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18. NoMADA BisiGNATA Say. Berkeley, Cal., March 15 to 

 April 13. Thirty-six specimens, collected upon Banunculm 

 calif ornica. 



Var. RUBRicA Prov. Berkeley and Visalia, Cal., March, 

 May, June. Seven specimens, agreeing quite well with Pro- 

 vancher's description, but seem to be distinctly a variety of 

 hisignata. 



SOME NOTES ON COLEOrTERA FOUND ON SPECIES OF 



CEANOTHUS. 



By KAlph Hopping, Kaweah, Cal. 



The following list of Coleoptera has been formed from speci- 

 mens collected during the past three years, 1896-7-8, on the 

 various species of Geanothus found on the Kaweah river and 

 tributaries, in Tulare county, California. 



The species of Geanothus are hard to distinguish ; and, as 

 many of these beetles are found on nearly all of the species 

 when in flower, I have not tried to separate them. 



Geanothus is one of our prettiest flowering shrubs, varying 

 from two to three feet at an elevation of 7,000 feet to eight 

 and nine feet at an elevation of 1,000 feet. The flowers are 

 generally white, but on one species they are pale blue. Geano- 

 thus is variously known as ironwood, blue brush, deer brush, 

 buck brush, snow brush, etc., and is generally one of the 

 species that goes to form chaparral. The species found in this 

 vicinity are Geanothus cordulatus, G. cuneatus, G. dlvaricatus, 

 .C. diver sifoUus and G. parvifolius. G. cuneatus, although 

 abundantly flowering, forms an exception, as beetles are not 

 found on the flowers, but only on the leaves. I have found 

 ;Some curious color variation, due to difference in elevation, 

 which is from 1,000 to 7,000 feet. 



This list is not considered complete, as I have several unde- 

 termined species, and many will, no doubt, be added bj^ fur- 

 ther collecting. 



I have to thank Mr. Liebeck for many of my determina- 

 tions and much help. 



Amphichroum scutatum Fauv. — Very common at an elevation 

 of 4,000 to 6,000 feet. 



