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INSECT ENEMIES OF THE BOLL WEEVIL. 



Pediculoides ventricosus Newport (fig. 8). This mite has been 

 somewhat prominent in the study of the boll weevil since its fiirst 

 notice in 1901 (Rangel, 1901) under the name of Pediculoides ven- 



THE BOLL WEEV/L COMPLEX, 



THE COTTOA/ PLANT 



'NEMfES 



BEAN.^COWP£A 



AMONG MA/^ O. 



/2 



P/^iEDA- 

 TOPS 

 PPE/MTOPS 0/i<LAPVAE 



HrP£RPARAS/rE 



THESE A/UMEPOUS EA/EM/ES Al 

 AREKmWA/ TO ATTACK AT LEAST. 



OTHER 

 WE£[//LS 



3/ 



OTHER 

 SPEC/ES 



OF 

 PIAA/TS 



e 



HyPER- 

 PARAS/TES 



Pig. (5.— Diagram illustrating the boll-weevil complex. (Original.) 



triculosus. Mr. Banks has stated that it may possibly be different 

 from the European species, but as it is known throughout this 

 country under the above name it is so quoted here. Mr. Rangel 



