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NITIDULID.E 



Nitidula ziczac Say. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Brown with lighter brown 

 markings. Large prothorax. Wing covers covering all but last segment of abdo- 

 men. 4 mm x 2 mm. 



Carpoph'ilus pallipennis Say. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Dark brown with light 

 brown wing covers. Wing covers short. Abdomen pointed. 4 mm x 2 mm. 



oedemerid.l: 



Copidita cyanipennis Horn. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Purple in color. Palpi 



resembling short antenna:. 6 mm x 2J/> mm. 

 Copidita 4 maculata Mob. Fall. Laguna. Light brown with greyish brown wing 



covers. Palpi quite long and prominent. Body long and slender. 1 5 mm x 4 mm. 

 Asclera excavata Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black with brown prothorax. 



Body slender. Palpi protruding forward like antenna?. 6 mm x 2 mm. 

 OTIORHYNCHID.E 



Orphryastes latinostris Lee. Fall. . Claremont, Cal. Dark grey with lighter. 



grey head. Wing covers and prothorax covered with small indentations. Snout 



or trunk large. Prothorax and top of head region have central crease. 



15 mm x 7]/> mm. 

 Eupagoderes varius Lee. . . Claremont, Cal. White with grey stripes 



running lengthwise. Head cream-colored. Antenna? short. Body very rounded. 



10 mm x 5 mm. 

 Rhigopsis effraita Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Dark grey and black. Body 



rough. Short clubbed antenna?. 6 mm x 3 mm. 

 Mi metes setulosus Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Very dark grey. Body 



ribbed lengthwise. Prothorax spherical. Wing covers taper to a point. 



7;/2 mm x 3 mm. 

 Aramigus fulleri. Horn. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Greyish brown. First seg- 

 ment of antenna? extremely long and antenna? clubbed. Eyes are prominent. 



7^2 mm x Z l /2 mm. 

 Scythropus califoricus Horn. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Brown. Body slender. 



Antenna? short and clubbed. Mandibles hard and pointed. 7' A mm x 2)A mm. 



PARNID.E 



Dryops productus Lee. . Metz. Claremont, Cal. Rusty black. Large prothorax. 



8 mm x 3 mm. 



PTINID.L 



Ptinus agnatus Fall. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Brown. Long antenna?. Small 



prothorax and head. Prothorax and head round. Wing covers oval-shaped. Long 



hairs on the body. 2*/> mm x 1J/2 mm. 

 Sinoxylon declive Lee. . . Claremont, Cal. Black with red legs. Large 



broad prothorax with short broad head covered with hairs. 6 mm x 2 l / 2 mm. 

 Polycaon stontii Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont and mountains near. Black. Head 



and prothorax covered with fine hairs. Eyes prominent. Large strong-looking 



mandibles. 19^ mm x 6 S A mm. 



RHIPIPHORID.E 

 Rliipiphorus dimidiatus Fab. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Black 



with yellow wing-covers tipped with black. Antenna? comb-like. Long prothorax 



pointed at the base of the wings. Wing-covers pointed at the ends. 7 mm x2/i mm. 

 Rliipiphorus cruentatus Germ. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont, Cal. Orange 



with black meso and metathorax and black wing tips. Comb-like antenna? and 



long pointed prothorax. 5 mm x 2 mm. 



RHYNCHITIDyE 



Reporaus [R/iytit/iites] glastinus Lee. Fall. Baker. Mountains near Claremont. Dark 

 brown. Long slender head. Long oval-shaped prothorax. Tips of wing-covers 

 rounded. Last two segments of antenna? enlarged. 3^2 mm x 2 mm. 



SILPHID.T. 



Silpha ramosa Say. . . Claremont, Cal.; Reno, Nev. ; Sheridan, Wvo. Dull 



black. Rough wing covers. Finely segmented club-like antenna?. Large, broad 

 prothorax and very small head. 14 mm x 7 mm. 



