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near Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. A specimen 

 is in one of the bottles labelled San Jose del Cabo. This 

 insect agrees so nearly with darker colored specimens of 

 Burt inns notatif>enuis Stal, from Mexico, that I take it to 

 be the same species. 



TivARBUS DivERSiPES Hopc. One specimen is in the 

 collection made by Dr. Giistav Eisen, at San Jose del 

 Cabo. Others were secured at Cape St, Lucas by Mr. 

 John Xanthus. It is a common Mexican species. 



ToLLius cuRTULUS Stal. This is a common insect in 

 parts of southern California. A specimen was found 

 near Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. 



Leptocorisa filiformis Fab. This widely distributed 

 species seems to be common near Cape St. Lucas, where 

 it was taken by Mr. John Xanthus. 



Dasycoris nigricornis Stal. Specimens were cap- 

 tured near Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. 



Ceraleptus americanus Stal. Specimens were taken 

 at San Jose del Cabo, by Dr. Gustav Eisen, and others 

 were found by Mr. John Xanthus near Cape St. Lucas. 



ScoLOPOCERUS SECUNDARius Uhler. One specimen 

 from Lower California was sent to me by Mr. Henr}' 

 Edwards. 



Harmostes refeexulus Say. Specimens of this 

 species have been collected on various parts of the penin- 

 sula. Mr. John Xanthus sent forward a considerable 

 number from the vicinity of Cape St. Lucas. 



Harmostes serratus Fab. This species has not been 

 found in numbers in any part of California. I have ex- 

 amined a single specimen from Cape St. Lucas. 



CoRizus HYALiNUS Fab. This European insect swarms 



