GENERAL INDEX. 



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?Iesostenus thoracicus, parasitic ou iiyralid vu liick- 



■ iiy, III, 153. 

 Jlessa (?) iiiarjiandicus. (See Nematus.) 

 Jletachroiiia, larva^ probably root-feeders, m., I\',94. 

 luridum, injurious to nut and fiiiit trees, VII, 



430. 

 pallidum, syn. note, IV, 94. 

 G-notata = Paria canella, IV, 132. 

 ep., injuring grape-vines, VII, 387. 

 ^letacosrau.s exilis n. gen. and sp., ref., IV., 1.58. 

 Jletapodius femoratus, Aletia enemy, I, 216. 



eggs of red bug compared with, I, 2!C. 

 Hadronotus floridanus bred from eggs of, 



IV, 124. 

 puncturing bolls of cotton, VII, 320. 

 ^letasia argalis u. sp., descr., VI, 2"iG. 

 (juadristrigalis n. sp., descr., VI, 257. 

 spp., from Argus Mountains, VI, 2.54. 

 Jleteorus brevlcaudu.s, bred from cecidomyious (?) 

 gall on onk. III, 57. 

 communis, hosts of. III, 58. 



parasitized by Heniiteles peril iti. III, 1-53. 

 coquillettii, parasitic on Agrotis sp.. Ill, 57. 

 dimidiatus, hosts of, III, 58. 

 euchromiaj, parasitic on Euchromia criphia, III, 



57. 

 floridanus, parasitic on arctiid larva. III, 58. 

 hyphantria', on Hyphantria, IV, 133, 134. 

 indagator, parasitic on Pionea rimusiilis, III, 58. 

 parasite of Evergestis riraos lis, VI, 371. 

 parasite of Loxostege sticticalis, VI, 371. 

 uotodonta>, parasitic on Heterocampa subalbi- 



cans. III, .57. 

 oecopsidis, parasite of Loxostege sticticalis, VI, 

 371. 



parasitic on QScopsis sp.. Ill, .58. 

 orchesiaj, parasitic on Orchesia castane;i. III, 57. 



bred with Mycetochares binotata, V, 249. 

 sp., parasitic on Cacoecia fervidana. III, 57. 

 sp., parasitic on tineid on Hamamelis, III, 57. 

 vulgaris, hosts of, III, 57. 

 Metonius [ = Pachyscelus] bevigatus, mining Des- 



niodium, II, 78. 

 Metopins, ovipositor of. III, 177. 

 Jlelriopelma breyeri, bite of, II, 47. 

 Metrobates, compared with Rheuoiatobates, V, 193. 

 Jle.Kican orange-worm, art., I, 45-47. 

 Mice, e.ating Archipims butterfly, V, 270. 

 Micracis aculeata = suturalis. 

 hirtellus, on willow, V, 36. 

 suturalis, biological noies on, IV, 94, 131, 268. 

 Microcentrum retinerve, oviposition of, II, 224; III, 



290. 

 Micniccntius caryw, on hickory and walnut, m., V, 

 92. 

 solidaginis, ho.sts of. III, 59. 

 Micrococcus, of cabbage worm, III, 197. 



insectorum, expts. with, on chinch bug, IV, 71. 

 disease of chinch bug, ref., IV, 88. 

 normal to digestive organs of Ilemiptera, rev., 



IV, 235. 

 a remedy against Halticus niinutus, IV, 340. 

 pieridis, attacking boll worm. III, 197-198. 

 Microctonus, Perilitus terminatus formerly in, 1, 338. 

 Microdon, larval habit of, I, 5. 

 Microdus agilis, hosts of. III, 17. 



albicinctus, parasitic on tortricid on chestnut, 

 III, 17. 



Microilus bicolor (?), parasitic on cocidnmyii I in com 

 ot Abies bracteata. III, 18. 

 calcaratu.s, parasitic on Cecidomyia on .si-nsitive 



plant. III, 18. 

 ductus, iiarasitic on tineid on Cephalaiitlnis oc- 



cidentalis. III, 18. 

 earinoides, hosts of. III, l.'~'. 

 grapholitha>, parasitic on Grapliolitlia malachi- 



tana. III, 17. 

 laticinctus, parasitic on Tmetocera ocellana, III, 



17. 

 melanocepbalns, parasiticon Predisca sp., Ill, 18 

 sanctus, parasitic im tortricid borer in stem of 

 Ambrosia, III, 17. 

 on Cotton, VII, 243. 

 simillimus, hosts of. III, 18; IV, 259. 

 tortricis, hosts of, III, 17. 

 Microgaster calceatus, parasite of Ocneria, 11, 21ii, 

 211. 



carinata, parasitic on Pyrameis atalanta, III, 17. 



cocoon clusters of, ref., IV, 166. 



gelechia', parasitic on Gebc'iia gilU-esolidaginis, 



III, 17. 

 glomeratus, introduced iiiti America, VI, 133. 

 liparidis, parasite of Oc iuri;i, II, 210. 

 Mesochorus reared fr> m cocoons, II, 211; III, 



155, 156. 

 pieridis, = Apanteles glomeratus, I, 326. 

 pubescens, parasite of Ocneria, II, 211. 

 reared from ..Algeria, II, 83. 

 sp., bred from Depressaria heracliana, I, 98. 

 spp., bred with Elasmus, IV, 253. 

 tenebrosus, parasite of Ocneria, II, 210. 

 tibiali.s, parasite of Ocneria, II, 210. 

 utilis, parasitized liy Mesochorus aprilinus. III, 

 156. 

 Microgasterina', possible parasite of 0-aeria, II, 211; 



V, 54. 

 MicrognathidsB, proposed family name. III, 356. 

 Micro-lepidoptera, African, paper on, rev.. Ill, 481. 

 on Solanum, m., Ill, 357. 

 piercing ovipositor in, III, 343. 

 Micromus insipidus, paper on, rem., IV, 352. 

 Microplitis ceratomia>, hosts of. III, 17. 

 parasite of Ceratomia, V, 136. 

 gortyna^, liosts of. III, 17. 



niamestra', parasitic on Maraesf ra picta, 1 1 1, 17. 

 sp., attacking Leucauia unipuncta. III, 113. 

 Micropteryx calthella, remarkable larva; of, IV, 221. 

 semipurpurella, oviposition and piercing ovipo.s- 

 itor of, III, 342. 

 Microrhopala melsheimeri, myrniecopliilons, 1 1, 123. 

 vittafci, parasitized liyColastes microrhopalie, II, 

 351. 

 Microtonus terminatus, parasitic on Coccinellidw, I, 



10.', 103. 

 Mictis profana, injuring the orange, II, 336. 

 Migrating locust, in Australia, III, 353. 



attacked by Lachnidiuiii acridiorum, V, 359. 

 in Chile, VI, 47. 

 Milk, beetles found in, I, 112. 

 Milkweed butterfly, swarming of, I, 221. 



anatomy of, ref., V, 205. 

 Mill insects, machine for destroying, VII, 263. 

 Miller's thumb, insect diet of, I, 159, 160. 

 Millipedes, in Miss Ormerod's report for 1889, ref.» 



II, 337. 

 Milvus olgyptius, eating locusts, III, 66. 



