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aleutus, pectoralis, nevadensis and opacus inhabit the 

 region to the north of San Francisco: gentilis and inu- 

 tilis occur about San Francisco: vittatus at San Fran- 

 cisco and at Lake Tahoe: sparsus in the Mariposa 

 region, and ovipennis at Fort Tejon. Since the above 

 was written a specimen of vittatus has been taken at 

 Pasadena by Dr. Fenyes (February). 



Ochodaeus. 0. calif ornicus, Pomona and Pasadena; 

 very scarce; four specimens only are known, taken on 

 the wing in April and May. 



Pachyplectrus. P. Icevis, described from Santa Bar- 

 bara. I have seen no examples from California except 

 the type, but have seen two or three specimens which 

 were taken at Phoenix, Arizona, by Dr. H. G. Griffith 

 of Philadelphia. 



Bradycinetus . B. serratus, Yuma: horni is rare in 

 the country about San Francisco. 



Odontaeus. 0. obesus occurs near San Francisco. 



Geotrupes. G. occidentalis, exceedingly scarce, occur- 

 ring in the region to the east of Visalia. 



Pleocoma. P. puncticollis, San Diego County (Ju- 

 lian ?): fimbriata, behrensii, hirticollis, staff, rickseckeri 

 and conjungens all inhabit the central part of the State 

 from San Francisco to the Sierras, but are confined to 

 hilly or mountainous districts. 



Trox. T. suberosus, one example, San Bernardino: 

 punctatus, one example taken at Yuma, July: gemmu- 

 latus, San Diego County, Pomona; not common: atrox, 

 Pasadena, Santa Monica, Riverside; occasionally occurs 

 in numbers, but generally rarely seen: fascifer, taken 

 by Mr. Fuchs near San Francisco. 



