I04 Notes on the Tenebrionidce . [zoe 



Asida cegrota Lee. Inhabits the desert region. Active at even- 

 ing. 



Asida obsoleta Lee. Oceurs in the valleys of the eentral portions 

 of the county. It is said to have been found at San Diego, but 

 I have never observed it so near to the coast. 



Asida muricatula Lee. Abundant at San Diego in August, be- 

 neath dry cow manure, boards, stones, and old tin cans. The do- 

 mestic fowl have caused it to retreat to uninhabited districts. 



Asida a?ig2ilata Lee. Common throughout the county. A large 

 black species, resembling Eleodes but quickly recognized by the 

 angulate sides of the prothorax. 



Co7iiontis elliptica Casey. Although this form is considered iden- 

 tical with robusta, I believe in its validity. The typical robusta oc- 

 curs at Santa Barbara. A careful comparison of the two forms 

 ought to convince the most skeptical as to their being specifically 

 distinct. 



Coniontis siibpiibescens Lee. Occasionally met with. Conspicu- 

 ously pubescent. Length, 9.2-10.8 mm; width, 4.2-4.8 mm. 



Coniontis parviceps Casey. Common about San Diego. Con- 

 spicuously pubescent. Length, 7.0-8.0 mm ; width, 3.4-4.0 mm. 



Coelus globosns Lee. Common in the sand dunes along the sea- 

 shore. A species that varies greatly in form and size; probably 

 some are valid species. 



Eusattus reticulatus Say. There are undoubtedly two distinct 

 species about San Diego. One form, which I consider the present 

 species, has the broad prothorax of its immediate congeners; the 

 other has a narrower prothorax with rather strongly convergent 

 sides, relating it to nmricatus; the epipleural characters agree with 

 the present idea. The elytral sculpturing in the two forms is differ- 

 ent; in the former the surface is raised into a net-work of ridges, 

 while in the latter the surface is quite smooth, although there is a 

 tendenev to rugulosity. This form may be difficilis. Specimens 

 have been identified for me by Dr. Horn, who pronounced them 

 reiiciilatiis; similar specimens were pronounced difficilis by Thos. 

 Casey; in both instances they were the specimens with broad tho- 

 races. Somebody is wrong — a problem for the future. 



Eleodes qiiadricollis Esch. A form referred to this species is com- 



