GENERAL INDEX. 



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Mesostenus thoracicuB, parasitic on pyraliil on hick- 



or.v, III, 153. 

 >fessa (?) maiylandicus. (See Neinatus.) 

 jMetachroiiia, larva' probably root-foeders, ni., IV, 94. 

 luriiliim, injurious to nut and fruit trees, VII, 



430. 

 pall'duni, syu. note, IV, 94. 

 G-;iotata = Paria canella, IV, 132. 

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

 JI«tacosnius exilis n. gen. and sp., ref., IV., 158. 

 Metapodius femoratus, Aletia enemy, I, 216. 



eggs of red bug compared with, I, 236. 

 Hadroaotus floridanus bred from eggs of, 



IV, 124. 

 l)uucturing bolls of cotton, VII, 320. 

 Jletasia argalis n. sp., descr., VI, 2")6. 

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

 spp., from Argus Mountiiins, VI, 2.54. 

 Meteorus brevicaudus, bred from cecidomyious (?) 

 gall on oak. III, 57. 

 communis, hosts of, III, 58. 



parasitized by Heniiteles periliti. III, 153. 

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

 (limidiatus, hosts of. III, 58. 

 euchromiie, parasitic ou Euchromia criphia. III, 



57. 

 floridanus, parasitic on arctiid larva. III, 58. 

 hyphautria?, on Hyphantria, IV, 133, 134. 

 indagator, parasitic on Pionea rimosalis. III, 58. 

 parasite of Evergestis rimosi lis, VI, 371. 

 pai-asite of Loxostege sticticalis, VI, 371. 

 Tiotodontie, parasitic ou Heterocampa subalbi- 



cans. III, 57. 

 oecopsidis, parasite Of Loxostege sticticalis, VI, 

 371. 

 parasitic on OUcopsis sp., 111,58. 

 orchesise, parasitic on Orchesia castanea. III, 57. 



bred with Mycetochares binotata, V, 24;). 

 sp., parasitic ou CaccKcia fervidana. III, 57. 

 sp., i)arasitic on tineid on Hainamelis, III, 57. 

 vulgaris, hosts of. III, 57. 

 Metonius [ = Pachyscelus] hovigatus, mining Des- 



inodium, II, 78. 

 Metopiue, ovipositor of, III, 177. 

 Metriopelma breyeri, bite of, II, 47. 

 Metrobates, compared with Rheumatobates, V, 193. 

 Mexican orange-worm, art., I, 4.5-47. 

 Mice, eating Arcliippus butterfly, V, 270. 

 Micracis aculeata = suturalis. 

 hirtellus, on willow, V, 36. 

 suturalis, biological notes ou, IV, 94, 131, 268. 

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



290. 

 Microcentrus carya>, on hickory and walnut, m., V, 

 92. 

 siilidaginis, ho.sts of. III, 59. 

 Micrococcus, of cabbage worm. III, 197. 



iusectorum, oxpts. with, on chinch bug, IV, 71. 

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

 normal to digestive organs of Hemiptera, rev., 



IV, 235. 

 a remedy against Halticus minutus, IV, 340. 

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

 Microctouus, Perilitus terminatus formerly in, I, 338. 

 Microdon, larval habit of, I, 5. 

 Microdus agilis, hosts of. III, 17. 



albicinctus, parasitic on tortricid on chestnut, 

 III, 17. 



Microdus bicolor (?), parasitic on cciidoniyiid in con; 

 o( Abies bracteata. III, 18. 

 calcaratu.*, parasitic on Cccidomyia on sensitive 



plant. III, 18. 

 ductus, parasitic on tineid on Cephalautlius oc- 



cidentalis. III, 18. 

 earinoides, hosts of. III, 18. 

 gTapholitha-, parasitic on Grapholitha malachi- 



tana. III, 17. 

 laticinctus, parasitic on Tmetocera ocellana, III, 



17. 

 melanocephalus, parasitic on Padiscasp., Ill, 18. 

 sanctus, jjarasitic on tortricid borer in stem of 

 Ambrosia, III, 17. 

 on cotton, A'll, 243. 

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

 tortricis, hosts of. III, 17. 

 Microgaster calceatus, parasite of Ocneria, II, 210, 

 211. 



carinata, parasitic ou Pyrameis atalanta. III, 17. 



cocoon clusters of, ref., IV, IGG. 



gelechia% parasitic on Gelechia gallaisolidaginis, 



III, 17. 

 glomcratus, introduced into America, VI, 133. 

 liparidis, parasite of Ocneria, II, 210. 

 Mesochorus reared frc^m cocoons, II, 211; III, 



155, 156. 

 pieridis, = Apan teles glomeratus, I, 326. 

 pubescens, parasite of Ocneria, II, 211. 

 reared from .lEgeria, II, 83. 

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

 spp., bred with Elasmus, IV, 253. 

 tenebrosus, parasite of Ocneria, II, 210. 

 tibialis, parasite of Ocneria, II, 210. 

 utilis, parasitized by Mesochorus aprilinus. III, 

 156. 

 Microgasterina>, possible parasite of O'neria, II, 211; 



V, 54. 

 Micrognathida?, proposed tiimily 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 ceratomiaj, hosts of. III, 17. 

 parasite of Ceratomia, V, 136. 

 gortyna;, hosts of. III, 17. 



mamestra;, parasitic on Mamestra picta. III, 17. 

 sp., attacking Leucania unipuncta, III, 113. 

 Micropteryx calthella, remarkable larvai of, IV, 221. 

 semipurpurella, oviposition and piercing ovipos- 

 itor of. III, 342. 

 Microrhopala melsheimeri, niyrmecophilous, II, 123. 

 vittata, parasitized byColastes microrhopala;, II, 

 351. 

 Miorotonus terminatus, parasitic on Coccinellida^, I, 



102, 103. 

 Mictis profana, injuring the orange, II, 336. 

 Migrating locust, in Australia, III, 353. 



attacked by Lachiiidium 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, 100. 

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



II, 337. 

 Milvus olgyptius, eating locusts, III, 66. 



