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and grey markings on the wing covers. Antennae nearly as long as the body. Body 

 tapering. 21 mm x 7 mm. 



XylobrechuT insignis Lee. Fall. . Laguna Beach Cal. Head ^d prothorax 



black Wing covers brown with horizontal stripes of yellow. Legs a light brown. 

 Head small and flat. Prothorax sphere-shaped. 20^ mm x 5 1 /, mm. 



Xylotrechus naaticus Mann. Fall. . Claremont, Cal. Dark brown with bronze 



markings on the wing covers. Body quite slender. 14mmx4/>mm. 



ZWrfion a/iaw/a/Hm Lee. Fall. . Laguna Beach, Cal. Black velvety head, 



thorax and legs, with burned orange colored velvety wing covers. Prothorar 

 pointed on either side. Wing covers slightly ridged. 25 mm x 8 mm. 

 Strangalia delicata Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black with the base of the 

 wing covers tan, and red legs. Body slender and wasphke. \\ ing covers large 

 at the base and small at the tip. Antennae as long as the body. Abdomen extending 

 beyond wing covers. 11 mm x 2 mm. 



Z^/>/„,a i*;te»i7u Hold. Fall. . Claremont, Cal. Golden brown with black 



spots. Head small, body large in comparison. Antennae about halt as long as 

 bodv. 14 mm x 7 mm. 

 Lefitura sexspilota Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Dull brown with black spots. 

 Reddish colored legs. Last segment of abdomen extending beyond wing covers. 

 Head small and pointed. Prothorax with a crease in the middle running length- 

 wise. 9 mm x 4 mm. 

 Leptura molybdica Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Dark green head and pro- 

 thorax. Blue wing covers with orange spots at base. Body slender. 5K->mm x 2/ 2 mm. 

 ipochus fasciatus Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Greyish brown with gray mark- 

 ings on wing covers. Body and prothorax both rounded. Head short and nearly 

 as broad as prothorax. Antennae nearly as long as body. 8mrax3"/mra. 



Synaplurta cuexi Lee. . . Claremont, Cal. Grey with brown spots. Antennae 



a little longer than body. Antennae containing few joints. Prothorax pointed on 

 the sides. 20 mm x 10 mm. 



Prionus calif amicus M. . . Claremont, Cal. Large brown beetles. Antennae 



pointed on either side of each joint. Scutellum shaped like a semicircle. Two 

 jagged prongs on each side of prothorax. Antennae in front of the eyes. 

 46^4 mm x 20 mm. 



Asemum mo e stum Hald. Fall. . Claremont, Cal. Black. Head short and flat, 



forming with the prothorax a rounded appearance. Prothorax as broad as body. 

 Antennae short. 12 1 4 mm x 5 mm. 



Criocephalus productus Lee. . . Claremont, Cal. Reddish brown. Antennae 



containing a spine at every joint. Antennae moderately long. Eye patch large, ex- 

 tending back and below antennae. Wing covers curved in at the tips. 37 mm x 11mm. 

 Hylotrupes ligneus Fab. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black with gold markings. 

 Prothorax rounded. Wing covers rectangular. Head small and pointed. 

 11*>2 mm x 3*/2 mm. 

 Phymalodes obscurus Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Dark brown. Antennae 

 as long as body. Prothorax round with lengthwise ridge. Femur of legs shaped 

 like an Indian club. 13 mm x 4^ j mm. 

 Purpuricenus dimidiatus Lee. Fall. Metz. Claremont, Cal. Black with rust red col- 

 ored prothorax and base of the wings. Antennae over half the length of body. 

 15 mmx 514 mm. 



CHRYSOMELID^ 

 Lema trivittata . Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Black and greenish brown 



striped. Stripes running lengthwise. Head and prothorax much narrower than 



the rest of body. Antennae thick. 6^4 mmx 3 mm. 

 Coscinoptera ceneipennis Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Bronze colored with 



grey thorax and head. Prothorax extending over the top of the head. Body short, 



prothorax as broad as body. Antennae very short. Eyes small and bead like. 



7 mm x V/ 2 mm. 

 Saxinis saucia Lee. Fall. Baker. Claremont, Cal. Blue with red spots on both sides, 



at the base of the wings. Short with prothorax extending over the top of the 



head. Wing covers squared at the tips. 5 l / 2 mmx 3 mm. 



