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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Series 4, Volume 64, Supplement 1 
Family Lathridiidae (minute brown scavenger beetles) 
Undetermined 
Record: Siskiyou Co.: caves in Lava Beds National Monument. 
Comment: This species was taken from nests of Neotoma cinerea. 
Bibliography: Nelson and Smith (1976). 
Akalyptoischion hadromorphus Hartley, Andrews and McHugh. 
Record: San Bernardino Co.: Mitchell Caverns. 
Comment: Most of these specimens were found in the El Pakiva section of the caverns. This species is associated with lit¬ 
ter and probably feeds on microfungi. 
Bibliography: Aalbu (1990); Hartley, Andrews and McHugh (2007). 
Metophthalmus rudis Andrews (troglophile) 
Record: San Bernardino Co.: Mitchell Caverns. 
Comment: This was the most abundant beetle found during the Mitchell Caverns survey with 99% of specimens found in 
the caverns. The species probably feeds on spores and hyphae of microfungi. 
Bibliography: Aalbu (1990). 
Microgramme n. sp. 
Record: San Bernardino Co.: Mitchell Caverns. 
Comment: Only two specimens were found near the entrances. 
Bibhography: Aalbu (1990). 
Family Leiodidae (round fungus beetles) 
Undetermined 
Records: Amador Co.: Rippled Cave. Calaveras Co.: Carlito’s Cave; Grapevine Gulch Cave; Lost Piton Cave. Fresno 
Co.: Boyden Cave. Mariposa Co.: Damp Cave; Indian Cave; Spider Cave. San Bernardino Co.: Cima Cave. Santa Cruz 
Co.: Empire Cave. Shasta Co.: Elisha Cave. Tulare Co.: Crystal Sequoia Cave; New Cave; Ovehang Cave; Ursa Minor 
Cave. Tuolumne Co.: McLean’s Cave; Windeler Cave. 
Bibhography: Briggs (1975); Graening (2010); McEachem and Grady (1978). 
Subfamily Catopocerinae 
Pinodytes sp. (troglophile or edaphobite) 
Record: Tulare Co.: Ursa Minor Cave. 
Bibhography: Krejca (2006). 
Pinodytes minutus Peck and Cook (troglophile or edaphobite) 
Record: Napa Co.: Clay Cave. 
Comment: This was taken from the cave entrance area. 
Bibhography: Peck and Cook (2011) 
Pinodytes pusio Horn (troglophile or edaphobite) 
Records: Calaveras Co.: Carlito’s Cave. Tulare Co.: Eighteenth Hole; Pet Cemetery Cave. 
Bibhography: McEachem and Grady (1978); Peck and Cook (2011). 
Pinodytes sequoia Peck and Cook (troglophile or edaphobite) 
Records: Tulare Co.: Carmoe Crevice Cave (type locality); Hurricane Crawl Cave; Lost Soldier’s Cave; Palmer Cave; 
Pet Cemetery Cave; Wiessraum Cave. 
Comment: This species is known only from these caves, but should be considered a troglophile. 
Bibhography: Krejca (2006); Peck and Cook (2011). 
Subfamily Cholevinae 
Catops sp. 
Record: Amador Co.: Violin Cave. 
