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known from the central and northern portions of the 

 State: hirticollis and pubescens from Lake County (Van 

 Dyke) ; cincticornis var. proxima and subtilis, from Marin 

 County; pusilla and emarginata. 



Orsodacna. 0. atra comes as far south as Lake Tahoe 

 in the more elevated regions of the Sierras. 



Zeugophora. One example of califomica taken at 

 Pasadena in April (Fenyes): abnormis I found in some 

 numbers on the leaves of aspens, at Lake Tahoe, in 

 July. 



Syneta. One example of carinata, Lake Tahoe: 

 hamata, northern: albida, occurs as far south as Alameda 

 County. 



Thricolema. T. anomala, Calaveras County. 



Lema. L. nigrovittata depredates in all stages on 

 Datura metelloides; very common. 



Euryscopa. E. subtilis, E. vittata and E. lecontei are 

 all on record as having been found in Southern Cali- 

 fornia; they are probably found only in the southeast. 



Coscinoptera. C. canella and C. mucorea are not com- 

 mon in the southeast; I have seen specimens of the 

 latter taken at Yuma, in March, by Mr. Daggett; 

 ceneipennis is not rare at Pomona, Pasadena, etc. 



Babia. B. 4-guttata, var., Needles (Wickham). 



Saxinis. S. saucia is common nearly everywhere 

 west of the mountains, occurring most plentifully on 

 flowers in May: politula, Santa Barbara (Horn): specu- 

 lifera, Owens Valley (Horn), San Bernardino Moun- 

 tains, July and August; not common: hornii, one 

 example from San Diego in my collection is so referred; 

 I have seen others from the same locality. 



