REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOLOGIST, 1898 area 
Bathythrix pimplae How., Adistola americana How., Otacustes periliti 
Ashm., Habrocylus thyridopterigis Ashm., Pezomachus insolitus How., 
Spilochalcis debilis Say, Eupelmus limneriae How., Dibrachys boucheanus 
Ratz., Elachistus cacoeciae How., Elasmus atratus How., Syntomosphy- 
rum esurus Riley and Asecodes albitarsis Ashm. 
A number of scavengers were reared by Dr Howard from the pupae 
or masses of cocoons. The list is as follows: Helicobia helicis Towns. 

Fig. 4 DIBRACHYS BOUCHEANUS: a, larva; 4, pupa; c, adult female—greatly enlarged; *d, head 
of larva; e, antenna of adult—still more enlarged (after Howard; U. S. Dep’t agriculture, Divi- 
sion entomology. ‘Tech. ser. no. 5, 1897). 
Sarcophaga species, Phora nigriceps Loew, Phora incisuralis Leow, Phora 
fasciata Fall., Phora agarici Lintn., Limosina species, Homalomyia scala- 
vis Fabr., Gaurax anchora Loew, Neoglaphyroptera bivittata Say and 
Diplosis species. This and the preceding lists illustrate in a remarkable 
degree the large number of forms that may depend more or less upon 
one species, and afford interesting examples of the relations that may 
exist between various insects. 
In addition to these, a Eulophid was reared in some numbers from 
the cocoons of Wotolophus by Dr Lintner in 1883 and 1884. A der- 
mestid beetle, Fervimegatoma variegatum Worn, has been recorded in 
Insect life as a very effective destroyer of the eggs of Motolophus in 
California. The wheel bug, Prionodus cristatus Linn., is said to prey 
upon the larvae in the southern states. The present season a mite, a 
species of * Rhyncholophus, was observed eating the contents of many 
eggs. 

@ Determined through the courtesy of Dr L. O. Howard. 
