INDEX. 



695 



Merodon equestris (Narcissus Fly), 



ill bulbs ill Britain, 518 ; im- 



])orte(l ill bulbs into California, 

 13, 146, 182. 

 Merom}iz(i americana (Wheat Stem 



Maggot), control of. on cereals 



in Canada and U.S.A., 260, 333, 



461, 478, 

 Mesembrina rnystacea, carnivorous 



larva of, 428. 

 Mesochorus, jiarasite of Plutella 



maculipennis in U.S.A., 449. 

 Mesochorus aprUmus, secondary 



parasite of Protoparee sexta in 



U.S.A., 141. 

 Mesochorus palUpes, a liyjierpara- 



site, 16. 

 Mesochorus scitiihis, parasite of 



Desmia funeraUs in U.S.A., 67. 

 Mesogramma (see Mesograpla). 

 Mesograpta geminata, in California, 



13. 

 Mesograpta marginata, in California, 



13. 

 Mesograpta (Mesogramma) polita, 



on maize in U.S.A., 13, 191. 

 m,esograptae, Syrphophagus. 

 Mesolecaniiim baiatae, on sweet 



potatoes in Jamaica, 430. 

 Mesolecanium deltae, sp. ii., on 



citrus in Argentina, 358. 

 Mesoleius tenthredinidis, introduced 



into Canada against Lygaeone- 



matus erichsoni, 347. 

 Mesosternvs, parasite of Aegeria 



pictipes in Ohio, 372. 

 Mespilns germanica (see Medlar). 

 •messoria, Eiixoa. 

 Mestocharis, parasite of Dytiscus 



in Russia, 511. 

 Mesua ferrea, Xyleborus spp. in, 



in India, 439. 

 Metadrepena glauca, control of, on 



coffee in Uganda, 96, 118. 

 Metalaptiis torquatus, gen. et sp. n., 



on orange in Italy, 337. 

 Metallic Tomato Fly (see Lonchaea 



splendida). 

 'metallica, Stomatomyia. 

 metallicum, Ectatomma. 

 Metallus bethunei (see Fenusa). 

 Metamasiiis, attacked by Histerid 



beetle in Trinidad, 171. 

 Metamasius ritchiei, sp. n., (Pine- 

 apple Weevil), bionomics and 



control of, on pineapples in 



.Jamaica, 5, 8, 430, 519 ; legis- 

 lation against importation of, 



into Bahamas, 184. 

 Metamasius sericeus (Weevil Borer), 



bionomics and control of, on 



sugar-cane in West Indies, 109, 



392, 429, 436. 

 Metanastria hyrtuca, on cinchona 



in Dutch East Indies, 442. 



(C462) 



Metanastria latipennis, on Khasya 

 pine in India, 349. 



Metaphyciis zebratus (see Aphycus). 



Metarrhiziam anlsopliae (Green 

 Muscardine Fungus), infesting 

 insects, 17, 85, 132, 268, 419, 442, 

 558 ; suggested introduction of, 

 into Dutch CTiiiana against To- 

 m.aspis tristis, 166 ; experiments 

 with, against cacao thrips in 

 Grenada, 268 ; experiments with, 

 against sugar-cane pests in Ha- 

 waii, Java and Trinidad, 278. 



meteorica, Hydrotaea. 



Meteorological Conditions, effects 

 of, on Chalioides jtinodi in S. 

 Africa, 378, 379 ; on native and 

 imported Coccinellids in S. Africa, 

 323 ; on insect pests in Britain, 

 362, 481 ; on insect j)revalence 

 in Canada, 237, 260, 265 ; on 

 Xyleborus fornicatus in (.'eyloii, 

 282 ; on vine moths in France, 

 136 ; oil Pheidole megacephala in 

 Hawaii, 400 ; on Pyrilla aberrans 

 in India, 557 ; on Diatraea sac- 

 charalis in Louisiana and West 

 Indies, 259, 312 ; on Xacoleia 

 octosema in Java. 278 ; on sugar- 

 cane beeth^s in Queensland, 292 ; 

 on insect pests in U.S.A., 212, 

 284, 367, 381, 382, 403, 406, 411 ; 

 on Coccobd'-ilJn^ arridioruiii, 506; 

 on fumigation in greenhouses, 

 244 ; on insect metabolism, 205. 



Meteorus, parasite of Plutella macu- 

 lipennis in U.S.A., 449. 



Meteorus conmiunis, parasite of 

 Lepidoptera in U.S.A., 77, 309. 



Meteorus dimidiatus, parasite of 

 Desmia funeraUs in U.S.A., 67. 



Meteorus hyphantriae, parasite of 

 Hemerocantpa leucostigma in 

 U.S.A., 309. 



Meteorus pallidus, parasite of cut- 

 worms in France, 341. 



Meteorus versicolor, establishment 

 of, in Canada against Lymantria 

 dispar, 331 ; parasite of Lyman- 

 tria dispar in U.S.A., 178. 



Meteorus vulgaris, parasite of Euxoa 

 auxiliaris in Canada, 333. 



Methyl Alcohol, ineffective against 

 ants, 106. 



Methylated Spirit, against Eriosoma 

 lanigerum, 237 ; and soap, 

 experiments with, against Lio- 

 thrips setinodis, 233. 



meticulosa, Trigonophora [Brotolo- 

 m.ia). 



meticulosalis , Terastia. 



Metopodontus cinctus, on coconuts 

 in Dutch East Indies, 418. 



Metopodontus occipitalis, on coco- 

 nuts in Malay States, 418. 



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