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most abundant and characteristic of the California sea-beaches — to 

 Mr. Lewis, and it is possibly sorae of these specimens which have 

 been described by Mr. Schmidt, as he mentions having received 

 them from Mr. Lewis. 



ERRATUM. 



On page 506, after Decarthron longulum, /or " Bndl." read "Lee." It is 

 singular that this mistake should also have been made by Dr. Brendel iu the 

 recent monograph. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE I. 



1. Rafonus tolulse Lee. — apex of venter 9 • 

 g. 2. Sonoma isabellse Leo. — apex of venter 9 • 

 g. 3. Sonoma cavifrons Csy. — apex of venter 9 • 

 g. 4. Sonoma subsimilis Csy. — apex of venter % . 

 g. 5. Arthmius globieollis Lee. — apex of venter % . 

 g. 5a. " '* — antenna^. 



6. Arthmius gracilior Csy. — apex of venter 'J . 

 g. 6a. " *' — antenna % . 



g. 7. Arthmius bulbifer Csy. — apex of venter % . 

 g. 7a. " " antenna % . 



g. 8. Arthmius iuvolutus Csy. — apex of venter ^ . 

 g. 8a. " " — antenna %. 



The antennae are all viewed upon the under surfaee. 



Fig. 9. Tyrus mucronatus Panz. — intermediate trochanter (above) and ante- 

 rior femur (below) % . 

 Fig. 10. Tyrus eorticiuus Csy. — same. 

 Fig. 11. Tyrus humeralis Aube — same. 



Fig. 12. Reiehenbachia wiekhami Bndl. — antenna ^ and 9 , under surface. 

 Fig. 12a. Reiehenbachia tumida Leo. — antenna % and 9 , under surface. 

 Fig. 126. Reiehenbachia complectens Lee. — antenna 9 • 

 Fig. 12c. Reiehenbachia subtilis Lee. — antenna 9 • 



Joints 7 and 8 are drawn relatively too small ; they are subequal in width 

 to the preceding. 



Fig. 13. Ctenisis raffrayi Csy. — maxillary palpus. 



Fig. 14. Sognorus pulvereus Lee. — last two joints of the maxillary palpus. 



