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Pl\te I. — Oiicidi'rcs ciiH/ii/dlfi: work on cotton .stalkw 38 



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F[G. 1. A(jroth ypsiloii: adult, larva, and head of larva 8 



2. FcJlia midefidii: adult, larva, and details 10 



3. Pcridroma mvria: adult, larva% and egg.s 11 



4. Loxostege sim ihilifi: stages and details 12 



5. Di'Uephihi Ivirtitii: stages - I-t 



6. LarJinostcrna cvihrom: female 17 



7. Lnclmostrrna lunceolata: female 18 



8. Melanoplus diffcretitUilh: adult 19 



9. Melanoplus differerdi<dh: adult and pufia skin on corn leaves 20 



10. Mel(mopliiff dilfcreidialls: young nymph 21 



11. Mdaiiuplns differcidudis: egg mass 21 



12. Braclnistdhi magna: adult 2-1 



13. Dicti/ophorus reticulatue: nymph and adult 25 



14. Aphis gossi/pii: stages ^ 27 



15. Ni/mus aixjnstafiis: nymph an<l adult 30 



16. Ch<dc()d( riiinx .-oicitK: adult 31 



17. (JlndcdderiniiK .-riicns: work on young covvpeas and cotton 32 



18. Ei^tlgmcne amra: stages 34 



19. ('(iradrhia f.rigmi: stages 36 



20. (I'j-inilhn^t iiiifiis: adult 37 



21. (Ij-iinlJinn virriis: egg punctures on stalk 38 



22. I'apaipoiKi nilrhi: stages 39 



23. I'ntiioli'K iiicHiiiik: stages 40 



24. J'rodctiia (inidhixjidH: male and female moths , 43 



25. J'rodniia (/niilli(></idH: larva' and details 43 



26. ('idacDri.s i-<ij)idiix: adidt and nymphs 44 



27. C'tdocoris rapidns: cotton lioll showing punctures 45 



28. Leptogluftsii:< opposltiis: adult 47 



29. Nezara. hilaris: stages -18 



30. UdiiKdndlscii trifjinira: adult and nymphs 50 



31. (hironiclopid Idln-dlix: adult and nypmh 55 



32. Oiicdiidiapid iiidhdd: adult and nymph " 56 



33. Aid((ri:i's irrondd: adult 58 



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