SPECIES WHICH INJURE THE PLANT. 41 



Stylopiden picta Filler MS. Victoria and D'Hanis. Tex., April (J. D. Mitchell) : 

 San Antonio, Tex., April (J. C. Crawford) ; Hondo, Austin, and Corpus 

 Christi, Tex., May (F. C. Pratt) ; Brownsville. Tex., February (C. R. Jones 

 and F. C. Pratt) : Beeville, Tex. (E. A. Schwarz). 

 Feeds on joints. 

 Sixeonotus luteiceps Reuter. Hondo, Tex., May (J. D. Mitchell) ; Brownsville, 

 Tex., March (C. R. Jones and F. C. Pratt). 



Feeds on joints; esj>ecially partial to Echinocereus spp. ; also taken on 

 yucca and other plants. 

 MacrotylUH verticali8 Uhler (?). Los Angeles, Oal., June (F. C. Pratt). 



Feeds on joints of Opuntia. 

 Gorytliuca decern Still. Aguascalientes, Mex., December (F. C- Pratt). 

 On Opuntia. 

 Tucson, Ariz., June (J. W. Tourney). 

 Feeding on Opuntia joints. 

 Proarno valvata Filler. Albuquerque. N. Mex., May (F. C. Pratt). 



Apparently feeding on Opuntia joints. 

 Namia femorata Stftl. Taken at the following localities in Texas throughout 

 the season: Mineral Wells (C. R. Jones) ; D'Hanis, Cotulla, Corpus Christi, 

 Victoria, and llehbronville (J. D. Mitchell) ; Hondo, Zavalla County, Sabi- 

 nal, San Antonio, Kerrville, El Paso, and Llano (F. C. Pratt) ; also taken 

 at Los Angeles, Cal., and Tucson, Ariz. (F. C. Pratt), and at Aguascalientes, 

 Victoria, and Durango, Mex. (F. C. Bishopp). 

 Feeds on fruit of Opuntia and on Cereus; very destructive. 

 * Dendrocoris contaminatus Uhler. Tucson, Ariz. 



Xnntia pallidicomis Stal. Taken in Texas at localities below: Cotulla, Kerr- 

 ville. El Paso, Sabinal, Austin (F. C. Pratt) ; Alice, Hondo, San Antonio, 

 D'Hanis, Hebbronville. San Diego, Victoria, Encinal, and Oakyille (J. D. 

 Mitchell) : Mineral Wells (C. R. Jones). 



Occurs throughout the season ; very destructive to fruits. 

 Narnia inomata Distant. Los Angeles, Cal., May (F. C. Pratt); Durango, 

 Mex., November (F. C. Bishopp). 

 Feeds on joints. 

 Namia snovn Van Duzee. Albuquerque, N. Mex., April (F. C. Pratt). 



Feeds on joints. 

 Platypedia putnami Chler, Albuquerque, X. Mex., June (F. C. Pratt). 



Feeds on Opuntia joints. 

 Platymetopius fuseifrons Van Duzee. D'Hanis, Tex.. April (J. D. Mitchell). 



Feeds on joints. 

 Dictyobia permit fata Uhler. Corpus Christi. Tex. (F. C. Pratt and A. C. 

 Morgan ) . 



Feeds on joints. 

 Aphis medico g>» is Koch (det. C. E. Sanborn). Tucson, Ariz., May (F. C. 

 Pratt) : Hackberry, Ariz. |D. Griffiths) ; Dallas, Tex. (F. C. Pratt). 

 On Opuntia. Mr. Sanborn informs us that in Texas the species prob- 

 ably passes the winter on Opuntia. 

 Margarodcft sp. (?). Montserrat. W. I. (C. V. Riley). According to Prof. 

 Cockerel! (in litt.) the species is undoubtedly M. formicarum (Guild.). 

 On Cereus roots. 

 Eriococcus con-incus Cockerell San Bernardino, Cal.. September; also from 

 greenhouse in Nebraska. 

 On joints. 



