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GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA INSECTS. 



vilis — Mordellistena. 

 Mordellistenus aequalis Sm. 

 aspersa (Mels.) 

 comata Lee. 

 militaris Sm. 

 pusio Lee. 

 rufa (Say.) 

 infima Lee. 



intermixta Helm, 

 nubila Lee. 

 tosta Lee. 

 unicolof Lee. 

 vilis (Lee.) 

 Pentaris hirsuta Sm. 

 nubila (Lee.) 





MELANDRYID/E. 



Beetles of this family feed on fungi. 

 Carebara ealiforniea Fall. 



brevieollis Fall. 

 Dircsea riversii — Phloeotrya. 

 Eustrophus indistinctus 



repandus (not California). 

 Hallomenus seapularis Mots. 

 Holostrophus impressicollis Lee. 

 Hypulus bicincta — Phloeotrya. 



riversii — Phloeotrya. 



vandaueri— Phioeotria. 

 Laeeonotus pinicolus Horn. 



Marolla fulmlnans Lee. 

 MyctetuG caneseens Horn. 



concoloi' Lee. 



quadrieollis Horn. 

 NothuE luteus Horn. 

 Phloeotrya bieincta (Horn.) 



riversi (Lee.) 



vandauri Muls. 

 Phryganiphiius collaris Lee. 

 Serropalpus barbatus Sehal. 

 Tetratoma concoloi' Lee. 



MONOMMID/E. 

 Hyporhagus gilensis Horn. 



/EGIALITID/E. 



yCgialites californicus (not California.) fuchsii Horn. 



STYLOPID/E. 



The Stylopidas are parasitic upon bees and wasps. The females are larva- 

 form. The groui' h.'^.ve been separated as a distinct order und^r the name 

 Strepsiptera. 

 Xenos auriferi Pierce. 



ELATERINA 



BUPRESTID/E. 



The Buprestidse have been called the short horned wood borers in contrast 

 with the Cerambycidse. The food habits are as follows: — 



Pine Acmseodera connexa, Buprestisadjecta, aurulenta, laeviventris, Calco- 

 phora, Chrysobothris ealiforniea, contigua, dolata, Hippomelasgentilis, intrusa. 

 Fir Dicerca ealiforniea, sexualis. Cedar Chrysobothrisnixa. Willow Agrilus 

 niveiventris, politus, Anthaxia deleta,. Poplar Buprestis fasclata. Oak Agril- 

 uspolitus, Anthaxia senogaster, Buprestis gibbsii, Chrysobothris femoratus 

 Polycesta ealiforniea. Mesquite Acmaeodera gibbula, Chrysobothris deleta, 

 merkeleii, octocola, Gyascutus, Polycesta velasco. Alder Dicera hornii. Fruit 

 trees Chrysobothris femorata. 



Aem^odera acuta Lee. angelica Fall, 



alaeris Horn. alieia Fall. 



