PLATE Il. 
Bul. 73, Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
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THE PURPLE MALLOW (CALLIRHOE INVOLUCRATA), A FOOD PLANT OF Two 
WEEVILS RELATED TO THE BOLL WEEVIL. 
Fig. A.—The buds and flowers, which are subject to attack by Anthonomus fulvus, and 
the capsule, subject to attack of Macrorhoptus estriatus. Fig. B.—Bud infested by 
Anthonomus fulvus. Fig. C.—Flower injured by adult weevil of Anthonomus fulvus, 
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