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PiNDUS socius Uhler. This species was also found at 

 Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. 



Apiomerus crassipes Fab. Specimens in this collec- 

 tion are labeled " S. California." I have examined a 

 variety of this species from Cape St. Lucas. 



Apiomerus flaviventris H. Schf. This species is in 

 the collection of the Cahfornia Academy of Sciences, la- 

 beled "Mex." It is a well-known Mexican species, 

 w^hich inhabits Cape St. Lucas, southern California and 

 Arizona. 



Rasahus biguttatus Sa}'. This is a common species 

 in California and Mexico, which extends as far south as 

 to the vicinity of Cape St. Lucas. It was taken at San 

 Luis by Mr. C. D. Haines. 



Rasahus sulcicollis Serv. This species was found 

 at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xanthus. 



Melanolestes picipes H. Schf. A few specimens of 

 this insect were found at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John 

 Xanthus. 



Melanolestes abdominalis H. Schf. This species 

 was also secured at Cape St. Lucas by Mr. John Xan- 

 thus. 



Conoriiinus protractus n. sp. 



Piceous-black, narrow, approaching nearest to C . ru- 

 brofasciatus DeG., but much narrower and with the e3^es 

 small, deep-seated and placed low down on the side of 

 the head. The head long and narrow, thicker in the fe- 

 male than in the male, with the posterior lobe almost as 

 wide as the eyes ; the surface minutely scabrous and 

 feebly pubescent, the basal joint of antennee not reaching 

 near the tip of the head; the third and fourth joints slen- 

 der, pilose, dull testaceous; space behind the eye densely 



