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Creniphilus infuscatus Mots. Lake Superior region 

 westward to Oregon and south to San Diego. San Pedro 

 Martir. 



Creniphilus suturalis Lee. Maryland to Texas. 

 San Jose del Cabo, San Esteban and Comondu. 



Ph.^nonotum extriatum Say. Illinois, Florida, 

 Louisiana, Texas. Comondu. 



SILPHID^. 



SiLPHA RAMosA Say. Oregon, California, Utah, Ne- 

 braska, New Mexico. San Pedro Martir. 



STAPH YLINIDyE. 



Maseochara valida Lee. Southern California and 

 Arizona. San Jose del Cabo. 



Al^ochara nitida Grav. Common in Europe and 

 widely distributed in North America. CalmalH Mines. 



Al.^ochara sulcicollis Mann. California. Cabo 

 San Lucas. 



Gyroph^na sp. indet. Santo Domingo del Taste. 



HoMALOTA sp. indet. San Jose del Cabo. 



Staphylinus saphyrinus Lee. California, from north 

 to Fort Yuma. San Jose del Cabo. 



Staphylinus lucanus n. sp. La Chuparosa. 



Xanthopygus cacti Horn. Camp Grant, Ariz. La 

 Chuparosa. 



Belonuchus ephippiatus Say. Texas, Arizona. Cabo 

 San Lucas. 



Belonuchus xanthomelas Solsky. Dr. Sharp (Biol. 

 Cent. Am., vol. i, pt. 2, p. 417) places this species in 

 Philonthus, from the absence of spines on the hind fem- 



