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Luperodes. — L. biviitahi.s is moderately common at 

 San Diego, less so at Pomona; May and June: trmisitus, 

 Santa Barbara: laticeps, occasionally common at Pomona, 

 April and May: torguatvf^, quite common at Pomona, 

 San Diego and Los Angeles: sraaragdinus, Pasadena and 

 Pomona, April and May; not very common: varipes, 

 rather rare in the San Bernardino Mountains, more 

 common farther north, 



Androlyperus. — A. fulvus, "Coast region south of San 

 Francisco." 



Malocorhinus. — M. maculatus, " So. Cal." 



(Edionychis. — (E. violascens is exceedingly rare; I have 

 only once met with it, a series of about a dozen speci- 

 mens having been found beneath stones along the mar- 

 gin of a small stream in the foot-hills near Pomona in 

 November. 



Disonycha. — D. 6-vittata is abundant everywhere on 

 willows, near water; April to July: maritima, one exam- 

 ple taken at Pomona in October. I have seen specimens 

 of pennsylvanica from Lake County, and Mr. Fuchs 

 writes me that it has been found near Los Angeles. , 



Haltica. — H. himarginota is widely diffused and com- 

 mon, at times leing so abundant as to nearly strip the 

 alders of their foliage: carinata is sometimes numerous, 

 especially on grape-vines, and widely diffused: calif or- 

 nica, not common at Pomona and Pasadena, June to 

 October: a.rvginosa, Pasadena, August; Long Beach 

 (Daggett): obolhia, common along the western and 

 southern base of the Sierras, in Los Angeles County, 

 May to September: pmnctipennis , specimens so referred 

 are quite common at Redondo in spring, on low plants 

 above the beach. A single specimen of an apparently 

 undescribed species has been taken in the San Ber- 

 nardino Mountains. 



