512 THE FOOD PLAXTN 01! HOSTS OF SO.MK FIJIAX INSECTS, 



Curculionidae. 



Acicnemis biconifer Fairm. The larvae feed in the (Id'ayiiig- wood of 

 Jatropha Curca.s L. (Eupliorbiaceae). R.V. 



* * Calandra grcoiaila L. The hirvae feed in tlie seeds of Xea Mai/.i L. 



(Gramiiiene). ('.K. 

 ■^ C. ory^ac L. Tlie laivae feed iu the seeds of the following- plants: — Avena 

 sativa L. (Graiuineae) R.Y. ; Hordeum vidgare L. (Graniineae) R.V. ; 

 Oryza sativa L. (Gramineae) F.J.: Zea Maii9 L. (Gramineae). F.J. 



* * * C. taitensis Guer. The larvae feed iu the leaf stalk of Cocof^ nucifera L. 



(Palmae). F.J. 



* Cosmopolites sordidus Germ. The larvae tumid in the re)ots of Mtfa 



sapientum L. (Seitaniineae). C.K. 



* * Cijlas formicarius F. The larvae tunnel in the tubenms roots of Ipomoea 



Batatas Lam. (Convnlvulaceae). R.^^ 



* * ' Euscepes hatutae Waterh. The larvae also attack the roots of tpumoea 



Batatas Lam. (Convolvnlaeeae). K.Y. 



* Rhabdocnemis obseura Koisd. The larvae tunnel in tlie stalks of Sac- 



chamm officinarum L. (Gramineae). A.K.; the larvae also attack 

 Musa sapientum L. (Seitamineae). A.K. 



* * * Trochorrhopaliis strarigidatus Gyl. The larvae tunnel in sickly and rotten 



stalks of Sacclianim officinarum L. (Gramineae). J.I. 

 S^colytidae. 



* * * Coecotrijpes ducti/liperda V. 'I'he larvae feed in dates. Ii.\'. 

 Stjilopidae. 



* * Elenchoides perkitisi Pierce. All stages of the female ot thi- insect are 



parasitic tm the nyuLph and imago of Perkivsiella ritiensis Kirk. 

 (Asiraeidae) ; all stages of the male except the iraag:inal are also 

 parasitic upon P. vitiensis Kirk. A.K. It also similarly attacks the 

 nymidi and imago of Xcphofptti.r pleJieius Kirk. (Tetigoniidne). W.G. 



IIVMENOPTERA. 



E.\ce]it where otlieiwise stated, the records for llymenoiitera refer to the 

 feeding hal)its of the larvae. 

 Eulopliidue. 



* OotetrasticliHs bent us Perk. Parasitic on the eggs of Perkinsiella 



vitiensis Kirk. (Asiraeidae). A.K. 

 Encyrtidae. 



*'* Ooencyrtus pacilicus Waters!. Parasitises the egg-s of Bratlnii>lntys 



pacificus Dal. (Fentatomidae). U.V. 

 Braconidae. 



* " * Apanteles expuhus Turn. Parasitic tm the lar\ae of Aniicarsia irrorata 



F. (Noctuidae). R.V. 

 T'hn>k"iiiil(ie. 



* * • niiyiichium. ch/i/h.-- K. The imago stores the hir\ae of Miiruca Irslulali'' 



lib. (Pyralidae) in its larval nmd cells. W.G. 

 Vespidae. 



• Polistes hebraeus F. The lar\a and iniagu W'v^ iin insects generally. J.I. 



and R.V. 

 Scoliidae. 



* * Discoliu oralauietisis Rauss. The lar\ae are parasitic on the white grubs 

 of rthopara resllla Arrow. (Melnhinlliiihie) . TiX. 

 Formicidae. 



" Pheidolc meyacepluda F. This is a general predator on all stages of 

 other insects. Various observers. 



