COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 41 



K. rathvoni occurs near Sacramento: ingens and ovipen- 

 nis, in the ** Sierra Nevada," probably middle or north- 

 ern: metallica, 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. — S. suhterraneus, Riverside, April; Yuma, 

 July. 



Dyschirius. — D. tridentatus, D. basalis and D. gibbipen- 

 nis are common near water almost everywhere west of the 

 mountains: pairuelis, San Diego (Le Conte): oineus and 

 analls are common along the Colorado River: marinus, 

 common, and found only on the sea beaches: truncatits 

 (?), rather rare; Pasadena, May; Lake Tahoe, July: 

 nnipunctatus , 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: oeneolus 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. 



