COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. G3 



circumstances. The following species are also Califor- 

 nian: informis, fundata, tumorosa, and fusticornis irom. 

 the north; conipar and taphrocera from the middle 

 region; and nevadensis from western Nevada and the 

 adjacent parts of California. 



Bryaxis. — B. foveaia, Yuma, San Diego, Riverside, 

 Pasadena; not common: loripes, Southern California 

 (Casey). 



Batrisus. — B. zephyrinus, B. nionticola and B. cicatri- 

 cosus are from the middle Sierras: occiduus and denti- 

 cauda from the north: pygidialis is described from 

 ''Cal." 



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- 

 taniis, interviipUis and caviccaida, are all from the mid- 

 dle or northern parts of the State. 



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



Sagola. — S. isabeMcv, 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. orbiceps, Los Angeles County (Casey): 

 calif orniciis , not common, Pomona, Pasadena, Ojai Val- 

 ley; by sifting; March to June. 



Actium. — A. calif 07' nicum occurs in same situations as 

 the preceding, and in about equal numbers: candidum, 

 marinicum and brevipenne are described from middle 

 California, and politum, robustuliiin, testaceuin and 

 pacificuin from farther north. 



