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Platycotis minax Godg. Taken occasionally on oaks but not 
at all common. Platycotis asodalis Godg. is the unarmed 
form of this species. 
Philya californiensis Godg. Shorter and broader than dubia 
but with the pronotal horn more elevated and compressed ; 
the whole surface rough, obscurely pitted and transversely 
corrugated. Sides of the protuberance strongly compress- 
ed with the nodular apex broad with distinct carine. Dor- 
sal carina when viewed from above wavy and interrupted by 
the pitting of the surface; posterior process with a distinct 
lateral carina which in the female is bifurcated; the lateral 
carine of the protuberance are very prominent or subfol- 
iaceous toward the apex but below become lost in the cor- 
rugations of the surface; the frontal carina prominent and 
corrugated. Apex of the front tumid, the cheeks forming a 
small but obvious lobe on either side. Clypeus convex, 
nearly horizontal. Elytra entirely coriaceous and punc- 
tured, the nervures much reticulated especially beyond the 
middle. Color brownish grey a little mottled along the me- 
dian carina with groups of fuscous punctures. Length 
7 mm. 
In July, 1914, I found this species on a bushy composite 
plant growing commonly in low places at San Diego. This 
plant has white flowers like an Ageratum and a plumose 
foliage which keeps very green throughout the dry season. 
Goding’s description of this insect is absolutely unrecogniz- 
able. Our insect is not ferruginous or mottled with pale to- 
ward the apex or tuberculate as described by Goding, but 
it is more robust with the anterior horn shorter and more 
elevated and with a slight sinus at its base and the elytra 
are coriaceous. These are all the characters Goding men- 
tions but I feel little doubt but this is the insect he had be- 
fore him. 
I have another Philya from the same lot from which I 
sent specimens to Goding on which he founded his Aech- 
morpha ferruginea but it would be impossible to recognize 
that species from his description. It is to be hoped that 
Goding’s collection will eventually fall into the hands of 
some entomologist who can redescribe his species so they 
can be recognized. 
Family TETTIGONIELLIDAE 
Subfamily PAROPINAE 
Koebelia interrupta Ball. Not uncommon on the chaparral 
from March to September. My material varies greatly in 
color but apparently we have but one species. I am unable 
to separate this genus satisfactorily from Paropulopa Fieb. 
Subfamily ByTHOSCOPINAE 
Agallia oculata Van D. Fairly abundant on elderberry trees 
which seem to be its native food. I have found the larve 
about half grown in June. 
