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scarce, the latter not rare in the San Bernardino Moun- 

 tains in July. An undescribed species depredates upon 

 alders in the locality just mentioned. M. gracilis is 

 apparently not rare in central and northern parts of the 

 State: subti7ictais described from Gilroy (Crotch): gentilis 

 occurs at Lake Tahoe. 



Magdalinops. — M. vittvpennis, ''Cal." 



Macrorhoptus. — M. hispidus, San Diego, June; Po- 

 mona, May: esti'iatus is recorded from Santa Barbara 

 and Warner's Ranch (Crotch). 



Tachypterus. — T. quadrigibbus, "Cal." 



Cionistes. — One example of insolens was beaten from 

 a sycamore at Pomona in October. I have seen numer- 

 ous specimens collected near Bakersfield in April. 



Anthonomus. — Several specimens of peninsularis were 

 taken at Palm Springs in April by Coquillett: confusus, 

 Los Angeles County; rare: sycophanta is common on 

 willows in the vicinity of Los Angeles: apertus, Los 

 Angeles, Riverside, Pasadena; not common; taken by 

 sweeping weeds along roads in April and May: albopi- 

 losus is from the southeastern portions of the State: 

 csneolus is usually rare,, but was taken in some abun- 

 dance during October and November of several successive 

 years, on Solanum nigrum in a cailon near Pomona: 

 ater, one example, on sunflowers at Pomona, April: 

 ochreopilosus, Riverside and San Diego; quite common 

 near the latter place in May: pauperculiis , common at 

 Riverside, Pomona, San Diego, and many other places 

 in our district; taken by sweeping in waste places: 

 ornatiUus is found in similar places but is less common 

 than the preceding: figuratus is unknown to me; it is 

 said to have been taken at Santa Monica: inermis, 



