THE BROAD-BEAN WEEVIL. ie 
Fig. 18.—Broad bean cut in half to show, at top on left, pupal cell of the broad-bean weevil ; at right, 
cell containing predaceous mite (Pediculoides ventricosus). Enlarged. (Original.) 
To this list should be added 
Pediculoides ventricosus New- 
port. Strangely enough, this 
predaceous mite was not ac- 
tually observed until 1911, 
when the species was reported 
by Mr. Parker at Sacramento, : 
Cal. An illustration is given 
in figure 18 of a broad bean 
cut in half, showing the pupal 
cell of Laria rufimana at the 
left, and at the right another 
pupal cell showing a mass of 
females of this mite which 
have developed within this 
cell. A gravid female mite is 
shown in figure 19. 
On April 15, 1911, Mr. 
Parker observed another nat- 
Fic. 19.—Gravid female of Pediculoides ventricosus. a ° : 
Greatly enlarged. (Redrawn from Brucker.) ural enemy oO this species. 
