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Drosophila ampelophila Loew. Berkeley, Cal., June ii>. Griffiths). 



Breeds apon Dactylopius vonfusuj. 

 heucopis bella Loew. San Antonio. Ton.. May il>. Griffiths); Sao Diego and 

 San Bernardino, Cal. 



ESnemy of Dactylopius confusus. 

 Leucopis bellula Willlston. Texas, New Mexico, and Mexicp. 



Enemy of Dactylopius confusus. 



SCAVENGERS. 



COLEOPTERA. 



*Megastemum cerei Schwarz; 



*Dactylosternum cacti Le Conte. 



*Pelosoma capillosum Le ('onto. 



*Eumicrus luoonus Horn. 



*Tyrus elongatu8 Brendel. 



*Melba puncticollis Le Conte. 



*Falagria sp. 



*Homalota sp. 



Aleochara sp. Aguascalientes, Mow. December (E. A. Schwarz and F. C. 



Bishopp). 

 Maseochara valida Le Conte. Reared by Coquilletl from puparium of Copes- 



tylum marginatum Say in Opuntia engelmanni al Los Angeles, Cal. 

 *Maseochara semivelutina Solsky. 

 *Maseochara spacella Sharp. 

 *Maseochara puberula Casey. 

 Maseochara sp. Arizona. June (F. C. Pratt). 

 *Apheloglos8a ruflpennis Casey. 

 •Aleocharine, genus unknown. 

 *Otigota sp. 



*Xanthopygu8 cacti Horn. 

 Belonuchu8 ephippiatus Say. 

 Belonuchut xanthomelas Solsky. Agnascalientes, Mex., December (E. A. 



Schwarz and F. C. Bishopp). Victoria and Hondo, Tex., December (J. D. 



Mitchell). 

 *Xantholinu8 dimidiatus Le Conte. 

 HAthocharis tabacina Casey. 

 Tachinoderus grandis Sharp. Aguascalientes, Mex., December (E. A. Schwarz 



and F. C. Bishopp). 

 +Erchomu8 punctipennis Le Conte. 

 *Erchomu8 convexus Erichson. Aguascalientes, Mex., December (E. A. Schwarz 



and F. 0. Bishopp). 

 *Phy8etoporu8 grossulus Le ("onto. 

 LeptochirU8 edax Sharp. Aguascalientes, Mex., December (E. A. Schwa rz and 



F. C. Bishopp). 

 *Omalium cacti Schwarz. 

 *Trichopteryst sp. 

 *Ephiitemu8 cactophilus Schwarz. 



Attagenus piceus Olivier. D'Hanis and Enclnal, Tex., May (J. D. Mitchell). 

 *Attagenus hornii Jayne. 



Carcinops sp. Aguascalientes, Mex., December (F. C. Bishopp). 

 Hololepta cacti Le Conte. San Antonio, Sabinal. and Hondo. Tex.. May iF. (\ 



Pratt) ; Victoria, Cotulla. Corpus Christi, Laredo, Tex. (J. D. Mitchell). 



