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Perothops. — P. ivitticki is rare in the central region, 

 and has been taken sparingly at Kaweah, in Tulare 

 County, by Mr. Hopping. 



Cerophytum. — C. convexieolle is described from Fort 

 Tejon; it is evidently a very scarce insect. 



THROSCID.^. 



Aulanothroscus. — A. validus occurs in the middle 

 Sierras. 



Throscus. — T. sejundus was described from Mojave; 

 a specimen in my collection from Long Beach is so 

 referred: parvulus is recorded from "Mojave and 

 Yuma" (Horn): sericeus is common and quite widely 

 dispersed: mendax is found in the Sacramento Valley. 



Pactopus. — P. hornii has been found in some num- 

 bers flying at twilight about board piles in the San 

 Bernardino Mountains, July. 



BUPRESTID.E. 



Gyascutus. — G. planicosta was found in abundance at 

 Needles by Mr. Wickham: obliteratus has occurred at 

 San Bernardino in June (Fenyes), at Banning, on flow- 

 ers of mesquite, July 3 (Van Dyke), and is reported as 

 being plentiful on low willows in Owens Valley (Horn): 

 cuneatus was described from a single specimen taken 

 with the preceding species in Owens Valley. 



Hippomelas. — H. caUfornicus, Banning, July 3 (Van 

 Dyke); described from San Joaquin Valley. 



Chalcophora. — G. angulicollis is not rare at Lake 

 Tahoe and north. 



Dicerca. — D. californica has been found on Echo 

 Mountain and on Mt. Wilson (Los Angeles County), and 



