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Charitopodinus szve::cyi (Crawford). Mr. Crawford's description of this 

 species may be supplemented further by these additions : Middle 

 tarsi except apical joint, calcar except extreme apex, and tibia at 

 base and apex pale, a pale elongate spot on the ovipositor sheaths 

 above. 



I have seen 23 examples of this species which vary greatly in 

 size according to the host from which they have been bred. No 

 males have been seen. 



Cluintopodiiius tcrryi n. sp. Resembles C. sivc::cyi in minute details 

 of pubescence and sculpture. The coloration differs in no significant 

 way except as indicated above and in the pale markings of the hind 

 legs. Hind tarsi except apical joint, apex of tibiae, trochanters, and 

 coxae at summit pale while the hind legs in C. szvcccyi are dark 

 throughout. The two specimens before me are 3.6 mm. in length 

 larger than the original specimens of C. szvc::eyi but not any larger 

 than specimens of that species bred from Bruchtis prosopis. 



Described from two females collected bv the late F. W. 

 Terry at Kow Loon, China, in 1908, one of which has been 

 designated as the type and the other as a paratope. Tvpe and 

 paratype in the collection of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' 

 Association. 



PtevomaVids Attacking Bnicli'ulnc. 



At various times I have bred from Bniclius qundnmacu- 

 latus infesting pigeon peas in storage a Pteromalld doubtfully 

 referred to Pteromalus calandrae and this species has been 

 readily bred experimentally from the Dolichos weevil and 

 Bruclius chinensis. The early part of the larval stages is 

 passed as an internal parasite of the Bruclius larva. When 

 nearing full growth the Pteromalld larva emerges from its 

 host and completes its development externally. A second un- 

 determined Pteromalid has l)een bred from Bruchu.'^ prui- 

 ninus breeding in the seeds of Seshaiiia xeshan in the partially 

 opened pods upon the tree. 



Pedieu]()idrs veidrlcosus. 



In all the work undertaken upon the Brucliidae and their 

 parasites the mite Pedicidoides ventricosus has been trouble- 

 some, causiug th(> loss of much of the material worked with, 

 l^arasites and llnidiidde alike in larval, ])upal and adult stages. 



