COLEOPTEKA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 73 



lepida, puberula, sublesta, consanguinea, contigua, luc- 

 taosa, retnisa, gregalis, mimuld, languida. 



Lithocharis. — L. ochraceu, not common, Pomona in 

 June, flying at twilight: alutacea is described from 

 Santa Clara County: quddricollis, from Lake County. 



Stilicus. — S. oGciduus, one example, Los Angeles, 

 August: quadriceps and opaculus are described from 

 ^'Cal." 



Psederus. — P. femoralw, "So. Cal." (teste Horn),* 

 doubtless from the Colorado River region: compotens, 

 common in the vegetable detritus on the shore of Lake 

 Wilson at Pasadena, Ma3^• ustus, abundant along the 

 banks of the Colorado at Yuma. 



Sunius. — S. californicus, not common: longiusculus , 

 frequent. Both are quite widely distributed. 



Scopaeus. — S. truncatice'ps, a single example, Pomona, 

 June, so determined by Casey: armiger, a single speci- 

 men, Pomona, December. 



Scopaeodera. — A few examples of n'dida were taken at 

 Yuma in July. 



Leptorus. — L. texanus, Colorado River, Yuma: califor- 

 nicus, Palm Springs, western border of Colorado Desert: 

 longipennis, one specimen, Pomona. 



Orus. — 0. punctatiLs, common nearly everywhere west 

 of the mountains: fraternus, not rare at Pomona and 

 San Bernardino: montanus, two examples, male and 

 female, San Bernardino Mountains: paralleliis, northern 

 (Napa and Sonoma counties). 



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



Palaminus. — P. lividas, taken on leaves of Salix, Yuma 

 (Le Conte). 



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



