. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Pleocoina hoppingi Fall fScarabaeidaej. Remains of hun- dreds of males of this six;cies were found in coyote? feces* along an old abandoned road above Miami Ranger Station, ]\Iari- MS:. PLATE 30 Coyote? feces showing remains of males of Pleocoma hoppingi Fall (natural size). IX)sa County, on ]\Iay 9 and 12. The feces (Plate 30) were rela- tively fresh, probably not more than two or three months old, suggesting that this species has a spring, rather than a fall flight {period, perhaps emerging
. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. Science; Natural history; Natural history. Pleocoina hoppingi Fall fScarabaeidaej. Remains of hun- dreds of males of this six;cies were found in coyote? feces* along an old abandoned road above Miami Ranger Station, ]\Iari- MS:. PLATE 30 Coyote? feces showing remains of males of Pleocoma hoppingi Fall (natural size). IX)sa County, on ]\Iay 9 and 12. The feces (Plate 30) were rela- tively fresh, probably not more than two or three months old, suggesting that this species has a spring, rather than a fall flight {period, perhaps emerging with the melting snow. This assump- 4 The identifacation of feces involves a frood deal of uncertainty. However, this par- ticular road was frequented by coyotes ; an individual was seen on two occasions ; coyote ti-acks were numerous ; and the feces resembled those known to have been left by coyotes elsewhere. Raccons were also present in the sreneral area althouKh no evidence of their presence was seen along this particular road. Twelve feces were found to be composed almost entirely of Pleocoma remains ; two contained fur and remains of a small animal (possibly PeromyscuR.) 165. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southern California Academy of Sciences. Los Angeles, Calif. : The Academy
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