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cover its habits. That it should be so much like an ant 

 without requiring the protection suggested by such mim- 

 icry is well worthy of ardent attention. 



ACANTHIID^. 



Anthocoris antevolens B. White. A few specimens 

 were secured at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. 

 It is in the collection from some other part of California, 

 but it is a widely-distributed form which is known from 

 various, parts of Arizona, Mexico and southern California. 



Triphleps tristicolor B. White. Several specimens 

 were collected at the Calm alii mines and on Marg'arita 

 Island in March and April by Mr. CD. Haines. No. 

 742, three specimens from San Quintin, are too much 

 deformed to be recognizable. 



AcANTHiA lectularia Linn. The common bed-bug 

 is distributed in Lower California as actually as it is in 

 Mexico and California farther north. 



TINGITID^. 



PiESMA cinerea Say. One specimen from Lower 

 California received from Mr. Henry Edwards. The 

 species is found also at Los Angeles, in the vicinity of 

 San Bernardino, and in California farther north, besides 

 the United States generally. 



Teleonemia sacchari Fab. Specimens were taken 

 at San Jorge in March by Mr. CD. Haines. 



Gargaphia opacula Uhler. A few specimens were 

 secured at San Luis and on Magdalena Island in March 

 and April by Mr. C D. Haines. 



Corythuca fuscigera Stal. This species is distrib- 

 uted over most parts of California and Mexico. Speci- 

 mens were taken at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xan- 

 thus. 



