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Riverside, beating it on one occasion from live-oak. 

 C. deserta occurs on the Mojave Desert and near San 

 Diego (Horn): merkelii, Banning, May to July, on mes- 

 quite (Van Dyke): prasina, one example (Fenyes), 

 Pasadena: lucana, Pasadena, one specimen taken on 

 sidewalk (Daggett); also at Santa Monica, on flowers 

 (Van Dyke). Other species that are known from the 

 State are as follows: viridicyanea, dolata, ludificata, tri- 

 nervia, nixa and ceneola are from the middle Sierras; 

 deleta from Owens Valley; cyanella from Shasta region; 

 texana from " Cal.," probably the southeast. 



Actenodes. A. mendax occurs at Yuma, and calcarata 

 must also be from the desert region of the southeast. 

 The species which has stood on our lists as Belionota 

 californica Mots, is now referred to Actenodes acornis 

 Say; I am not able to name the locality from which 

 specimens have been obtained. 



Glyptoscelimorpha. G. marmorata has thus far been 

 taken only at Lancaster, on the border of the Mojave 

 Desert. We owe its discovery to Mr. Coquillett. 



Dystaxia. D. murrayi is an uncommon insect which 

 has, however, been found at numerous localities. Mr. 

 Coquillett has taken it at Lancaster, Dr. Van Dyke at 

 Banning, on live-oak, and at Santa Monica Canon, and 

 Mr. W. G. Wright has a considerable series taken in 

 San Bernardino County. 



Schizopus. 8. la-.ius is a rare species which has been 

 found at San Diego. 8. sallei is described from 

 Mariposa. 



Polycesta. P. velasco is from the Colorado Desert 

 (Indio and Yuma); Dr. Van Dyke reports it as occurring 

 on mesquite at the former place: P. californica has 



