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aleutus, pedoralis, nevadensis and opacus inhabit the 

 region to the north of San Francisco: gentilis and inu- 

 tilis occur about San Francisco: vittaius at San Fran- 

 cisco and at Lake Tahoe: sparsus in the Mariposa 

 region, and ovipennis at Fort Tejon. Since the above 

 was written a specimen of vittatus has been taken at 

 Pasadena by Dr. Fenyes (February). 



Ochodaeus. — 0. calif ornicus, Pomona and Pasadena; 

 very scarce; four specimens only are known, taken on 

 the wing in April and May. 



Pachyplectrus. — P. lajvi.<^, described from Santa Bar- 

 bara. I have seen no examples from California except 

 the type, but have seen two or three specimens which 

 were taken at Phoenix, Arizona, by Dr. H. G. Griffith 

 of Philadelphia. 



Bradycinetus . — B. serratus, Yuma: horni is rare in 

 the country about San Francisco. 



Odontaeus. — 0. obesus occurs near San Francisco. 



Geotrupes. — G. occidentalis, exceedingly scarce, occur- 

 ring in the region to the east of Visalia. 



Pleocoma. — P. piincticoUis, San Diego County (Ju- 

 lian ?): Jinibriat'A, hehrensii, hirticollis, staff, rickseckeri 

 and conjungens all inhabit the central part of the State 

 from San Francisco to the Sierras, but are confined to 

 hilly or mountainous districts. 



Trox. — T. suberosus, one example, San Bernardino: 

 punctatus, one example taken at Yuma, July: gemniu- 

 laius, San Diego County, Pomona; not common: atrox, 

 Pasadena, Santa Monica, Riverside; occasionally occurs 

 in numbers, but generally rarely seen: fascifer, taken 

 by Mr. Fuchs near San Francisco. 



