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INDEX. 



Mesochorus pectoralis, hyperparasite 

 of Ilicroplitis vidua in Britain, 

 382. 



Mesolehis excavatus, parasite of 

 Eriocampoides limacina in France, 

 564. 



Mesolehis tenthredinis, introduction 

 of, into Canada, against Lygaeone- 

 matus ericlisoni, 84. 



Mesostenus, parasite of Cydia molesta 

 in U.S.A., 374. 



mesoxanthus, Apanteles. 



Mespilus germanica (see Medlar). 



Mesquite (Prosopis), Cerambycids 

 in, in California, 397. 



Mesqviite Bruchus (see Bruchiis 

 prosopis). 



messaniella, Phyllorycter {Litho- 

 colletis). 



messor, Calliephialtes. 



messoria, Euxoa. 



Mestocharomyia oopJiaga, sp. n., 

 parasite of EUipsidion pelluci- 

 dum in Australia, 387. 



Metalaptus torquaUis (see Parvu- 

 linus auranUi). 



metallica, Agamerion. 



Metamasius hemipterus, experi- 

 mentally infested with Metar- 

 rhizium anisopliae in Porto Rico, 

 378. 



Iletamasius sericeus (Striped Wee- 

 vil), bionomics and control of, 

 on coconuts etc. in West Indies, 

 71, 74, 516 ; intercepted on 

 sugar-cane in Porto Eico, 485. 



Iletonastria liyrtaca, on cincbona 

 in Dutch E. Indies, 447. 



Metarrhizium, anisopliae ( Green Mus- 

 cardine Fungus), infesting in- 

 sects, 33, 245, 333, 334, 378, 393, 

 446 ; list of insects attacked by, 

 and distribution of, 378 ; experi- 

 ments on the effects of, 446 ; 

 suggested introduction of, into 

 Br. Guiana against Tomaspis 

 flavilatera, 534. 



Meteorological Conditions, effects 

 of, on locusts and other pests in 

 S. Africa, 248, 358 ; on Lymantria 

 monacJia in Austria, 127; on 

 insect pests in Australia, 165, 

 166, 269 ; on susceptibility of 

 Merostachys to attacks of 3Iye- 

 lobia smerintha in Brazil, 189 ; 

 on insect pests in Britain, 154, 

 156; on insect pests in Ceylon, 

 295, 435; on insect pests in 

 Br. Columbia, 24 ; on treatment 

 of cotton against PectinopJiora 

 gossypiella in .Egypt, 71; on 

 insect pests in Germany, 5, 444, 

 445 ; on fruit-fly parasitism in 

 Hawaii, 167, 185 ; on insects in 

 India, 46, 182, 322, 334, 335; 



on insect pests in Dutch E. 

 Indies, 179, 180, 349; on insects 

 in West Indies, 296, 496 ; on 

 Coeliodes ruber in Italy, 78 ; 

 on development of curly-leaf 

 disease of beet in Mexico and 

 U.S.A., 481 ; on susceptibility 

 of tobacco to attacks of Lasio- 

 derma serrieorne in Philippines, 

 183 ; on insect pests in Rhodesia, 

 240, 337, 338, 439 ; on Dactis oleae 

 in Spain, 272 ; on insect pests 

 in Sweden, 89, 91, 92, 147, 148, 

 152, 287, 288 ; on Cheimatobia 

 brumata in Switzerland, 368 ; 

 on insects in Turkestan, 348, 

 349; on insect pests in U.S.A., 

 16, 67, 194, 195, 196, 218, 252, 

 253, 267, 308, 309, 312, 326, 339, 

 399, 413, 415, 456, 468, 483, 492 ; 

 on spraying and fumigating, 

 13," 28, 64, 111, 157, 163, 199, 

 202, 292; on efficacy of light- 

 traps, 257 ; on efficacy of Cocco- 

 bacillus acridiorum, 288 ; on 

 Iletarrhizium anisopliae, 245, 

 378 ; unfavourable to ScMstocerca 

 paranensis in Chile, 161 ; effect 

 of, on bee diseases, 490. 



Meteorus, parasite of Acrohasis 

 nebulella in U.S.x\., 169. 



Meteorus communis, parasite of 

 Datana integerrima in Connecti- 

 cut, 457. 



Meteorus hyphantriae, parasite of 

 Hyphantria cunea in Connecticut, 

 456. 



Meteorus obfuscator, hosts of, in 

 France, 477. 



Meteorus versicolor, parasite of gipsy 

 and brown-tail moths in Maine, 

 178,179,511,512. 



Methyl- eugenol, experiments in 

 trapping Bhagoletis pomonella and 

 other fruit-fiies with, 423. 



Methylated Spirit, in mixture 

 against fm'niture beetles, 160 ; 

 in formula for spray against 

 Eriosoma lanigerum, 412, 471. 



meticulosa, Trigonophora {Broto- 

 lomia). 



meticulosalis, Terastia. 



Mexican Cotton-boU Weevil (see 

 Anthonomus grandis). 



Mexico, bark-beetles infesting coni- 

 fers in, 263, 266, 267 ; fruit-fl,ies 

 in, 208, 518; Metarrhizium 

 anisopliae infesting Tomaspis 

 postica in, 378 ; miscellaneous 

 pests in, 82, 101, 440, 462, 481, 

 551 ; danger of presence of 

 Pectinophora gossypiella in, 81, 

 292, 544; Platyptilia pusilli- 

 dactyla introduced into Hawaii 

 from, to destroy Lantana, 124; 



