Feb., '08] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 67 



DYTISCID^E. 



Agabus lugens Lee. Rare. 



SILPHID^:. 



Necrophorus nigritus Mann. Two in July. 



COCCINELLID/E. 



Hippodamia convergens Guer. Very abundant on pine. 

 Coccinella polita Casey. A few on pine. 

 Mysia hornii Cr. Only one taken. 

 Chilocorus fraternus Lee. Fairly common. 

 Exochomus californictis Casey. Not rare on manzanita. 

 Hyperaspis sp., near dissoluta Cr. Rare. 

 Scymnus sp. Common on pine. 

 Cleis minor Casey. Several in June. 



DERMESTIDyE. 

 Anthrenus occidens Casey. Abundant on the blossoms of manzanita. 



TROGOSITID^E. 

 Trogosita virescens Fab. September, in decayed pine. 



BYRRHID^E. 



Amphicyrta dentipes Er. June. 



DASCYLLIDyE. 



Cyphon concinnus Lee. Very common on lilac. 



ELATERID^E. 



Adelocera profusa Cand. Very rare; a single specimen on a pine-stump. 

 Alaus melanops Lee. Also rare. June. 



Pityobius murrayi Lee. A few examples taken on wing near ditch. 

 Corymbites cruciatus, var. edwardsia Horn. May, June. Very variable. 



tigrinus Fall. A single specimen on yellow pine in May. 

 Melanactes densus Lee. Occasional in June. 

 Aplastus optatus Lee. June. 



BUPRESTID^E. 



Chalcophora angulicollis Lee. Common in June. 

 Dicerca hornii Cr. Two in June. 

 Trachykele opulenla Fall. A specimen of this rare species was taken in 



August on cedar. 

 Buprestis gibbsii Lee. June, July, August. 



lauta Lee. Fairly common. June to September. 



fasciata ? Two in September. 



Melanophima drummondi Kirby. Rare. August and September. 

 Anthaxia ceneogaster Lap. Not rare. 

 Chrysobothris nixa. Common in September. 



californica. One sp. in September. Rare. 



