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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 systematic list of the beetles identified follows : 



Cincindelidae 



Cincindela sp. 

 Carabidae 



Calosoma sp. 



Amara californica Dej. 



Amara eonflata Lee. 



C'alathiis rufiooUis Dej. 



Platinus bicolor Lee. (?) 

 Staphylinidae 



Staphylinus tarsalis Mann. 



C'reophilus villosus 

 Silphidae 



Silpha ramosa Say 

 Dermestidae 



Dermestes sp. 

 Erotylidae 



Languria sp. 

 Histeridae 



Saprinus fimbriatus Lee. 

 Buprestidae 



Elateridao 



Cardiophorus tenebrosus Lee. 



Anchastus cinereipennis Mann. 



Drasterius livans Lee. 



Drasterius sp. 



Megapenthes aterrimus Horn 



Dolopius lateralis 



Melanotus variolatus Lee. 



Limonius infuscatus Mots. 



Limonins eanus Lee. 



Limonius californiciis Mann. 

 Lampyridae 



Telepliorus consors Lee. 

 Malachidae 



Collops marginellus Lee. 

 Scarabaeidae 



Aphodius subaeneus Leo. 



Aphodins granarius Linn. 



Aphodius rugifrons Horn. 



Hoplia sp. 



C'otalpa ursina Horn 



Ligyrus gibbosus De Greer 



Harpalus pennsylvanicus Dej. 



Agonostoreus maculatus Lee. 



Pterostichus sp. 



Bladycellus rupestris Say 



Anisodactylus dilatatus Dej. 



Anisodaetylus sp. 

 Dytiseidae 



Agabus lugens Lee. 

 Chrysomelidae 



Glyptoscelis albidus Lee. (?) 



Gastroidea sp. 



Diabrotiea soror Lee. 



Disonyeha sp. 



Chaetocnema sp. 



Microrhopala melsheimeri Cr. 

 Tenebrionidae 



Blapstinus gregalus Casey 



Blapstinus rufipes Casey 



Blapstinus elongatus Casey 



Coniontis subpubescens Lee. 



Coniontis viatica Eseh. 



Eulabis pubescens Lee. 



Eurymetopon sp. 



Eleodes sp. 

 Meloidae 



(?) 



Otiorhynoliidae 



hnigopsis eflfracta Lee. 



Ehigopsis sp. 



(?) 



Curculionidae 



Sitones ealifornicus Fah. 



Sitones sordidus Lee. 



Li.xus perferatus Lee. 



Cleonus virgatus Lee. 



Centrocleonus near angularis Lee. 



Baris cuneipennis Casey 



Baris sp. 

 Calandridae 



Sphenophorus vomerinus Lee. 



Sphenophorus simplex Lee. 



Sphenophorus sp. 



