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INDEX. 



Melissoblaptcs rufovcnalis, on palms 

 in Dutch East Indies, 508, 605. 



Melitaea dictyma, on Valeriana in 

 Germany, 277. 



Meliiara prodenialis, introduced into 

 Australia to destroy prickly pear, 

 565, 566. 



Melitoimna insidare, bionomics of, 

 in coconut in Seychelles, 275. 



rnella, Tachina. 



melleus, Pristomerus {Xeopristo- 

 merus) . 



mellifica, Apis. 



mellinerviis, Meteorus. 



mellonella, Galleria. 



Melolontha (Cockchafers), on beet in 

 North Africa, 158 ; life-cycle of, 

 in Germany, 138 ; effect of 

 temperature on, in Switzerland, 

 419. 545. 



Melolontha hippocastani, monograph 

 on, in Switzerland, 94. 



Melolontha melolontha, in British 

 Isles, 152, 431 ; in Denmark, 194, 

 364 ; in Germany, 258, 592 ; in 

 Switzerland, 94, 268 ; Carabus 

 auratus predacious on, 258 ; 

 monograph of, 94. 



Melolontha vulgaris (see M. melo- 

 lontha). 



Melon, termites on, in Northern 

 Australia, 354 ; Dacus cucurbitae 

 in, in Ceylon, 123 ; in rotation of 

 crops against Lepidopterous 

 potato pests in Chile, 424 ; pests 

 of, in Denmark, 194 ; pests of, in 

 Mauritius, 559 ; pests of, in 

 Mexico, 367 ; measures against 

 Aphids on, in Sicily, 439 ; pests 

 of, in U.S.A., 155, 239, 306, 389, 

 406, 407, 408, 524 ; Diaphania 

 hvalinata on, in Virgin Islands, 

 430. 



Melon Aphis (see Aphis gossypii). 



Melon Fly (see Dacus cucurbitae) . 



Melon Worm (see Diaphania hya- 

 linata) . 



Membracidae, notice of list of, in 

 District of Columbia, 441. 



membranaceus, Brachytrypes. 



menciana, Homona. 



mendax, Lygidea. 



mendosa, Dasychira. 



Meniscus sciosus, parasite of Cossus 

 cossus in Italy, 471. 



Meniscus transversostriatus, sp. n., 

 parasite of Pennisetia hylaeiformis 

 in Germany, 140. 



menodon, Dinothrips. 



Mentha, pests of, in Germany, 277. 

 menthae, A sphondylia. 

 menthastri, Chrysomela coenilans.^ 



Mcraporiis calandrae (see Laria- 

 phagus distingiiendus) . 



Meraporus requisitus, parasite of 

 Calandra oryzae in U.S.A., 183. 



Meraporus utibilis (see Lariophagus 

 distingiiendus). 



Mercury, as an insecticide, 79 ; 

 said to be a preservative of stored 

 food-stuffs against insects, 232. 



Mercury Bichloride (Corrosive 

 Sublimate), against ants, 209, 483, 

 546 ; banana plants dipped in 

 solution of, against Nematodes, 

 151 ; for protecting beans against 

 Aphis rumicis, 588 ; against 

 Phorbia brassicae, 83, 127, 128, 

 161, 372, 582 ; against termites, 

 106, 355 ; formulae for, 127,, 

 128, 589. 



merdigera, Crioceris. 



Meridarchis reprobata, on Eugenia 

 jainbolana and olive in India, 272. 



mcridionalis, Gryllus donieslicus ; 

 Otiorrhynchus. 



Merisus febriculosus, hosts of, in 

 Canada and U.S.A., 199. 



Merisus isosomatis, synonym of 

 M. febriculosus, 199. 



Mermis nigrescens, at Kew, 45. 



Merodon (Daffodil Fly), measures 

 against, in Britain, 220. 



Merodon eqiiestris, vacuum fumiga- 

 tion against, in California, 189 ; 

 intercepted in daffodil bulbs in 

 Haw^aii, 149 ; intercepted in 

 bulbs in U.S.A., 265, 389, 436. 



Meromyza americana (Wheat-stem 

 Maggot), natural enemies of, in 

 South Dakota, 237. 



meromyzae, Coelinidea ; JMicro- 

 bracon. 



Mertilia malayensis, imported into 

 Germany on orchids from East 

 Indies, 38. 



merwei, Cryptotermes. 



Mesa Oak (see Quercus engelmanni). 



Mesoleius tenthredinis, parasite of 

 Lvgaeonematus erichsoni, 94. 



Mesopotamia, date pests in, 91 ; 

 locusts and other agricultural 

 pests in, 603 ; new termite in, 5 ; 

 Rhynchophoriis ferrugineus con- 

 sidered not to occur in, 91. 



Mesquite (see Prosopis). 



Mcstocharis, parasite of insects 

 injurious to pisciculture in Russia, 

 555. 



metallicus, Epitragus. 



Metallus bethunci (Blackberry Leaf- 

 miner), in Canada, 83, 132. 



Metals, nature of to.xicity in, 159 ; 

 effect of chloropicrin on, 252. 



