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In addition to the insect enemies of ixiriieii^is mentioned 

 in former reports, it migiit be of interest to know that at 

 least one species of the larii'e bluish wasps with yellow wings 

 of the o-enns Pcpsis is known to attack it. Master William 

 Thomas, a very careful observer of insects at Carcarana, in- 

 formed the writer that on more than one occasion he had 

 seen these large wasps dash into a cluster of saltonas and 

 sting one after the other, and then deliberately select one 

 from among them and malve off with it. Since there are 

 several species of the genus J^epsi.s to be found at that locality 

 the exact species was not determined. 



Fi^. 5. — Deail saltmias of ScJiistucerca parauensis covei'ed with the 

 ( 'nrcaiaim Funtrus. 



Functus Diseases. — Nothing further of note seems to 

 have developed concerning the effectiveness of the different 

 insect attacking fungi as a means of combating this insect. 



