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Balaninus sp., attacks acorns 67 



Balaninus victoriensis, attacks acorns 67 



Baris striata, attacks ragweed ( Ambrosia) stems 67 



Baris transversa, attacks cocklebur roots 67 



Bloodweed weevil. See Lixus scrobicoUis. 



Calocoris rapidus, sometimes attacks bolls 67 



Carpophilus dimidiatus, attacks decaying bolls 67 



CarpopJiilus hemipterus, attacks decaying bolls 67 



Cathartus gemellatus, attacks decaying bolls 67 



Centrinus penicellus, found in various flowers 67" 



Centrinus picumnus, found in various flowers 67 



Chalcodermus seneus, attacks pods of cowpeas 67 



Coffee-bean weevil. See Araecertis fasdculatus. 



Conotrachelus elegans, sometimes taken on cotton 67 



Conotrachelus leucophseatus, attacks careless weed 67 



■ Con.otrachelus naso, occasionally found on cotton 67 



Conotrachelus nenuphar, sometimes on cotton 67 



Cotton stainer. See Dysdercus suturellus. 

 Cotton-stalk borer. See Ataxia crypta. 

 Cowpea-pod weevil. See Chalcodermus scneus. 



Desmoris constrictus, attacks sunflowers 67 



Besmoris scapalis, attacks broad-leaved gum plant 66, 67 



Dorytomus mucidus, attacks willows 67 



Dysdercus suturellus, attacks cotton bolls 67 



Epicserus imbricatus, attacks many plants 67 



Epursca xstiva, attacks decaying bolls 67 



False indigo weevil. See Tychius sordidus. 

 Flour beetle. See Tribolium ferruglneum. 

 Grain beetle. See Cathartus gemellatus. 



Homalodisca triquetra, attacks cotton stems 67 



Horned stem-borer. See Anthribus cornutus. 



Hylobius pales, attacks stems of coniferse 67 



Imbricated snout-beetle. See Epicserus imbricatus. 

 Ironweed weevil. See Desmoris scapalis. 



Lixus scrobicoUis, attacks stems of ragweed (often called bloodweed) 66, 67 



Mexican i-ose beetle. See Rhynchites mexicanus. 



Monocrepidius vespertinus, often found on cotton 67 



Nettle-stalk weevil. See Trichobaris texana. 



Notoxus monodon, occasionally found on cotton 67 



CEcanthus niveus, sometimes deposits eggs in cotton stems 67 



Olibrus apicalis, attacks decaying bolls 67 



Oncometopia undata, attacks cotton stems 67 



Pachylobius picivorus, attacks stems of coniferse 67 



Pales weevil. See Hylobius pales. 



Pepper weevil. See Anthonomus xneotinctus. 



Pissodes strobi, attacks stems of conif erse 67 



Plum curculio. See Conotrachelus nenuphar. 

 Prickly pear weevil. See Acalles 2 spp. 

 Eapid plant bug. See Calocoris rapidus. 



Rhynchites mexicanus, attacks roses .,. 67 



Rhyssematus palmacollis, occasionally taken on cotton 67 



Sharpshooter. See Homalodisca triquetra. 



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