COLEOPTERA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 63 



circumstances. The following species are also Califor- 

 nian: informis, fundata, tumor osa, and fusticornis from 

 the north; coinpar and taphrocera from the middle 

 region; and nevadensis from western Nevada and the 

 adjacent parts of California. 



Bryaxis. B. foveata, Yuma, San Diego, Riverside, 

 Pasadena; not common: loripes, Southern California 

 (Casey). 



Batrisus. B. zephyrinus, B. monticola and B. cicatri- 

 cosus are from the middle Sierras: occiduus and denti- 

 cauda from the north: pygidialis is described from 

 "Cal," 



Rhexidius. R. granolusus and R. asperulus both occur 

 in the vicinity of San Francisco. 



Oropus. Two examples of a species near, if not iden- 

 tical with, abbreviatus ; Pasadena, March, by sifting 

 (Fenyes). The other species, striatus, convexus, mon- 

 tanus, interruptus and cavicauda, are all from the mid- 

 dle or northern parts of the State. 



Morius. M. occidens, Santa Cruz County (Casey). 



Sagola. S. isabellce, not rare in moist situations, 

 especially along the small streams of the foot-hill canons: 

 grandiceps, rubida and Longicollis are from the middle, 

 and cavifrons, corticina and subsimilis from the northern 

 portions of the State. 



Euplectus. E. orbiceps, Los Angeles County (Casey): 

 calif ornicus, not common, Pomona, Pasadena, Ojai Val- 

 ley; by sifting; March to June. 



Actium. A. calif ornicwm occurs in same situations as 

 the preceding, and in about equal numbers: candidum, 

 marinicum and brevipenne are described from middle 

 California, and politum, robustulum, testaceum and 

 pacificum from farther north. 



