54 PRINCIPAL CACTUS INSECTS OF UNITED STATES. 



1S49. de Nobrega, Gerardo Jose.^Oii the cultivation of cochineal. <Pharina- 

 ceutical Journal, vol. 8, pp. 342-348, 1 fig. 



Covers cultivation of the nopal, rearing the insect, and methods of killing 

 the cochineal and preparing it for sale. 



1855. .Martins, Theodor. — Culture of the cochineal in the Canary Islands, 



< Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 14, pp. 553-556. 

 1876. Uhler, P. R. — List of Heiniptera of the region west of the Mississippi, 

 including those collected during the Hayden explorations of 1903. 

 <P.ul. IT. S. Geol. Survey (2) No. 5, vol. 1, pp. 209-361. 

 1S77. Popenoe. E. A. — A list, of Kansas Coleoptera. <Trans. Kans. Acad. 

 Sci., vol. 5, pp. 21-40. 



Moneilema annulatum Say on Opuntia in Kansas. 



1878. Popenoe, E. A. — Additions to the catalogue of Kansas Coleoptera. 

 <Trans. Kans. Acad. Sci., vol. 6, pp. 77-S6. 



Moneilema semipunctatvm Le Conte on Opuntia in Kansas. 

 1883. Blanchard, Raphael. — Les coccide utiles. <Bul. Soc. Zool. France, vol. 

 7, pp. 1-117. 



An excellent account of the cochineal insect is to be found on pages 70-90. 



1886. Duges, Eugene. — Metamorphoses de quelques Coleopteres Mexicains. 

 <Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., vol. 21, pp. 26-45, Pis. I-III. 



Describes and figures larva and pupa of Moneilema variolare Thomson, 

 and Cactophagus (Sphenopliorus) spinolce Gyllenhal. Notes on breeding in 

 Opuntia. 



1888. Riley, C. V.— The food habits of North American Calandridre. <Ins. 



Life, vol. 1, p. 199. 



Mentions Cactophagus validus Le Conte. 



1SS9. Horn. H. G.— (No title.) <Ins. Life, vol. 2, p. 162. 



Note presented by E. A. Schwarz on Caenopwus palmeri, the immature stages 

 of which were found in stems of Opuntia bernardina. 



1889. Riley, C. V. — Notes on the cochineal insect <Ins. Life, vol. 1, pp. 



258-259. 



Rearing of predators, Leucopis bellula Williston, and DrosopJiiJa quinaria 

 Loew. Also breeding of Dakruma coccidivora (=Lcetilia coccidivora Com- 

 stock). 



1891. Coquillett, D. W. — Another parasitic rove beetle. <Ins. Life, vol. 3, 

 pp. 318-319. 



Maseochara valida, parasite upon puparium of Copestylum marginatum Say 

 in 0. engelmanni, California. 



1891. Riley, C. V.— (No title.) <Can. Ent., vol. 23, p. 256. 



Breeding of Melitara prodenialis Walker (Megaphycis bollii) from Opuntia 

 " fruit " sent by Mrs. Mary Treat from Florida in 1877. 



1891. Riley. C. V., and L. O. Howard. — Sowbugs feeding in living plants. 

 <Ins. Life, vol. 3. p. 402. 



Sowbugs (not determined) feeding on Mammillaria phellosperma in Cali- 

 fornia. 



1891. Smith, J. P..— Habits of Volucella fasciata. <Can. Ent.. vol. 23, pp. 

 242-243. 



Breeding of Melitara prodenialis Walker and Volucella fasciata Macquart 

 in New Jersey. 



1891. Williston, S. W— (No title.) <En(. News, vol. 2, p. 162. 



Breeding of Copestylum marginatum Say and Volucella fasciata Macquart. 



1892. Kellogg, V. L. — Notes on Melitera (sic) detitata Grote. <Kans. Univ. 



Inst., vol. 1, no. 1. pp. 39-41, 1 pi. 



1893. Rilet, O. V., and L. O. Howard. — Insect injury to cactus plants. <Ins. 



Life, vol. 4, p. 345. 



Chelinidea vittigera Uhler in Harris County, Tex. 



