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In Southern California this insect is parasitic on Aphis gossypii Glover (the 

 orange and cotton aphid) and on Tnxopicra aurantiae Koch. Collected by the 

 writer at Santa Paula, California. 



I am indebted to Mr. C. L. Marlatt for the identification of this species. 



Cha,rips xanthopsis Ashm. 

 (Figure 206, right) 



1896 Allotria .ranthopsis Ashmead, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. XXIII., p. 18."). 



Ashniead described this parasitic cynipid as having been reared from Siphon- 

 ophora citrifolii in Florid? The species we rear here quite commonly from Aphi.i 

 gossypii, and Toxoptera aurantiae, is very near to xanthopsis, if not the same 

 thing. Only minute comparison with the type could settle the matter, however. 



