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a.-adult abdomen adults Angeles Basin antennae ants aphids aquatic areas b.-larva Beetles Family biology bite body brown Bull burrow butterfly Calif Camponotus canyons carpenter ant caterpillars Characteristic insect Cockroach cocoon colony color common commonly conspicuous Cricket Cutworm dark develop eggs elongate Eremobates female Figure Flea Flies Family flower fore wings frequently fruit garden genus green ground habits hairs head hind wings host House Fly Human Louse inch long infest June Beetle large numbers larvae legs live Los Angeles Basin Louse male mantids mature microhabitats Mites Mosquito Moths Family mouthparts nest nymphs occur organic pair parasitic pests Pleocoma prey prothorax pupa pupate reddish REFERENCE San Gabriel Mountains Santa Monica Mountains scale insects Scorpion segment silk skin slender soil species specimens Spiders spots sting summer surface tarantula termite thorax tick trees usually vegetation wasps Weevil Western wing covers wood workers yellow Yucca