44 Journal of Entomology and Zoology 



Microlipus n. sp. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Grey with orange 



prothorax and the tips of the wing covers orange. Long saw-toothed antennae. 



Prominent eves. 3/ 2 mmxlHram. 

 Attains trimaculatus Motz. Fall. Baker. Laguna Beach, Cal. Orange brown with 



dark brown markings. Bead-like antennas. 2/ 2 mmxl^mm. 

 Attains lobulatus Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black with light brown rim 



around the wing covers. Bead-like antennas. Tip of abdomen showing. 



2 mm x lK> mm. 

 Pristoscclis grandiceps Lee. Fall. . Laguna Beach, Cal. Shiny black. Covered 



with hairs. Long prothorax and head. Long rectangular shaped beetle. 



5 mm x 2 l / 2 mm. 

 Prisotoscelis squalidus Lee. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Shiny 



black. Covered with hairs. Prominent eyes. Bead-like antennae. 2 l / 2 mm x V/ 2 mm. 

 Trichochrous squalidus Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal.; Laguna Beach, Cal. 



Grey, covered with fine grey hairs. Short antennae. Prothorax rounded. 



4 mm x 2 mm. 

 Trichochrous conspersus Casey. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Black 



covered with grey hairs. Short bead-like antennae. 3^mmxl^4mm. 

 Trichochrous sp. . Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Rusty black, covered with 



fine grey hairs. Bead-like antennas. Smmxl^mm. 

 Trichochrous s.p. . Fall. . Laguna Beach, Cal. Black, covered with long 



black hairs. Rather oval-shaped. 3 K> mm x 1 Y 2 mm. 

 Trichochrous tenescens Lee. Fall. Baker. Laguna Beach, Cal. Shiny black. Short 



antennas, thick. 2 mm x 1 mm. 

 Listrus sp. . Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black, with grey markings. Short, 



rather thick, antennae. 2^mraxlmm. 

 Listrus Jifficcis Lee. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Grey with black 



markings. Antennae medium length and rather thick. 3 mm x l l / 2 mm. 

 Listrus famelicus Casey. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black with grey markings. 



Short thick antennas. Quite prominent eyes. 2 l / 2 mm x 1 mm. 



MELOID^ 

 Nemognathus scutellaris Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Yellowish brown. Long 



prothorax. 6^4 mm x 3 mm. 



Nemognatha . Fall. . Claremont, Cal. Brown. 8 mm x 3 mm. 



Epicanta oblita Lee. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal.; Laguna Beach, 



Cal. Black. Slender with small round head. 7 mm x 2 mm. 

 Cantharis auriculata Horn. Fall. Baker. Claremont and mountains near. Bluish 



green with orange on the head. Covered with fine white hairs. 10J/2 mm x 3% mm. 

 Cantharis ceneipennis Lee. Fall. . Claremont, Cal. Green with red prothorax 



and head. Wing covers rough as though covered with fine pores. Abdomen a 



little longer than wing covers. 11 mm x 4 mm. 

 Cantharis childii Lee. . . Southern California. Black with orange around 



front portion of prothorax. Half of abdomen extending beyond wing covers. 



\l]/ 2 mm x \y 2 mm. 

 Cantharis cyanipennis Say. . . Southern California. Peacock green with 



black legs and antennas. Head and prothorax shaped like a house-fly's. Antennas 



very short. 16 mm x S l / 2 mm. 

 Calospota elegans Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black with orange_ markings 



on wings. Last segment of antennas oval shaped. Prothorax triangular with small 



part at the base of the head. % l / 2 mm x 3 mm. 

 Tegrodera erosa Lee. . — . Claremont, Cal. Veins of wing covers are yellow 



with brown background and brown tips. Prothorax is brown. Head is deep 



orange or red. Head contains two deep creases. Prothorax has a deep crease 



lengthwise. 2V/ 2 mm x 9 l / 2 mm. 



MOIDELLID^ 

 Moidclla scutellaris Fab. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black. Prothorax broad as 



the body. Abdomen pointed and extending downward below wing covers. Antennas 



short. 5 mm x 2 mm. 

 Moidellistena <vilis? Lee. Fall. . Laguna. Black. Body tapering to a point. 



ZV 2 mm xl^ mm. 



