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Canada. British Columbia. Creston. i5-xi-3i, G. Stace Smith 
(abbreviated subsequently as GSS), 1 (CNCI) ; 29-0-32, GSS, 1 
(CAS): n-xi-32, GSS, 1 under wood at 2000' (CAS); io-xi-33, 
GSS, 1 on ground, 2000' (MCZ) ; 29-xi-33, GSS, 1 in flood debris 
at 1750' (MCZ); i-xi-45, GSS, 1 (MCZ) ; 2i-xi~50, GSS, 3 on 
snow (CAS); 24-xi-50, GSS, 1 on snow (CAS); 27-xi-50, GSS, 
23 on snow (CAS); io-xii-50, GSS, 1 on snow (CAS); 1952, 
GSS, 4 (FMNH) ; 2 6-iii-56, GSS, 1 (CNCI); i8-iv-56, GSS, 1 
(CNCI). Queen Charlotte Islands. Massett, 10 (USNM) ; no 
locality, 5 (CAS, CNCI, USNM). Salmon Arm, n-iv-28, HB 
Leech, 1 (CNCI); i2-iv-35, H. Leech, 1 (MCZ); 2i-xii-35, SH 
& O Leech, 1 on snow (CAS). Terrace, viii-1927, ME Hippsley, 1 
(MCZ) ; ME Clark, no other data, 1 (MCZ). Vancouver, 28-i-3i, 
HB Leech, 2 (CAS, CNCI); 26-iii-33, HB Leech, 1 flying, (Fall 
colln. MCZ); no other data, 1 (LeConte colln., MCZ). 
United States. Alaska. Sitka, 5 (USNM). California, Alameda 
County, Berkeley, 22-ii-20, JO Martin, 3 (CAS). Glenn County, 
Elk Creek, 17-1V-13, R Hopping, 1 on Pinus ponder osa (CAS). 
Marin County, Mill Valley, 22-ii-26, Van Duzee, 1 (CAS) ; 8-X-51, 
RE Leech, 1 at light (CAS); 9-L56, HB Leech, 1 (CAS). Mt. 
Tamalpais, 23-V-09, Van Dyke, 1 (CAS). Taylorville, 28-XH-19, 
JO Martin, 1 (CAS). Monterrey County, Carmel, 27-xii-i4, 1 
(CAS). Plumas County, 2 (USNM). San Francisco County, San 
Francisco, 8-i-n, Van Dyke, 1 (CAS). Santa Clara County, no 
other data, 1 (CAS). Sonoma County, Eldridge, 17-xii-io, Van 
Dyke, 2 (CAS) ; southern Sonoma County, 9-xii-iO, Van Dyke, 2 
(CAS); 11-xii-io, 1 (CAS); 14-xii-io, Van Dyke, 3 (CAS). 29- 
i-11, Van Dyke, 3 (CAS). Oregon. No other data, 1 (USNM). 
Clackamas County, Colton, iv-35, ES Ross, 1 (CAS) ; Yamhill 
County, 2-iii-34, ES Ross, 1 (CAS). Washington. King County, 
Seattle, 3-V-14, 2 (Fall colln., MCZ) ; 28-H-98, 1 (CAS) ; no other 
data, 3 (CAS). Thurston County, Olympia, no other data, 1 (Fall 
colln., MCZ). 
Hatch (1957) also mentions that the species occurs in northern 
Idaho. 
Biology. Virtually nothing is known of the habits of the species 
or of its life cycle. The seasonality data show that it is most active 
in the winter months. The species has been taken most often on 
snow but also in flood debris, and under chips of live oak. It is 
presumably associated with forested habitats. 
Notes on synonymy. The type of Lendomus politus Casey was 
examined and dissected. It was found to be identical, within reason- 
