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Anthonomus eugenil Cano, the pepper weevil, (Meraz 1905), in Mexico, 

 and is used by the boll weevil investigation in Texas. 



Pedicvloides sp. nov. is a parasite first discovered in the Dallas labora- 

 tory attacking Trichobaris compacia Casey and Anthonomus grandis 

 Boh. It was later found to attack any insect within its reach. 



Pedicitloides sp. is recorded from Laria (Bruclius) chinensis Linn, by 

 Chittenden (1899. 245) under the name of Pediculoides ventricosus 

 Newm. (The genus Bnichiis Linn. 1767 is a synonym of Laria Scop. 

 1763 according to Ganglbauer (1903. 308). 



Tyroglyphidae. 



Tyroglyphus breviceps Banks (1906) was described as a parasite of Aii- 

 thonomus grandis, 



Diptera. Cyclorrhapha. 

 Phoridae. 



Aphiochaeta iiigriceps Loew. (det. by Coquillett) was bred September 26, 

 1906, from "a very small parasite larva on small weevil larva" isolated 

 from dry hanging bolls collected September 12th at Dallas, Texas. 

 The puparium, larval sl\in and remains of the weevil larva in the 

 breeding tube were the proofs of primary parasitism. 

 Aphiochaeta fasciata Fallen (?) (det. by Coquillett) | 

 Aphiochaeta pygmaea Zett. (det. by Coquillett) ^ n o , 



1906, a weevil larva was isolated from hanging bolls collected at Dallas, 

 Texas, with this note: "Weevil larva full of Dipterous larvae." Eleven 

 larvae left this host and pupated. On October 29, seven of the first 

 species and two of the latter were bred. 



Tachinidae. 



Metadexia basalis G. T. (det. by Coquillett) is contained in the U. S. 

 National Museum as a parasite of Conotrachelus juglandis Lee. from 

 West Virginia. 



Cholomyia viaequipes Bigot (det. by Townsend) is contained in the U. S. 

 National Museum as a probable parasite of Conotrachelus nenuphar 

 Hbst. in Missouri, and as bred from Conotrachelus juglandis Lee, taken 

 at Mounds, Louisiana, August 30, 1897 (U. S. D. A. 7662"^). This 

 species was bred May 29, 1907, from Conotrachelus elegans Boh. at 

 Dallas, Texas. 



Myiophasia aenea Wied. (det. by Coquillett) is a parasite of Balaninus 

 nasicus Say, Conotrachelus juglandis Lee, Sphenophorus parvulus 

 Gyll. (Coquillett 1897); Ampeloglypter sesostris Lee. (Webster) ; An- 

 thonomus grandis Boh. (Pierce 1907b. 269, 1908a. 40); Conotrachelus 

 afftnis Boh. (Pierce 1907b. 274). It is a common parasite of Conotrach- 

 elus elegans Boh. The Sphenophorus record is based on PhasiocUsta 

 metallica Towns., supposed to be a synonym of M. aenea Wied. 



Myiophasia robusta Coq. is a parasite of Sphenophorus robustus Horn 

 (Coquillett 1897). 



Myiophasia seiigera Towns, type, was collected ovipositing in an acorn-of 

 Quercus alba at Ruston, La., October 31, 1907, by the writer. 



