COLEOPTERA ~ DERMESTINA 239 



HETEHOCERINA 



GEORYSSID/E. 



These beetles live on the margins of streams covering themselves with 

 a mass of wet sand. 



Georyssus californicus Lee. PARNID/E. 



Dryops productus Lee. productus — Dryops. 



striatus Lee. striaus — Driops. 



suturalis Lee. suturalis Driops. 



Eltnis divergens Lee. Lara avara Lee. 



foveatus Lee. Maeronynehus parvulus Horn. 



quadromaeulatus Horn. Pelonomus eavifrons Lee. 



seriatus Leec. haldemanni Horn. 



productus — Dryops. Tnroseinus crotchii Lee. 

 Helicus gilensis — Dryops suturalis. 



HETEROCERID/C. 



The members of this family live in burrows, in wet sand on the banks of 

 streams. 



Heteroeerus brunneus Mels. labiatus — gnatho. 



eollaris Kies. luteolus — gnatho. 



gemmatus Horn. pusilla Say. 



gnatho Lee. 



HI ST ERIN A. 



HISTERID/E. 



The Histeridae live on dry partly decayed substances both animal and 

 vegetable and are notable by their hard bodies and their habits of retracting 

 their legs into grooves and appearing as dead. 

 Abraeus bolteri Lee. planulus Er. 



Acritus basalis Lee. reguiaris Beam. 



maratimus Lee. Gnathoncus interceptus — Saprinus ro- 



volitanc Fall. tundatus. 



/Eletes basalis Lee. Hetasrius californieus Horn. 

 Anapleus compactus — marginatys. morosus Lee. 



margiratus Lee. tristriatus Horn. 



Baeanius globulinus Cas. wheeleri Mann. 



Carcinops aequalis Say. Hister ^imaculatus Linn. 



eonsors Lee. californicus IVlars. 



dificilis Horn. fractifrons Cas. 



14-striatus Steph. gagates Fall. 



gilensis Lee. lecontei Horn. 



opuntiae Lee. immunis Er. 



tejonicus Horn. lucanus Horn. 



tenellus Erich. militaris Horn. 



Dendrophilis californicus Horn, punctiger Lee. 



Epierus decipiens Lee. remotus Lee. 



nasutus Horn. seilatus Lee. 



