?. aratus, from which it
seems constantly to differ in the more closely punctate head, broader front,
more prominent eyes, and the presence in the male of a longitudinal median
impressed line on the first three ventral segments.

R. ceratus is somewhat variable in the cephalic char-
acters mentioned, and while the writer has seen no
specimens that approach the Californian form very
closely in this respect, there would be some hesitancy in
separating them were it not for the peculiar abdominal
characters of the males above mentioned, the detection
of which is due to the observation of Mr. Frederick
Blanchard, to whom examples were sent for comparison
with the eastern specimens in his cabinet.

R. (cratoides occurs at Redondo (on Eriogonum cine-
reum), Pomona and Pasadena, from March to June.

80. Cleonus pacificus, sp. nov.

Robust, parallel, clothed with moderately dense, recumbent, squami-
form, cinereous pubescence; the disk of the thorax, except two dorsal
vittse, and the sutural interval of the elytra, glabrous. Beak stout, some-
what dilated at tip, sides and tip glabrous, carinate above in basal two-
thirds, not very coarsely or deeply punctate, frontal impression feeble.
Prothorax a trifle wider than long, sides parallel in basal half, thence mod-
erately rounded and convergent, without apical constriction; basal lobe

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augulate; disk with moderate basal depression, obtusely carinate ante-
riorly; punctuation rather strong, sparse, and unevenly distributed.
Elytra a little more than twice as long as wide, about one-third wider than
the prothorax; hunieri obliquely rounded; apices divergent but not pro-
duced; the series of rather fine punctures unimpressed except the sutural;
third and sixth intervals moderately elevated at base. Beneath speckled
with subdenuded punctures. Legs moderate, lobes of third joint of hind
tarsi completely spongy pubescent beneath.
Length, 13 mm.

A single specimen was taken on Astragalus crotalarce,
at Redondo, in April.

According to Casey's table the species should come
between G. inornatus and C. canescens.

81. Cleonus erysimi, sp. nov.

Elongate, subparallel, densely clothed with rather fine whitish recum-
bent squamiform hairs which nearly conceal the sculpture; the disk of the
pronotum, except two anteriorly convergent dorsal vittae, and the sutural
and eighth elytral intervals, glabrous. Beak nearly three-fourths as long
as the prothorax, scarcely broader at tip, densely, finely punctate with
coarser punctures intermixed, more or less distinctly carinate, frontal
impressions well marked. Prothorax slightly longer than wide, sides
straight and nearly parallel almost to apex, where they are feebly narrowed
and slightly constricted; basal lobe moderately prominent, rounded or
truncate at apex; basal excavation not deep; disk obtusely prominent
anteriorly along the median line, but not distinctly carinate; coarser
punctures sparse at middle, more numerous at sides. Elytra but little
wider than the prothorax, apices divergent but not produced, punctures of
striae not coarse, the striae not impressed; third and sixth intervals feebly
elevated at base. Lower surface and legs about as usual.

Length, 7.5-11.5 mm.

Many specimens have been seen, occurring only on
the flowers of Erysimum asperum. on the sand-hills over-
looking the ocean at Redondo; March and April.

The sutural interval is pubescent at base and through-
out its outer fourth, and the eighth is thinly clothed
posteriorly. The ocular lobes are nearly wanting. The
third joint of hind tarsi is completely spongy pubescent

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beneath. C. erysimi would be associated with C. quad-
rilineatus Chev., but this is said to have the thorax
distinctly carinate and (according to Le Conte's descrip-
tion) the third joint of the hind tarsi is not brouder
than the second and not spongy beneath.

82. Anthonomus apertus, sp. nov.

Short, stout, black, moderately shining, without aeneous lustre, clothed
sparsely with white pubescence, which is more conspicuous beneath.
Beak somewhat variable, rather long, shining and more or less punctate
at the apex, dull and more or less longitudinally strigose and sulcate
behind the insertion of the antennae; frontal fovea distinct, punctiform.
Antennae testaceous, club piceous; funicle seven- jointed, slender, its sec-
ond joint slightly longer than the third, outer joints scarcely as wide as
long. Prothorax about twice as wide as long, sides moderately rounded,
more strongly in front, apex feebly constricted, punctuation strong and
rather close. Elytra short, abruptly more than one-third wider than the
prothorax, sides parallel to beyond the middle; strife moderate, punctures
rather fine, not very closely placed; intervals wide, feebly convex, slightly
transversely rugose; scutellum densely clothed with white pubescence.
Femora all armed with a distinct spiniform tooth; front and middle tibiaa
slightly curved inward at tip; tarsi piceo-testaceous, the first joint of an-
terior pair about one-half longer than the second; claws armed with a
moderately long tooth.

Length, 1.75-2.25 mm.

Several examples were taken at Riverside and Los
Angeles.

A. apertus belongs to the scutellatus group, and is
most closely related to A. ebeninus, from which it differs
greatly in size and also in several minor details. It
resembles A. morulus very closely, a specimen sent to
Dr. Horn being so determined, but aside from the
group characters, it is more shining, with more slender
antennae, and longer femoral teeth.

83. Anthonomus helianthi, sp. nov.

Pitchy brown, beak red-brown, legs paler; densely clothed with elongate
greyish white scales which become faintly yellowish on the middle of the
prothorax and on the basal portion of the third (sometimes also the second

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and fourth) elytral interspace, and still more faintly on the fifth interspace
behind the middle. Beak a little longer than the head and prothorax in
the male, still longer in the female, finely carinate behind the insertion of
the antennae. Antennae slender, inserted beyond the middle in both
sexes; funicle seven- jointed, second joint of funicle two-thirds as long as
the first and equal to the third and fourth together. Prothorax slightly
wider than long, narrowed from base to apex, sides nearly straight in
basal half, thence more rounded and feebly constricted before the apex;
surface densely punctured, the sculpture, however, entirely concealed by
the vestiture. Elytra distinctly wider at base than the prothorax, humeri
rounded, sides parallel to the middle, striae apparently finely impressed.
Legs moderate, front and middle femora armed with a very small, acute
tooth; the hind tibiae in the male straight externally, dilated internally at
the apex, the dilated portion with parallel sides. Claws with a long, slen-
der tooth which is in contact with its fellow at the tip.
Length, 2.75-3 mm.

The species is described from two males and one
female beaten from sunflowers, April 20, at Pomona.

It belongs to the subgenus Cnemocyllus, and should be
placed before A. subvittatus, at the head of the group.

84. Anthonomus tahoensis, sp. nov.

Elongate-oval, black, leg.s and beak sometimes entirely or in part reddish
brown; antennae rufous, club darker; clothed rather sparsely above and
beneath with uniformly cinereous scales; the scales vary a little in form,
being somewhat broader on the parapleurae, but they are as a rule sub-
parallel and about twice as long as wide, not in the least overlapping and
scarcely in mutual contact, so that the color of the derm is not concealed.
Head finely sulcate between the eyes, the latter moderately convex, their
hind margins slightly free; beak rather long, evenly arcuate, rather densely
but not very coarsely punctate in the male, smoother in the female. An-
tennae not very slender, second joint of funicle a little longer than the
third, the latter subequal to the fourth. Prothorax nearly as long as
wide, sides broadly arcuate and quite strongly convergent, feebly con-
stricted at apex; surface rather coarsely and closely punctate, strongly
shining. Elytra abruptly fully one-third wider at base than the prothorax,
sides subparallel in basal two-thirds, thence gradually narrowed, apex para-
bolically rounded. Striae fine and rather finely punctate, intervals wide,
nearly flat, and almost smooth. Last ventral segment scarcely longer than
the preceding in either sex, not relatively longer in the male. Legs slender;
front thighs not more stout, and armed with a slender, acutetooth; hind

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tibiae of male a little beiit at tip, the inner margin quite deeply sinuate; in
the female the hind tibiae are scarcely bent and much less deeply sinuate
internally, but are visibly stouter than the others and very decidedly
stouter than the corresponding ones in the male. The apical mucro is
curved downward. Claws with long, slender, approximate teeth.
Length, 2.75 mm.

Described from a single pair given the writer by Dr.
Fenyes, who took them at Tallac (Lake Tahoe) early in
July.

A. tahoensis is most closely related structurally to A.
subvittatus, but differs from it and all other members of
the subgenus in its sparse vestiture.

85. Anthonomus stolatus, sp. nov.

Elongate-oblong, pitchy brown; legs, beak (except extreme tip) and
antennae, reddish brown; extremely densely clothed above and beneath
with broad, rounded, overlapping scales; the scales become narrower on
the head and along the middle of the abdomen, and are very small and
especially densely matted on the scutellum; the prevailing color is pale
yellow, varied with yellowish brown on the upper surface, the prothorax
showing three pale vittae, and the elytra exhibiting indistinctly the usual
pale markings, viz., a post-scutellar sutural line, a line on the fourth
interval behind the middle, and another on the sixth interval beginning at
the base; these markings at best are faint, and some examples show
scarcely a trace of them. Beak as long as the head and thorax (in the
male) or somewhat longer (in the female), parallel, moderately strongly,
evenly arcuate, glabrous except at base, punctate and carinate at sides,
more finely punctate and scarcely carinate above. Head densely clothed
with scales, apparently with an elongate puncture or short sulcus between
the eyes, the latter moderately convex, their posterior margins not free.
Antennae rather slender, third funicular joint two-thirds to three-fourths
as long as the second and a little longer than the fourth. Prothorax dis-
tinctly wider than long, sides evenly, arcuately convergent and moderately
constricted before the apex, which is about three-fifths as wide as the base;
surface coarsely, densely, deeply punctate, the sculpture however entirely
concealed by the vestiture. Elytra slightly wider at base than the pro-
thorax, sides parallel to apical third, striae of moderate closely placed
punctures, intervals feebly convex, and nearly smooth, shining. Last
ventral segment longer than the preceding and somewhat longer in the
male than in the female. Legs as usual; the front thighs feebly toothed;
claws with a moderately long, acute tooth, which is approximate to its
fellow.

Length, 2.3-2.6 mm.

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The description is drawn from seven examples, all of
which are from San Diego or the vicinity.

The hind tibiae are apparently very slightly more
strongly sinuate along the inner margin in the males,
but this difference is hardly enough in itself to suggest
the placing of this species in the subgenus Cnemocyllus;
the affinities in other respects are, however, obviously
in that direction, and A. stolatus should find a place
near decipiens, from which, and all others of the sub-
genus (except possibly A.ligatus), it differs in the almost
entire lack of sexual difference in the posterior tibiae;
from A. ligatus it may be separated by color and also
the longer ungual teeth.

86. Epimechus arenicolor, sp. nov.

Elongate-oblong, color of derm varying from testaceous to rufous, the
thorax and abdomen usually darker and the legs and antennae paler than
the elytra; moderately densely clothed with broadly oval, pale, dull yel-
lowish scales, which are nearly uniform in color throughout and as a rule
do not overlap, but become denser or even strongly imbricate in the posi-
tion of the usual paler vittae in Cnemocyllus. Head clothed with sparser,
more elongate scales; eyes feebly convex, hind margin not free; front
narrow, the eyes separated by a distance distinctly less than their own
width as seen from the front; beak moderately long and evenly arcuate,
punctate in longitudinal series, not distinctly carinate above at base;
antennal funicle, slender, second joint one-half longer than the third.
Prothorax evidently transverse, sides subparallel at base, gradually arcu-
ately narrowed in front, apex very slightly constricted; surface deeply,
rather densely punctate. Elytra slightly wider at base than the prothorax,
sides parallel to apical third, apex rather narrowly parabolically rounded;
strial punctures nearly as wide as the intervals, the latter feebly convex
and slightly rugose. Last ventral segment (in the male) longer than the
two preceding united. Femora rather stout, the anterior feebly toothed;
hind tibiae (in the male) distinctly but not strongly curved at apex; claws
simple.

Length, 2-2.5 mm.

All specimens seen are from Arizona — Phoenix (Strom-
berg) and Palomas.

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This species must by the simple claws be placed in
Epimechus, but in every other respect it is closely allied
to the members of the subgenus Cnemocyllus. The
ungual teeth in Anthonomus vary greatly in develop-
ment, and it is to be doubted whether the genus Epi-
mechus, which is apparently founded on this character
alone, will prove tenable. A similar condition of affairs
obtains in Apion, which it has not been thought proper
to divide although there is more to warrant a separa-
tion than in the present instance.

E. arenicolor by its comparatively dense scaly vesti-
ture must be associated with E. nevadicus and E. cemulus
(see following description); it is, however, less densely
clothed than either of these, and of quite a different
color; in the extreme length of the last ventral of the
male (females have not been seen) it differs conspicu-
ously from all allied forms; this segment in other spe-
cies of Epimechus, in fact, being scarcely at all longer
than the fourth. The claws in E. nevadicus, E. areni-
color, and E. cemulus are distinctly smaller than in the
non-squamose species of the genus E. adspersus, E. mim-
icus, etc.

87. Epimechus aemulus, sp. nov.

Elongate-oval, densely clothed with whitish and grayish brown scales,
giving the species an appearance closely resembling E. nevadicus, with
which it agrees in most points of structure. The white scales are, how-
ever, more conspicuous on the elytra, and are chiefly confined to the
alternate intervals, beginning with the second. There is a transverse
fascia of the darker scales in the usual position behind the middle, begin-
ning on the third interval and extending to the sides of the elytra; this
darker fascia is bordered both before and behind by a conspicuous spot of
white scales on alternate intervals, and on the fourth and sixth these
white scales extend to the base of the elytra. The lateral pale vittaa of the
thorax are nearly lacking in the type. The funicle of the antennae is
seven-jointed, the second joint much longer than the third, the latter equal
to the fourth. Last ventral equal to the preceding.

Length, 3.1 mm.

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Described from one example of doubtful sex taken at
or near San Diego.

It is distinguishable at once from E. nevadicus, its
nearest ally, by its larger size and seven-jointed funicle.

88. Ceutorhynchus pervestitus, sp. nov.

Oblong-oval, densely clothed throughout with broad, overlapping scales
of whitish, pale brown, and dark brown intermingled. Antennas inserted
at the middle of the beak; piceous; funicle seven-jointed. Beak moder-
ately elongate, punctate and striate, smoother and more shining at tip,
squamose at base; front concave, vertex finely carinate; eyes concealed in
repose. Prothorax about one-third wider than long, sides subparallel
from base to middle, then rather suddenly rounded into the deep apical
constriction; apical margin elevated, notched at middle; lateral and dorsal
tubercles prominent, those on either side apparently joined by a trans-
verse elevation; dorsal channel deep. In addition to the vestiture above
mentioned, there are sparsely placed blackish, erect, piliform scales,
which are more noticeable at the sides and in a patch on either side of
the dorsal channel at base. Elytra about one-third wider than the pro-
thorax, sides nearly straight, a little narrowed behind; each interspace
with a row of blackish, erect, linear scales like those on the prothorax;
the alternate intervals on the disk, beginning with the second, tessellate
with patches of these scales; the scales proceeding from the strial punc-
tures are long, bristle-like, and closely recumbent. Femora moderate,
distinctly toothed; last joint of tarsi equal to the two preceding; claw&
with a rather small but acute subbasal tooth.

Length 2.75 mm.

Described from a single example taken at Bakersfield,
The type is a male, having the last ventral segment
vaguely concave, and the middle and hind tibia? unguic-
ulate. The vestiture is so dense as to entirely conceal
the color and sculpture of the integuments, but they
are probably much the same as in allied forms. Thia
species must be referred to the subpubescens group,
from all the members of which it differs greatly in
appearance.

89. Baris heterodoxa, sp. nov.

Oblong-oval, moderately robust, black without distinct aeneous lustre,
surface of pronotum polished between the punctures, that of the elytra

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shining but minutely sculptured; setae nearly lacking on the pronotum,
the elytra with scattered but somewhat numerous subsquamiform, white,
recumbent hairs which are about as long as the width of the interspaces.
Head finely, 'sparsely punctate; beak as long as the prothorax, moderately
stout, strongly, evenly arcuate, closely punctate. Antennal funicle rather
slender; the second funicular joint about as long as wide, following joints
; gradually more transverse but only slightly increasing in width, the eighth
less than half as wide as the club. Prothorax distinctly transverse, sides
nearly parallel and feebly arcuate from base to apical fourth, then strongly
rounded and constricted at the apex; surface densely punctate except to-
ward the middle of the disk, where the punctures are separated by nearly
their own width; a distinct fusiform, impunctate median line from the
apical third nearly to the base. Elytra a little wider than the prothorax
and scarcely twice as long; sides very slightly convergent behind, rather
broadly but subparabolically rounded at apex. Striae shallow, with dis-
tant, moderately well defined punctures; intervals about three times as
wide as the striae, all very numerously, confusedly punctate, the punctures
as a rule not more than one-fourth the width of the intervals. Abdomen
shining, moderately coarsely, but not densely punctate. Prosternum
densely, coarsely punctate, the intercoxal process rather less than half the
ooxal width.

Length, 3.7 mm.

One specimen taken in Los Angeles County.

In the vestiture and sculpture of the elytra this species
is perhaps the most extraordinary in our fauna. The
second and third intervals are just visibly wider than
the others, but the punctuation is equally close and
confused from base to apex on all. B. heterodoxa seems
to fall between B. vespertina and B. oblongula in Casey's
^able, but is evidently not closely related to either.

90. Baris monticola, sp. nov.

Elongate-oval, moderately convex; black throughout, with very faint
aeneous lustre; surface rather strongly shining. Head finely, sparsely
punctate; beak three-fourths as long as the prothorax, strongly curved,
rather stout, strongly and closely punctate at sides, more finely and less
-closely above, especially toward the apex. Antennae about as usual, the
basal joint of the club constituting a little less than half its mass, pol-
ished but pubescent toward the apex. Prothorax very little wider than
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COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 269'

then strongly rounded and with a very short apical constriction; surface
strongly and rather coarsely punctate, the punctures as a rule separated
by less than their own diameters; they are somewhat finer and less close
at the middle of the disk anteriorly, and at the extreme sides are more or
less coalescent, forming longitudinal rugae; disk without median smooth
line or with but faint traces of it. Elytra a little less than twice as long
as the prothorax, slightly wider, the sides feebly convergent posteriorly
and broadly elliptically rounded at apex; striae rather fine, moderately
deep, obsoletely punctate; intervals flat, about two and one-half times as
wide as the striae; the second and third fully three times as wide as the
striae; second, third, and ninth with more or less confused punctuation,
the other intervals with a single series which is, however, somewhat con-
fused or irregular at base; the punctures as a rule not more than one-third;
as wide as the intervals, and distant from each other by about their own
diameter. Beneath rather coarsely and closely punctate; prosternum
nearly flat, the front coxaa separated by rather more than half the coxal
width.

Length, 3.4-4 mm.

Described from a good series taken by Mr. F. S.
Daggett in Bear Valley (San Bernardino Mountains),,
at an elevation of about 6,400 feet.

B. monticola would fall next to B. aprica according to-
Casey's table, but it is very distinctly different in its
finely punctate elytral intervals, among other charac-
ters. The prothorax is scarcely more strongly declivous
in front, as is described of the section in which the
elytra are less than twice as long as the prothorax, and
to which B. monticola is therefore referred. The setse
of the upper surface are very short and inconspicuous.

91. Sphenophorus tardus, sp. nov.

Moderately robust, black, feebly shining. Beak one-half the length of
the prothorax, distinctly arcuate, moderately compressed; punctuation
sparse and minute except at base, the usual puncture between the eyes,
before the puncture a short, fine, impressed line. Prothorax longer than
wide, sides evenly arcuate, a little convergent anteriorly, apex constricted;
surface without grooves or elevations, densely, moderately coarsely punc-
tate, with a narrow, median, smooth space, or line, which reaches neither
base nor apex. Elytra not at all, or scarcely wider, and but little longer,.

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than the prothorax; striae moderately deep and rather finely punctate on
the disk, more coarsely so at sides, those of the seventh and eighth striae
being wider than the striae and thus encroaching on the intervals; inter-
vals flat, alternating in width, the narrower ones uniseriately, the wider
ones biseriately, but all more or less irregularly punctate, the punctures
rather coarse and very closely placed. Under surface more shining, rather
coarsely but less densely punctate than above. Femora moderately
punctate.

Length, 6.5-9 mm.

Numerous specimens have been seen, taken at or near
San Bernardino.

The species may stand at the end of Division A of
Group V of Horn's Synopsis.

INDEX TO GENERA OF COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

Names of new species in heavy faced type.

ABRJEUS 97

Acanthocinus 151

Acanthoscelis 198

Acmaeodera 119

Acmaeops 149

Acneus 106

Acritus 97

volitans 238

Actenodes 118

Actidium 80

Actium 63

Actobius 69

formosus 221

Acylomus 82

Acylophorus 67

Adaleres 188

Adalia 84

Adasytes 127

Adelocera 107

Adoxus 154

Adranes 61

^gialia 136

^gialites 175

175
97

^nigmaticum 82

Agabinus 53

Agabus 53

AgasphaBrops 187

Agathidium 60

virile 219

Aglenus 89

Agonoderus 50

Agrilus 120

Kibbicollis 241

illectua 242

Agriotes Ill

Agronus 188

Agyrles 59

Alsepbus 170

Alaudes 172

Alaus 108

Aleochara 66

Alindria 102

Allonyx 128

Allopogon 106

Alobates 169

Alphitobius 173

Alpbitophagus 174

Amannus 145

Amara 45

Amartus gg

Amnesia 188

Amotus 187

Amphicerus 134

Ampbichroum 73

Amphicoma 139

cooperi 255

Ampbicyrta 103

Amphidora 169

Ampbizoa 51

AMPHIZOID* 51

Anapleus 95

Anaspis 179

Anatis 84

Anchastus 109

Anchomma 88

Ancbycteis 106

Ancyrophorus 77

Androlyperus 157

Aneflus 145

Anelastes 107

Anemia ". 174

Anepsiota 65

Anepsius 163

Anillus 43

Anisodactylus 51

Anisosticta 83

Anisotarsus 51

Anisotoma 59

Anobium 132

Auomala 141

Anorus 106

Anthaxia 116

ANTHICID^E 180

Antbicns 181

Anthobium 79

Anthonomus 195

apertns 262

helianthi 262

gtolatus 264

taliotmsis. . . 263

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Anthophilax 149

Anthrenus 93

ANTHBIBID^E 203

Aphanotus 173

Aphodius 137

ungnlatus 254

Aphorista 87

Aphricus 114

Apion 190

Aplastus 114

Apocellus 77

Apocrypha 174

Apristus 48

Araeoschizus 1 63

Aragnomus 189

Aramigus 190

Argoporis 169

Articenis 61

Artochia 77

Asaphes 113

Asclera 178

Asemobius 77

Asemum 143

Asida 164

Asydates 125

Atamius 137

Atheta 64

Athonseus 98

Athous 112

Atimia 147

Atomaria 91

Attagenus 92

Attalus 125

Auchmobius 9 151

Aulacoscelis 151

Aulanothroscus 115

Auletes 186

Aulicus 129

Aulonium 89

Autalia 66

Axinopalpus 48

BABIA 152

Bacanius 97

Bactridium 103

Badister 46

Bagous 194

Balaninus 199

Bamona 67

Baptolinus 71

pnnctiventris 221

Barilepton 199

Bariiius .199

Baris 198

lieterodoxa 267

monticola 268

Batrisus 63

Batyle U6

Belonuchus 68

Bembidium 42

Berginus 92

Berosus 56

sal in ii.s 215

Bidessus 52

Biotus 61

Bins 170

Blapstinus 171

Blechrus 48

Bledius 75

clarus 228

decfptivua 227

relict u* 228

rust it- us 229

Boletobius 74

Bolitochara 66

Bostrychus 134

Bothriophorus 104

Bracliylobus 50

Brachynus 49

Brachypterus 98

Bi achy tarsus 203

Bradycellus 50

Bradycinetus 13S

Brathinus 78

Brontes 91

Brothylns 144

BRUCHID* 160

Brucbus 160

Bryaxis 6*

Bryobiota 67

Bryoporus 74

BUPHESTID.* 115-

Buprestis 116.

BYHRHID.K 103-

Bytnras 92

CACTOPHAGTTS 200

Caflus 70-

Calandra 200

CALANDRID.E 200

Calathus 46

Callida 48-

Callidium 144

Calligrapha 155

Callimus 145

Callimoxys 145

Calloides ... .146-

INDEX.

273

Calochromus 121

Calodera 65

Caloderma 72

Calopteron 121

Calopus 178

Galosoma 40

Calospasta 185

Cantharis 185

Canthon 136

CAR ABID.E 39

Carabus 40

Carcinops 95

Cardiophorus 108

Carebara 177

Carphoborus 203

Carpophilus 98

Cartodere 101

Cassida 160

Cathartus 90

Catorama 132

Cenophengis 122

Centrinogyna 199

Centrinus 199

Centrioptera 164

Centrodera 148

Centronopus 170

CEPHALOID^E 179

Cephaloon 179

Cephaloscymnus 87

CERAMBYCID.E 142

Cercus 98

Cere yon 58

Cerenopus 169

Cerophytum 115

Cerylon 89

Ceutorhynchus 198

pervestitus 267

Chsetarthria 56, 216

minor 216

ChaBtocnema 158

Chsetophlceus 203

Chalcolepidius 108

Chalcophora 11 5

Chariessa 130

Chilocorus 85 '

Chilometopon 163

Chlsenius 49

Chlamys 153

Choleva 59

Chrysanthia 178

Chrysobothris 117

Chrysochus 154

Chrysomela 155

CHBYBOMELID* 151

Chrysophana 120

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Cibdelie 170

Cicindela 37

CICINDELID.E 37

CUDJE 135

Cilea 74

Cionistes 195

Cis 135

Cistela 177

ClSTELID/E 175

Clambus 60

Cleonus 192

ery si mi 261

pacifieus 260

CLERID^E 128

Clerus 129

Clivina 41

Clytus 146

Cnemeplatia 172

Cnemidotus 52

Cnemodus 163

Coccinella 83

CoCCINELLIDjE 83

Coe Iambus 53

femoratus 212

pedalis 212

Ccelogaster 198

Ccenocara 133

Coelocnemis 169

Coelomorpha 166

Ccelus 166

Ccenopceus 150

Ccenonycha 140

Colaspidea 154

Colaspis 154

Colastus 98

Collops 123

argutua 242

Colon 59

Colpodota 64

CoLYDiiDa: 88

Colymbetes 54

Conibius 171

Coninomus 100

Coniontis 165

Connophron 60

Cononotus 178

Conosoma 74

Conotelus 98

Conotrachelus 197

Copidita 178

Copris 136

Coptocycla 160

Coptotomus 53

Copturus 197

Corphyra 180

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Corticaria 101

CORYLOPHIDtf! 82

Corym bites 113

Corynetes 130

Coscinoptera 152

Cossonus 201

Cotalpa 141

Coxelus 88

Craniotua 161

Cratidus 169

Cregya. . ..• 130

Cremastochilus 142

Creniphilus 57

elegans 218

Creophilus 68

Crepidodera 158

Crossidius 146

Cryphalus 202

Cryptarcha 99

Cryptobium 72

Cryptocephalus 153

Cryptoglossa 164

Cryptognatha 85

Cryptohypnus 109

Cryptophagus 91

CBYPTOPHAGHXE 91

Cryptorhopalum 93

Ctenisis 61

Ctenobium 132

CUCUJID^B 89

Cucujus 90

Cupes 135

CUPESID-S: 135

CtJRCULIONIDS! 190

Cy bister 54

Cybocephalus 99

Cychrus 39

Cyclocephala 141

Cycloneda 84

Cyllene 146

Cymatodera 129

Cymbiodyta 57

Oymindis 49

Cynseus 173

Cyphon 106

Cyrtusa 60

Cysteodemus 183

Cytilus 104

DACNE 88

Dacoderus 163

DactyloBternum 58

DASCYLLHXE 105

Dascyllus 106

DasyceruB . 100

Dasytastes 128

insularis 251

Dasytellus 127

Dasytes 127

elements 250

musculus 249

Decarthron 62

Deleaster 77

Dendrobius 145

Dendroctonus 203

Deporaus 187

Deretaphrus 89

Dermestes 92

DERMESTID.E 92

Derobrachys 142

Deronectes 53

Desmocerus 147

Desmopachria 52

DesmoriB 193

Diabrotica 156

Diachus 153

Diaphorus 47

Dibolia 159

Dicentrus 143

Dicerca 115

Dichelonycha 139

Dinapate 134

Dinocleus 192

Dinoderus. 134

Diodyrhynchus 186

Diploccelus 92

Diplotaxis 140

Dirotognathus 189

Discoderus 50

Disonycha. 157

Ditemnus 123

Ditoma 88

Ditylus 178

Doliema 170

Dolopius in

Donacia 151

Dory tomus 193

Drachylis 179

Drasterius no

Dromaeolus 107

Dromius... 48

Dryoccetes 202

Dryops 105

Dryophthorus 200

Dyschirius 41

affinig 209

duplicatns 209

nnipanctatag 207

Dyslobus 188

Dystaxia . us

INDEX.

275

Dysticheus 189

DYTISCID^: 52

Dytiscus 54

ECHIDNOGLOSSA 64

Echocerus 172

Edrotes 161

Ega 48

Elaphidion 144

Elaphrus 40

Elasmocems 128

californicus 251, 252

Elassoptes 201

Elater 109

ELATERID.E 107

Elatrinus. 110

Eleates 1 74

Elissa 189

Elleschus 196

Ellychnia 121

Elmis 105

Eleodes 167

Embaphion . 168

Emmenastus 162

Emphyastes 192

Endalus 194

Endeodes 124

ENDOM YCHID& 87

Enicmus 100

Ennearthron 135

Epicauta 184

Epierus 95

Epimechus 196

rcmulus 266

arenicolor 265

Epitragus 162

Epitrix 158

Epursea 98

Erchomus 74

Eretes 54

Ergates 142

Eriopis 83

Ernobius 131

Eros 121

EBOTYLID^E 87

Eschatocrepis 128

Esthesopus 109

Euceratocerus 133

Encinetus 106

Encnemis 107

Eucrossus 144

Eucyllus 189

Eudasytes 125

Eulabis 168

Eupagoderes 187

Euphoria 141

Euphorticus 47

Euplectus 63

Eupsophus no

Eurelymis 123

Europ8 103

Eurygenius 180

Eurymetopon 102

Eurypogon 105

eonfusus 239

Euryscopa 152

Eusattus ice

difflcilis 256

Eustilbus 82

notabilis 230

Eustrophus 177

Euthysanius 114

Exema 153

Exochomus 85

histrio 230

FALAGRIA 64

Formicomus 181

Fuchsina 102

GALERIT A 47

Galerucella 166

Gastroidea 155

Geoderces 189

Geodercodes 189

Geodromicus 77

GEORYSSID,E 104

Georyssus 104

Geotrupes 133

Glyptina 158

Glyptoscelimorpha 118

Glyptoscelis 154

Gnathium 184

Gnathocerus 172

Gnathotrichus 201

Gonioctena 155

Gonops 203

Grynocharis 103

Gyascutus 115

Gymnopyge 139

Gyretes 55

GYRINHXE 54

Gyrinus 55

Gyronycha 67

Gyrotus 198

SABROCERUS 74

Hadrobregmus 132

Hadrotes 68

HALIPLID^E 51

Haliplus 51

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Hal tica 157

Haplidus 144

Haploderus 76

Harmonia 84

Harpalus 50

Hedobia 131

Helochares 57

Helodes 106

Helophorus 55

Helops 175

Hemiglyptus 158

Hemiptychus 132, 252

integer 253

Inteotectus 253

pal 1 ial us 253

Henoticus 91

Hesperobaenus 103

Hetaerius 95

HETEROCERID*: 105

Heterocerus 105

Heterothops 67

CM.rbonn.tus 220

Hippodamia 83

Hippomelas 115

HlSTERID,E 93

Hister 94

simplicipes 235

Hololepta 93

Holoparamecus 99

Holopleura 145

Homalium 78

Hoplandria 64

Hoplia 139

Horistonotus 108

flu v id us 240

Hybodera 145

Hydaticus 54

Hydnobius 59

Hydnocera 130

Hydrsena 56

Hydrobius 57

Hydrocharis 56

Hydrochus 55

HYDROPHILID^B 55

Hydrophilus 56

Hydroporus 53

Hydroscapha 81

HYDROSCAPHID^: 81

Hydrotrupes 53

Hygrotus 52

Hydrovatus 62

Hylastes 203

Hylesinus 203

Hylotrupes 143

Hylurgops 203

Hymenorus 176

Hyperaspidius 86

Hyperaspis 85

excelsa 232

spicul i nota 232

Hyperplatys 150

Hypnoideus 109

Hypophlceus 174

Hyporhagus 177

Hypothenemus 202

iDffiMEA 151

califor iiica 256

Ilybiosoma 53

Iphthimus 169

Ipochus 150

IPS 99

Ischnonemis 146

Isoglossa 66

Isomira 176

LACCOBIUS 57

Lacconotus 177

Laccophilus 52

Lachnophorus 47

Lachnosterna 141

Lsemophlffius 90

Lamprorhiza .... 121

LAMPYRID* 121

Languria 87

cal if ornica 235

Lapethus 89

Lara 104

Lasconotua 88

L.\T Hill DIID.-K 99

Lathridius 100

Lathritriaeum 78

Lathrobium 72

Latbropus 91

Lebasiella 130

Lebia 48

Lema 152

Leptacinus 70

Leptalia 148

Leptinotarsa 155

Leptorus 73

californicus 224

longipennia 225

Leptoschema 112

Leptotrix 158

Leptura 149

Leptusa 67

Lepyrus 191

Lesteva 77

Ligyrus 141

INDEX.

277

Limnebiua 57

Limnichus 104

Lirnnobaris 199

Limonius Ill

Lina 155

Liodes 59

Lispinus 79

Lissonotus 145

Listrochelus 141

Listronotus 192

Listrus 127

definitus 248

Litargus 92

Lithocharis 73

Lixus 192

Lomechusa 65

aiigusta 219

Longitarsus 158

Loricera 40

LUCANID.E 135

Ludius Ill

Luperodes 157

Lyctus 134

Lypsimena 151

MACRONYCHUS . ... 105

Macropogon.. 105

Macrops 192

Macrorhoptus 195

Macrorhyncholus 201

Magdalinops 195

Magdalis 194

MALACHID^ 123

Malachius 124

acatipennis 245, 248

clirevtus 245, 248

inornatns 243, 248

nigrinus 246, 248

pristinug 244, 248

prolixicornis 246, 248

Malacopterus 144

Mallodon 142

Malocorhinus 157

Malthodes 123

Maseochara 66

Mastinocerus 122

Matheteus 121

Mecynotarsus 183

Mecysmus 170

Medon 72

Megapenthes 110

Megastemum 58

Megarthrus 79

Megataph rus 88

Megeleates 174

Megilla 83

Megobriuni . . 145

Melanactes 114

MELANDRYID&: 177

Melanophila. 116

Melanophthalma 101

Melanotus Ill

Melasis 107

Meligethes 99

Melee 183

MELOID^E 183

Meristhus 108

Merotemnus 173

Metachroma 154

Metaclisa 173

Metaleptus 146

Metamasius 200

Methia 151

Metophthalmus 100

Metopotoma 200

Metrius. 41

Micracis 202

Microglossa 66

Microlipus 124

Micromastus 197

Micropeplus 80

Microphotus 121

Microrhopala 159

Microschatia 164

Miloderes 188

Mimetes 188

Minyomerus 187

Molorchus 145

Monarthrum 201

Monilema 150

Monohammus 150

MONOMMID^E 177

Monotoma 103.

MONOTOMID^E 103

Monoxia 156

Mordella 179

MORDELLID^E 179

Mordellistena 179

Morius 63

Motschulskium 80

Mycetina 87

Mycetochares 176

MYCETOPHAGIDjE 91

Mycetophagus 91

Mycetoporus 74

Mycterus 178

Mylacus 189

Myllsena 67

Myochrous.. 154

Myodites 186

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Myrmechixenis 92

Myrmecochara 66

Myrmedonia 65

Mysia 84

NACERDES 178

Naemia 83

Narpus 105

Narthecius 90

Nausibius 90

Nebria 40

Necrophilus 58

Necrophorus 58

Necydalis 148

Nemognatha 184

Neoclytus 147

NITIDULID* 98

Nitidula 99

Nocheles 188

Noinaspis 183

Nomidius 188

Noserus 163

Nosodendron 103

Nothus 177

Notibius 171

Notiophilus 40

obscurna 207

Notoxus 182

caudatus 257

Nyctoporis 164

OBEREA 151

Ochodaeus 138

Ochthebius 65

costipennis 214

wickhami 213

Octotemnus 135

Odontffius 138

Odontosphindus 135

Odontota 159

<EDEMERID^E 178

CEdionychis 157

<Eme 144

Olibrus 82

Oligomerus 131

Oligopterus 72

Oligota 67

Olisthserus 74

Oniophron 39

Omosita 99

Ornus 37

•Oncerus 139

Oniticellus , 136

Onthophilus 95

Onychobaris 199

Oodes 50

Ophistomis 150

Orchestes 196

Orimodema 188

Orphilus 93

Orobanus 79

Oropus 63

Orsodacna 152

Orsonyx 140

Orthocis 135

Orthoperus 82

Orthoptochus 189

Orthoris 199

Orus 73, 222

femoratus 224

f rater iius 223

moii t it 11 UH 223

parallelus 223

punctatus 223

Othius 71

OTHNIIDJE 177

Othnius 177

Otidocepbalus 194

OXIORHYNCHIDJE 187

Oxacis 179

Oxoplus 146

Oxygonus 113

Oxylsemus 89

Oxypoda 66

Oxyporus 75

Oxytelus 76

Ozognatbus 131

PACHYBRACHYS 153

Pachyphanes 193

Pachyplectrus 138

Pachyta 148

Pactopus 115

Psederus 73

Palaeoxenus 107

Palaminus 73

Panormus 189

Papusus 60

Paragoges 197

Parandra 142

Paraptochus 188

PARNID^E 104

Paromalus 95

Patrobus 44

Pediacus 90

Peleuomus 198

Peltis 103

Pentaphyllus 174

Pentaria 179

Pericompsus 44

INDEX.

279-

Perigona 47

Perimegatoma 92

Peritelinus 189

Peritelodes 189

Peritelopsis 189

Perothops 115

Perthalycra 99

Petalium. 132

PHALACBID.E 81

Phalacrus 81

Pbaleria 173

Phellopsis. 163

Philhydrus 57

con j u u c t us 217

Pbilonthus 68

Philophuga 49

Phloeodes 163

Phlceonemus 88

Phlceopora 65

Phlceosinus 203

Phlceotrya 177

Phobetus 141

Phodaga 186

Pbtbora 172

Pbyconomus 103

Phycoccetes 194

Phyllobrotica 156

Pbyllotreta 159

Phyllotrox 194

Phyrnapbora 87

Pbymatinus 188

Phymatodes 143

Piazurus 197

Pinacodera 49

Pinodytea 59

Pinophilus 73

Pityobius 112

Pityopbagus 99

Pityopbthorus 201

Placonycha 106

Plagiodera 155

Plastocerus 114

Platycboleus 59

Platydema 174

Platynus 46

Platystethus 76

Plectrodes 140

Plegaderus 97

Pleocoma 138

Plesiocis 135

Pleuropborus 137

Plocbionus 49

Pocadius 99

Podabrus . 122

Podapion 191

Poecilobrium 145.

Pcecilonota H6

Pogonocherus 151

Pogonus 44

Polemius 123

Polycaon 134

megalops 254

Polycesta 113

Polyphylla 141

Polystoma (55

Pontomalota 64

Poreospasta 134

Priacma 135

Priognathus 173

Prionus 142

Pristonychus 45

Pristoscelis 125.

Promecotarsus 194

Protinus 79

Prostomis QQ.

Psammodius 135

PSELAPHIDiE . 61

Pselaptrichus 62

Pselaptus 62

Psephenus 104

Pseudebseus 125.

Pseudobaris 199.

Pseudomorphus 51

Pseudopsis 75

detrita 226

in i ii u tu 227

Psoa 134

Psylliodes 159

Psyllobora 84

Ptenidium 80

Pterostichus 44

inermig 211

Pterotus 121

Ptilinus 133

Ptilium 80

PTINID^E 139.

Ptinodes 132

Ptinus 130

Ptomapbagus 59

Ptosima 120

Purpuricenus 146

Pyrochroa 183

P YKOCHBOlDiE 183

Pyropyga 121

Pyrotrichus 148

PYTHID^K 178

QUEDIUS.

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REICHENBAOHIA 62

Revelieria 101

Rhagium H8

Rhagodera 88

Rhantus 54

Rhexidius 63

Rhigopsis 187

Rhinomacer 186

RHINOMACEBIDJE 186

Rhinoplatia. 179

Rhinosimus 178

RHIPICEBID.E 107

RHIPIPHORHXE 186

Rhipiphorus 186

Rhizobiua 87

Rhizophagus 99

Rhodobaanus 200

Rhynchites 186

eeratoidea 230

RHYNCHITID*: 186

Rhyncbolus 201

Rhypodes , 189

Rhyssematus 197

Rhyssemus 137

Rhyssodes 89

RHYSSODID^E 89

Romaleum . 144

Rosalia 145

SACIUM 82

Sagola 63

Salpingus 178

Sandalus.. 107

Saperda 161

Saprinus 96

congobrinus 237

llticolus 236

Sarpedon 107

Saxinis 152

Scalenarthrus 62

SCAPHIDIIDJB 81

Scaphisoma 81

SCARAB/EID.E 136

Scarites 41

Scelolyperus 166

Schizillus 164

Scbizogenius 42

litiffiosua 210

seticollig 209

viilidus 210

Schizonotus 194

Schizopus 118

Sciopithes 188

SCOLYTIDJE 201

Scolytus 202

Scopseodera 73

Scopseus 73

armiger 225

SC YDM^ENID^E 60

Scydmsenus 60

Scymnillus 86

Scymnus 86

dentipes 234

megacephalns 233

mimus 234

tredutus 233

Scyphophorus 200

Scytbropus 190

Serica 140

Sericoderus 82

Sericosomus 113

Sibynes 197

Silis , 122

Silpha 58

SlLPHIDiE 58

Silusa 66

Silvanus 89

Sinodendron 136

Sinoxylon 133

Si palia 67

Sitodrepa 131

Sitones 190

Srnicrips 99

Srnicronyx 193

Smicrus 80

Smilia 85

reveraa 231

Sognorus 61

Somatium 67

Sphaericus 130

SPH^EBIIDJE 81

Sphserites 59

Sphserius 81

Sphenophorus 200

turdus 269

SPHINDID.fi 136

SPONDYLID^E 142

Spondylis 142

Stamodereo 187

STAPHYLINID^E 64

Staphylinus 68

Stenelmis 105

nnbifer 238

Stenochidus 175

Stenocolus 106

Stenolopbus 50

Stenopelmus 194

Stenopodius 160

Stenoptochus 189

Stenosphenus 146

INDEX.

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Stenotrichus 169

Stenus 71

Stereopalpus 180

Stibia 161

Stilicus 73

occid uus 225

Strangalia 149

Sunius 73

Synaphoeta 150

Synchita 88

Synertha 194

Syneta 152

Systena 158

TACHINUS 74

Tachycellus 51

Tachyporus 74

Tachypterus 195

Tachys 43

Tachyusa 65

Tanaops .*. 124

Tanarthrus 182

Tanyrhinus 78

Taphrocerus 121

Tarphiota 65

Tecnophilus 48

Tegrodera 186

Telephorus 122

Tenebrio 170

TENEBRIONIDS: 161

Tenebrioides 102

Teretrius 97

Tetracha 37

Tetragonodera 48

Tetraopes 151

Tetropium 143

Thalpius 47

Tbanasimus 129

Tbeca ] 32

Tbermonectes 54

Thiasophila 66

Thinobius 77

Thinopinus 68

Thinoxenus / 189

Thinusa 66

Thricolema 152

Thricolepis 189

THROSCID^: 115

Throscinus 105

Throscus . 115

Thyce 141

Tilea 77

Timarcba .155

Tinotus 65

Tomicus 202

Toxotropis 203

Toxotus 148

Tracbypachys 39

Trachyscelida 156

Tragidion 146

Trecbus 44

pomonae 211

Triarthron 59

Tribalister 94

Tribalus 94

Tribolium 172

Tricbobaris 199

Tricbochrous 125

Tricbodes £... 129

Tricbodesina 132

TKICHOPTEBTGID^; 80

Tricbopteryx 80

Trichoton 171

Trigonogenius 130

Trigonoscuta 187

Trigonurus 80

Triglyphus 190

Trioropbus 161

Trirbabda 155

Tritoma 88

Trogloderus 168

Trogodendron 129

Trogoderma 93

Trogopblceus 76

Trogosita 102

TROGOSITID*: 102

Trogosma 143

Tropisternus 56

salgamentus 214

Trox 138

Trypopitys 132

Tycbius 196

Tychus 62

Tyloderma 197

Typhlusecbus 163

Typbcea 92

Typopborus 154

Tyrus 61

ULOOH^ITES 148

Dloma 173

Ulosonia 173

Ulus 171

Unamis..... 77

Usecbus... . 163

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VALDA 61

Valgns 142

Vanonus 258

Vectura 128

Vellica 77

Vrilletta... . 132

X.AXTHOCHBOA 178

Xantholinns 70

Xenomycetes 87

Xestobium 131

Xyleborus 202

XyletinuB 132

Xylobius 107

Xylocleptes 202

Xylocritui. 144

Xylophilns 183

brunnescens 258

constrictus 259

nucleus 259

Xyloterns 202

Xylotrechus 147

Xystropus 175

YUCCABOBUS 200

ZABBOTES 160

Zalobius 77

Zarhipis 122

Zascelis 197

Zeugophora 152

Zonitis 184

Zopherus 163

Zuphium 47

ERRATA.

Page 61, ninth line, insert ( ), to read S. (catalinus) angu&tus.

Page 108, second line from bottom, for Horistonatus read Horistonotus.

Page 120, for Crysophana read Chrysophana.

Page 132, under Trypopitys, for temuilineata read tenuilineata.

Page 137, first line, for coelatus read ccelatus.

Page 143, for Decentrus read Dicentrus.

Page 151, nnder Methia, omit ( ) about Linell.

Page 199, under Trichobaris, for metilloides read metelloides.

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