HYMENOPTEROUS PARASITES OF THE WEEVIL, 51 



(PJioradendron favescens) ; Tycliius sordidus LoCoiilo in Bapiisia 

 pods at College Station, Tex.; Trichoharis compada Casey in pods of 

 Datura stramonium at Paris, Tex.; and, furthermore, on Languria 

 sp. in stems of Gaura sp. at Ballingcr, Tex. 



Ccramhycohiiis cusJimani Crawford. This j)arasite was reared in 

 small numbers as early as 1906 in southern Texas from the boll 

 w^eevil. It has been ivarod from Larin ocliracea Schaeffer in pods of 

 Tmasp.; from i. 6*«//asi Sharp in pods of Vachelliafarnesiana; from 

 Arsecerus fasdculatus DeGeer in fruit of chinaberries ( Melia azeda- 

 rach) at Victoria, Tex.; and from Trichoharis texana in stems of 

 Solanum rostratum. 



Ceramhijcohius sp. On February 23, 1909, a male of a green species 

 of Cerambycobius was reared from the weevil in squares collected at 

 Natchez, Miss., January 19. 



PTEROMALID.E. PTEROMALINAI. 



Catolaccus hunteri Crawford. This is the species which in all pre- 

 vious articles on the boll weevil has been known as Catolaccus incertus. 

 Its hosts as now known are Laria compressicornis Schaeffer in pods of 

 Acfaan illinoensis; Tachypterellus quadrigihhus Say in fruit of Cratsegus 

 spp. ; Smicraulax tuherculatus Pierce in stems of PJioradendron Jlaves- 

 cens; Anthonomus seneolus Dietz in buds of Solanum spp. ; Anihono- 

 mus albopilosus Dietz in seeds of Croton sp.; Anthonomus eugenii 

 Cano in fruit of pepper (Capsicum spp.); Anthonomus heterotJiecse 

 Pierce in heads of Heterotheca suhaxillaris; Anthonomus nebulosus 

 Le Conte in buds of Cratsegus spp. ; Anthonomus signatus Say in buds 

 of dewberry (Ruhus spp.); Anthonomus squamosus Le Conte in heads 

 of Grindelia squarrosa nuda; (Acalles) GerstaecJceria nohilisljo Conte in 

 joints of Opuntia spp. ; Zygoharis xanthoxyli Pierce in berries of Xan- 

 thoxylum clava-herculis. 



Catolaccus incertus Ashmead. This parasite is also very common 

 and is known from a considerable number of hosts, among W'hich are 

 Laria exigua Le Conte in pods of Amorpha fruticosa; Apion decolora- 

 turn Smith in pods of Meibomia paniculata; Apion griseum Smith in 

 pods of Phaseolus spp. ; Apion nigrum Smith in buds of Robinia pseu- 

 dacada; Anthonomus alhopilosus Dietz in seeds of Croton spp.; Antho- 

 nomus aphanostephi Pierce in heads of Aphanostephus sMrrobasis; 

 Anthonomus fulvus Le Conte in buds of Callirrhoe involucrata; Antho- 

 nomus nigrinus Boheman in buds of Solanum carolinense; Anthonomus 

 signatus Say in buds of strawberry (Fragaria virginiana); Auleutes 

 tenuipes Dietz in buds of Galpinsia hartwegi; CeutorhyncJius n. sp. in 

 crown of Selenia aurea; Baris cuneipennis Casey in roots of Helenium 

 tenuifolium and Calandra oryza Linnaeus in cora 



