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verse furrow. Antennse thick ami finely segmented. Fine liairs exiemling on 

 either side of the abdomen. 3 mm x 1 V-i mm. 



A. jenyon Bernh. . Baker. C'laremont, Cal. Black with dark hrown wing 



covers. Antenna, short and finely segmented. Sinall hairs extend from the ventral 

 side of the abdomen. 3 mm x 1 mm. 



Hap/iJeny fiavipennis Cas. . Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Black 



with grevish brown wing covers. Short, finely segmented antennae. Abdominal 

 segments large and few. 3'.. mmx 1 mm. 



fotilomalota hiikeri Bernh. Bernh. Baker, l.aguna Beach, Cal. Tan or yellowish brown 

 with third segment from the top of the abdomen dark in color. Prothorax with a 

 transverse ridge. Last segment of antcniKE dark in color. 



Tarfi/iiota pal/iJipis Cas. Bernh. Baker. Laguna Beach, Cal. Black. Short fine 

 antennae. 2Vs mmx % mm. 



Tar/>/iiiita patifiiii Bernh. Bernh. Baker, l.aguna Beach, Cal. Black. Medium 

 length antenna with the last segment broader than others. Transverse crease on 

 prothorax. 3 mm x 1 mm. 



Quedius explanalus Lee. . Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Black. 



Antenna; resembling horns and finely seginented. Long prothorax. Last segment 

 of abdomen covered with fine hairs. Other segments contain some hairs. Pro- 

 thorax large and smooth. 12 mmx 4 mm. 



Slafi/iylinus papliyrenus Lee. . Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Black 



with prothorax and wing covers deep purple. Reddish legs and antenns with 

 last two segments of abdomen a dark brown. Antennsc medium length and head- 

 like. Head large and round. Prothorax with a transverse median line. 

 10 mm X 3 mm. 



Creophilus -villosus Grav. . Metz. Claremont, Cal. Black with greenish grey 



markings on wing covers and abdomen. Covered with fine hairs except prothorax, 

 which is smooth. Antenna; clubbed and bead-like. 19 mm x 6 mm. 



Iladnites irassus Man. Fall. . Laguna Beach, Cal. Black. Antenni bead- 

 like. Large prothorax. Legs covered with short hairs. 13' .- mtn x 4 mm. 



Philunllius triiinijulum Horn. . Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black with brownish 



red wing covers. Long legs with fine hairs over the legs and body. Anteni.a; 

 short and club-like. 6 mm x 2 mm. 



I'hitonlhus nii/riliilus Grav. . Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Black. 



Bead-like antennae. Large head and prothorax. 4 inm x 1 hs mm. 



iliilonlhus laniunrnis Steph. . Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black. Narrow oval- 

 shaped head, narrower than prothorax and prothorax narrower than abdomen. 

 Bead-like antenna. S' _. mm x 2' _■ mm. 



Sliiphylhius tarsus Lee. Fall. . Claremont, Cal. Black. Bead-like antenna;. 



Prothorax with a transverse line. Large mandibles. 13' _. mmx 4 mm. 



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Tru/josilii virestens Fab. . . Claremont, Cal.; Reno, Nev. Shinv blue or 



green. Short antennae, long protruding head. Long prothorax. 12' .. mm x 4' _• mm. 



TettehrioiJes catifurniia Horn. Kail. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Dark brown. Ribbed 

 wing covers. Large flat prothorax. Large flat head extending forwaril. Short 

 antennae. 7K' fnii x 2J-.. inm. 



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Ciirphyra nttotis puna Horn. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black both, brown pro- 

 thorax. Prothorax round, head bead-like. 6 mmx 2' .mm. 



S'otnxus rnnstriclus Casey. Fall. Baker. Laguna Beach, Cal. Tan with brown stripe 

 crosswise of wing cover. Head much narrower than prothorax. Proihcuax ex- 

 tending to a point over head, which is turned downwards. 4 mm x 2 mm. 



i\otoxiis sparsus Lee. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Brown with 

 two darker brown stripes running crosswise of wing covers. Prothorax extending 

 to a point over the heail. Head turned ilow ii urulertieatli the large portion of pro- 

 thorax. 3 mm X 1 ' _• mm. 



S'otnxus laliarutus Horn. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Tan with two brown spots 

 and two brown stripes on wing covers. Prothorax and head have same general 

 position and shape as above. Larger than the above one. 4Vj mm x 2 mm. 



