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Hilarella decens Townsend. Albuquerque, N. Mex., June (F. C. Pratt). 



Relicobia quadrisetosa Coquillett. Corpus Christi, Tex., March (F. C. Pratt). 



Musca domestica Linnaeus. San Luis Potosi, Mex., June (Rose). 

 In decaying fruit. 



Phorbla fnsciccps Zetterstedt. Riverside, Cal., May (D. Griffiths). 



Sapromyza vulgaris Fitch. Riverside, Cal., May (D. Griffiths). 



Rivcllia sp. (?) Corpus Christi and San Antonio, Tex. (F. C. Pratt), March to 

 June. 



*Limosma sp. Tucson, Ariz. 



Stictomyia longicornis P.igot. Generally distributed in Texas and Mexico. 

 Taken at the following localities in Texas: Victoria. Encinal, Hondo, 

 D'Hanis, Tivoli, San Diego, Kingsville, Corpus Christi (J. D. Mitchell) ; 

 Sabinal. Kerrville, San Antonio (F. C. Pratt); Brownsville (D. Griffiths), 

 March to November. In Mexico at Durango, December (F. C. Bishopp and 



E. A. Schwa rz). 



*Nerius fluvifrons Bigot. Tucson, Ariz. 



SPECIES WHICH MERELY FREQUENT THE FLOWERS. 

 COLEOPTKKA. 



Carpophilus palUpennis Say. San Antonio, Encinal, Hondo. D'Hanis, Corpus 

 Christi, Tex., May (J. D. Mitchell) ; Dallas, Tex. (F. C. Pratt) ; Los 

 Angeles, Cal. (F. C. Pratt), June; San Pedro and Riverside, Cal., May 

 (D. Griffiths). 



Aemceodera tiihitliix Fabricius. D'Hanis, Tex., May (J. D. Mitchell) ; Zavalla 

 County, Tex.. May (W. I >. Hunter and F. C. Pratt ). 



Acmceodera quadrivittata Horn. El Paso, Tex., August (F. C. Pratt). 



Acnweodera pidchella Herbst. Zavalla County, Tex., May (W. D. Hunter and 



F. C. Pratt). 



'"J. ycaina discoidalis Horn. Arizona. 



Chauliognathus scutellaris Le Conte. D'Hanis, Tex., April (J. D. Mitchell). 



Li8trus sp. Zavalla County, Tex.. May (W. D. Hunter and F. C. Pratt); 



Brownsville, Tex., April (C. R. Jones and F. C. Pratt). 

 Euphoria kernii Haldeman. Encinal, San Antonio, and Zavalla County. Tex.. 



May (F. C. Pratt and D. Griffiths) ; Hondo. D'Hanis, and Brownsville, Tex. 



(J. D. Mitchell). 

 Colaspoides macrocephalus Schaeffer. D'Hanis. Tex., May (J. D. Mitchell). 

 Nodonota tritstis Olivier. D'Hinis. Tex.. May (J. D. Mitchell). 

 Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers. Victoria. Tex., May (J. D. Mitchell). 



Under Opuntia. 

 Chrysomela auripennis Say. Victoria, Tex., May (J. D. Mitchell). 

 Luperodes brunneus Crotch. Victoria, Tex.. April (J. D. Mitchell). 

 Eupogonius vestitus Say (?): Victoria. Tex.. May (J. D. Mitchell). 

 Diabrotica t2-punctata Olivier. Los Angeles. Cal., June (F. C. Pratt). 

 Phyllotreta pusilla Horn. D'Hanis, Tex.. April (J. D. Mitchell). 

 Bruchus sp. Aguascalientes, Mex.. December (E. A. Schwarz and F. C. 



Bishopp) ; Tucson. Ariz.. May (F. C. Pratt). 

 Epicauta trivhrus Pallas. Hondo and D'Hanis, Tex... May (J. D. Mitchell). 



IlYMF.XOrTF.UA. 



Ghrysis sp. Victoria. Tex., April ( R. A. Cushmam. 

 WaUctus sp. Los Angeles. Cal., June (F. C- Pratt). 



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