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diffused: coelatus occurs only along the sea-shore; it is 

 tolerably common at Redondo and Santa Monica. 



Pleurophorus. P. ccesus, Lake County (Van Dyke). 



Rhyssemus. R. californicus, Riverside, April; not 

 common. 



Ataenius. A. desertus, Yuma: abditus, everywhere 

 abundant: gracilis, Pomona, Palm Springs, Yuma; 

 widely diffused but much less common in California 

 than the preceding: californicus, San Bernardino, 

 Yuma; common at the latter place in July: lobatus, 

 Palm Springs; not common. A. oblongus is described 

 from " California," but I am unable to ascertain the 

 exact locality. 



Aphodius. A. granarius is quite common at Pomona 

 from January to April; it is generally diffused: lividus, 

 Yuma, Pomona, Los Angeles; not frequent: rugifrons, 

 common under rubbish at Pomona after the first soak- 

 ing rain in Nov. or Dec.; seldom seen later than Feb.: 

 consociatus, Bear Valley (San Bernardino Mountains), 

 June (Daggett): subceneus, Los Angeles County; not com- 

 mon: alternatus, Yuma (Horn): cribratus, one example 

 taken at or near Santa Monica by Mr. Max Albright: 

 ochrcipennis , Owens Valley (Horn): rubidus, rather com- 

 mon at Riverside, Pomona, Pasadena, etc., from Dec. to 

 May: militaris, rare at Pomona and Pasadena, May: 

 coquilletti, Los Angeles County (Coquillett): luxatus, 

 Santa Barbara and Long Beach, Feb. to April; rare: 

 ungulatus, taken thus far only during Dec. and Jan. at 

 Pomona and Pasadena; not common: pardalis, Ojai Val- 

 ley, March; rare in Southern California but commoner 

 farther north. Numerous other species occur within 

 the State limits. Of these, conspersus, congregatus, 



