Oct., '07] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 357 



Cerambycobiits cyaniceps Ashm. (det. by Dr. W. H. Ash- 

 mead. One female of this Eupelmine was bred from a weevil 

 larva from which six other parasites of another species were 

 also bred. This is the first time the writer has bred more than 

 one species of parasite from a single weevil individual. The 

 gall was collected at Dallas, October 2nd, the pupa of the para- 

 site being observed first October i2th, and becoming adult 

 October ?6th. 



The other parasites formerly bred were Neocaiolaccus tylo- 

 derma Ashm. and Eurytoma tylodcrinatis Ashm., both pri- 

 marily parasitic on stem weevils. 



2. Lixus scrobicollis Boh. 



This weevil is found to breed in the stems of Ambrosia psilo- 

 stachya and trifida throughout Texas. The eggs are laid close 

 together in a slit in the stalk, and the larvae burrow through- 

 out the stem making their cells sometimes very close together. 

 Oviposition occurs in the spring, but the pupae have not been 

 found before October nth. They probably hibernate as pupae 

 or adults in the stem. 



PARASITES. 



Glyptomorpha rugator Say was bred by Mr. W. W. Yothers 

 from Victoria material, April 17, 1905. 



ERIRHININI. 



DESMORIS Lee. 



Desmoris scapalis L/ec. is a species closely resembling the 

 boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boh., and is frequently mis- 

 taken for that species by the people at large. It breeds in the 

 seed heads of Sideranthus rubiginosus, the egg being inserted 

 through the involucre among the seed. The presence of the 

 developing larva is indicated frequently by the darkening of 

 the bracts through which the ov-ipositor passed. The larva 

 feeds entirely upon the ripening seeds making a spherical cell 

 of exuvial material which becomes very hard, due to the hard- 

 ening of the natural gum of the flower. When the seed are 

 ripe they are ejected and with them falls the larva in its cell. 

 It immediately enters the ground, making a small earthen cell 



