516 THE FOOD PLAXT8 01! HOSTS OF 801IE FIJIAN INSECTS, 



Menoponidae. 



* * * Menopoit trigunvcephulum Ulfevs. On fuwls. F.J. 

 Trichodectidae. 



* * * Trichodectes climax Nitzseli. On gvais. F.J. 

 Lipeuridae. 



* * * Lipeurus heleru(jraphiis Nitzsch. On fowls. F.J. 



DIPTERA. 



The records for Culicidae and Tabatiidae refer to the blood sucking haliits 

 of the female imago only; the records for Trupetidae, Drosophilidae and 

 Tachinidae indicate the feeding hal)its of the larva. 

 Culicidae. 



* Cidex fatigaiis Wied Attacks human beings. F.J. 



* * C jepsoni Theo „ ,. „ F.J. 



* * C. nociurnus Theo ,, ,, ,. F.J. 



* * Finlai/a poicilia Theo „ ,, ,. F.J. 



* Steijomnia fasciafa F „ ,, „ F.J. 



* iS'. pseudoscitteUaris Theo „ .. ., F..T. 



* * Taeniorlii/iiclnis brevicellidtis Theo „ ,. .. F.J. 



Tabanidae. 



* * * Tahanm fijiaiius Ric Attacks hnnian beings. W.G. 

 Trijpetidue. 



Ducun curinpennis Frogg.''' Attacks the fruit of Mima sapientum L. 

 (Scitaniineae). W.F. 



* * D. pasfiiflorae Frogg. Lives in the fruits of the following plants : — 



Citru.s Auranlium L. (Rutaceae) F.J.; C. Aurantiirm L. var. nobilis 

 (Rntaceae) F.J. ; Eiigoiia malacceiisia L. (Myrtaceae) AV.O. ; Mangi- 

 fera indica L. (Anaeardiaceae) F.J. ; Passiflora quadrangularis L. 

 (Passifloreae) F.J.; Pometia pinnata Forst. (Sapindaceae) F.,T.; 

 Psidium Guayava L. (Myrtaceae). F.J. 

 This species has also been bred from the seeds of Saululnm ijaxi Seem. 

 (Santalaceac). F.J. 

 D. 2>f<iilii Frogg. T Attacks the fruits of Pa.fsifhira (iiindianiiularis L. 



(Passifloreae). W.F. 

 D. .raiithodes Hroun.''^ Attacks the I'rnits ot tlie following plants: — 

 Ariatias sativus Schult. f. (Scitaniineae) T.B. ; Carica Papaya L. 

 (Passifloreae) T.R. ; Pasmflora (piadraiif/idaris L. (Passifloreae) 

 T.B.; Psidium (liiaynva L. (Myrtaceae). T.l'>. 

 T)rn!iophilidae. 



* * * Drosophila ampelophila Lw. Feeds on the skin ol' the fruit of Musa 



sapientum L. (Seitamineae). F..r. 



fNone of the.se ppecies have been bred in Fiji, and the records have all 

 been obtained froni fruit landed in .Australia and New Zealand: the records for 

 D. xanthodes Broun have been taken from Froggatt's "Report on Parasitic and 

 Injurious Insect.s" on p. 91 of which he states "This name was given to a species, 

 bred by Captain Broun in New Zealand, from larvae obtained infesting pine- 

 apples, granadillas. guavas, and mammee apples brought from Suva and Rara- 

 tonga, Fiji.'' It is not clear from this note whether all four food plant records 

 were obtained from Fijian fruit or whether some were obtained from Raratongan 

 fruit and some from Fijian fruit. 



