List of the Coleoptera of Southern California Volume 8-9; With Notes on Habits and Distribution and Descriptions of New Species (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: ...of the State: subtincta is described from Gilroy (Crotch): gentilis occurs at Lake Tahoe. Magdalinops.--M. vittipennis, "Cal." Macrorhoptus M. hispidus, San Diego, June; Pomona, May: estriatus is recorded from Santa Barbara and Warner's Ranch (Crotch). Tachypterus.--T. quudrigibbus, "Cal." Cionistes.--One example of insolens was beaten from a sycamore at Pomona in October. I have seen numerous specimens collected near Bakersfield in April. Anthonomus.--Several specimens of peninsularis were taken at Palm Springs in April by Coquillett: confusus, Los Angeles County; rare: sycophanta is common on willows in the vicinity of Los Angeles: apertus, Los Angeles, Riverside, Pasadena; not common; taken by sweeping weeds along roads in April and May: albopilosus is from the southeastern portions of the State: ceneolus is usually rare, but was taken in some abundance during October and November of several successive years, on Solanum nigrum in a canon near Pomona: ater, one example, on sunflowers at Pomona, April: ochreopilosus, Riverside and San Diego; quite common near the latter place in May: pauperculus, common at Riverside, Pomona, San Diego, and many other places in our district; taken by sweeping in waste places: omatidus is found in similar places but is less common than the preceding: figuratus is unknown to me; it is said to have been taken at Santa Monica: inermis, southern Sierras from 3,000 to 5,000 feet altitude; not rare: stolatus, San Diego; several examples from Mr. George H. Field. The species following are also reputed to be Californian: brunnipennis, Geysers; morulus, near San Francisco; e fetus, squamosus, hirtus, subvittatus, canus, and affinis are recorded from "Cal." simply; tahoensis is described from a small seri...