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Thompson, W. R. 



1929. On the relative value of parasites and predators in the biological 

 control of insect pests. Bull. Ent. Research, vol. 19, pt. 4, pp. 343- 

 350, Mar. Mentions parasitic habits for 3 families of Coleoptera, 

 the Strepsiptera, 2 families of Neuroptera, 2 of Lepidoptera, 8 of 

 Diptera, and 19 of Hymenoptera, and predatory habits in 3 families 

 of Orthoptera, 9 of Neuroptera, the Odonata, some Corrodentia 

 and Thysanoptera, in 8 families of Hemiptera, the Dermaptera, 19 

 families of Coleoptera, the Mecoptera, 2 families of Lepidoptera, 15 

 families of Diptera, and 6 of Hymenoptera. Thinks value of preda- 

 tors has been underestimated. 



UVAROV, B. P. 



1928. Insect nutrition and metabolism. A summary of the literature. Trans. 

 Ent. Soc. London, pp. 255-343. Largely technical on metabolism, 

 but some details of food are given. There is a section on carnivo- 

 rous insects, pp. 269-270. Bibliography. 



APTERA 

 Macnamara, Charles. 



1924. The food of Collcmbola. Can. Ent., vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 99-105, May. 

 Feed on sap, pollen, diatoms, algae, carrion, and Collembola. 



ODONATA 

 Burn HAM, Edward J. 



1899. Preliminary catalogue of the Anisoptera in the vicinity of Manchester, 



N. H. Proc. Manchester Inst. Arts and Sci., vol. i, pp. 32-34. 

 Certain birds appear to feed exclusively upon these insects while 

 they last. The dragonflies mentioned are Macromia illinociisis and 

 Tetragoneuria semiaquea. 



Calvert, Philip P. 



1893. Catalogue of the Odonata (dragonflies) of the vicinity of Phila- 

 delphia, with an introduction to the study of this group of insects. 

 Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 205-206, July-Sept. 

 Notes on numerous bird enemies of dragonflies. 



Lamborn, Robt. H. 



1890. Dragonflies vs. mosquitoes, 202 pp., 9 pis. Nymphs feed on mosquito 

 larvae, upon each other, upon water beetles, bugs, and small fishes. 

 Not worth encouraging as mosquito enemies ; fish and waterfowl 

 also are foes of mosquitoes. 



Lucas, W. J. 



1908. Foe of dragonfly nymphs. Entomologist, vol. 41, p. 16. Notonccta 

 glanca. 



Lyon, Mary B. 



1915. The ecology of the dragonfly nymphs of Cascadilla Creek (Odon.)- 

 Ent. News, vol. 26, no. i, pp. 1-15, Jan. Notes on stomach contents 

 of 36 specimens, midge larvae the most prominent item of food, 

 but mayflies, Corixids, dytiscids, amphipods, cladocera, ostracods, 

 hydrachnids, and snails were eaten. 



MooRE, J. Percy. 



1900. Kingbirds eating dragonflies. Ent. News, vol. II, p. 340. Epiaeschua 



her OS ; habitually captures them. 



