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ridae), and weevils (Rhynchitidae, Calandridae, Otiorhynchidae) 

 form the largest per cent of this kind of food. Representatives 

 of practically every family of the Coleoptera, however, have been 

 found in the stomachs. 



A svstematic list of the beetles identified follows : 



Cincindelidae 



Cincindela sp. 

 Carabidae 



Calosoma sp. 



Amara californica Dej. 



Amara conflata Lee. 



Calathus ruficollis Dej. 



Platinus bicolor Lee. (?) 

 Staphylinidae 



Staphylinus tarsalis Mann. 



Creophilus villosus 

 Silphidae 



Silpha ramosa Say 

 Dermestidae 



Dermestes sp. 

 Erotylidae 



Languria sp. 

 Histeridae 



Saprinus fimbriatus Lee. 

 Buprestidae 



Elateridae 



Cardiophorus tenebrosus Lee. 



Anchastus einereipennis Mann. 



Drasterius livans Lee. 



Drasterius sp. 



Megapenthes aterrimus Horn 



Dolopius lateralis 



Melanotus variolatus Lee. 



Limonius infuscatus Mots. 



Limonius canus Lee. 



Limonius californicus Mann. 

 Lampyridae 



Telephorus censors Lee. 

 Malachidae 



Collops marginellus Lee. 

 Scarabaeidae 



Aphodius subaeneus Lee. 



Aphodius granarius Linn. 



Aphodius rugifrons Horn. 



Hoplia sp. 



Cotalpa ursina Horn 



Ligyrus gibbosus De Greer 



Harpalus pennsylvanicus Dej. 



Agonostoreus maculatus Lee. 



Pterostichus sp. 



Bladyeellus rupestris Say 



Anisodactylus dilatatus Dej. 



Anisodactylus sp. 

 Dytiscidae 



Agabus lugens Lee. 

 Chrysomelidae 



Glyptoscelis albidus Lee. (?) 



Gastroidea sp. 



Diabrotica soror Lee. 



Disonycha sp. 



Chaetocnema sp. 



Microrhopala melsheimeri Cr. 

 Tenebrionidae 



Blapstinus gregalus Casey 



Blapstinus rufipes Casey 



Blapstinus elongatus Casey 



Coniontis subpubescens Lee. 



Coniontis viatica Esch. 



Eulabis pubescens Lee. 



Eurymetopon sp. 



Eleodes sp. 

 Meloidae 



Otiorhynchidae 



hnigopsis effracta Lee. 

 Rhigopsis sp. 



Curculionidae 



Sitones californicus Fah. 



Sitones sordidus Lee. 



Lixus perferatus Lee. 



Cleonus virgatus Lee. 



Centrocleonus near angularis Lee. 



Baris cuneipennis Casey 



Baris sp. 

 Calandridae 



Sphenophorus vomerinus Lee. 



Sphenophorus simplex Lee. 



Sphenophorus sp. 



