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INSECT ENEMIES OF THE BOLL WEEVIL. 



Pediculoides ventricosus Newport (fig. 8). This mite has been 

 somewhat prominent in the study of the boll weevil since its first 

 notice in 1901 (Rangel, 1901) under the name of Pediculoides ven- 



THE BOLL WEEV/L COMPLEX, 



THE COTTON PLANT 



'NEM/ES 



AMONG MANyo. 



BEATi^COWPEA 

 -EV/iyWEEWL 



/2 



PARAS/TES 



HyPERPARAS/TE 



THESE A/UMEROUS ENEM/ES At 

 ARE KmWA/ TO ATTACK AT LEAST 



S2 



OTHER 

 WEEI//LS 



3/ 



OTHER 

 SPEC/ES 



or 



PLANTS 



€ 



HyPER- 

 P/iRAS/TES 



Fig. 6.— Diagram illustrating the boll-weevil complex. (Original.) 



triculosus. Mr. Banks has stated that it may possibly be different 

 from the European species, but as it is known throughout this 

 country under the above name it is so quoted here. Mr. Rangel 



