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Table 2. — Selected weedy plants and associated insects, extent of their association, and country of 



origin— Continued 



Insect-plant 

 Plant and insect 1 re lationship 2 Country 



Linaria sp.:— Continued 



Anthocoris nemorum (L.) [Anthocoridae, H-HE] On leaf Do. 



Apion sp. [Curculionidae, CO] 



Aplocnemus sp. [Melyridae, CO] Resting on plant 



Brachycoleus decolor Reuter [Miridae, H-HE] On leaf Do. 



Brachypterolus pulicarius (L.) [Nitidulidae, CO] do Do. 



Brachypterolus pulicarius (L.) [Nitidulidae, CO] Feeding on flowers Bulgaria. 



Brachypterolus pulicarius (L.) [Nitidulidae, CO] Reared from plant material Italy. 



Bracon near osculator Nees [Braconidae, HY] On flower Turkey. 



Calophasia casta (Borkhausen) [Noctuidae, LE] Pupa on plant Italy. 



Camponotus lateralis (Olivier) [Formicidae, HY] On leaf Turkey. 



Cardiophorus near niggerinus Erichson [Elateridae, CO] do Do. 



Carpocoris lunulatus (Goeze) [Pentatomidae, H-HE] do Do. 



Carpocoris mediterraneus Taminini [Pentatomidae, H-HE] do Do. 



Carpocoris pudicus (Poda) [Pentatomidae, H-HE] do Do. 



Cataglyphis near cursor (Fonscolombe) [Formicidae, HY] do Do. 



Chrysolina variolosa Pethena [Chrysomelidae, CO] Reared from foliage Italy. 



Chrysolina sp. [Chrysomelidae, CO] Turkey. 



Chrysolina sp. [Chrysomelidae, CO] Feeding on leaf Bulgaria. 



Chrysopa near carnea Stephens [Chrysopidae, NE] On leaf Turkey. 



Cicadatra near hyalina (Fabricius) [Cicadidae, H-HO] On stem Do. 



Clytra laeviuscula Ratzeburg or near [Chrysomelidae, CO] On leaf Do. 



Coccinella quinquepunctata L. [Coccinellidae, CO] On stem Yugoslavia. 



Coccinella septempunctata L. [Coccinellidae, CO] Turkey. 



Colotes sp. [Melyridae, CO] Yugoslavia. 



Corizus hyoscyami Linnaeus [Rhopalidae, H-HE] On flower Turkey. 



Probably Danacaea sp. [Melyridae, CO] On leaf Do. 



Probably Danacaea sp. [Melyridae, CO] On stem Yugoslavia. 



Dictyla echii (Shrank) [Tingidae, H-HE] On leaf Turkey. 



Dolycoris baccarum (L.) [Pentatomidae, H-HE] do Do. 



Enoplops discigera (Kolenati) [Coreidae, H-HE] do Do. 



Entedon sp. [Eulophidae, HY] Do. 



Eupelmus sp. [Eupelmidae, HY] On flower Yugoslavia 



Eurygaster maura (h.) [Pentatomidae, H-HE] On leaf Turkey. 



Eurytoma sp. [Eurytomidae, HY] Ex seed pod Do. 



Eurytoma sp. [Eurytomidae, HY] On seed pod Do. 



Eysarcoris inconspicuus (Herrich-Schaffer) [Pentatomidae, H-HE] Resting on plant Italy. 



Formica near nasuta Nylander [Formicidae, HY] On stem Turkey. 



Formica sp. [Formicidae, HY] do Do. 



Heliothis sp. [Noctuidae, LE] On plant Do. 



Leucopis sp. [Chamaemyiidae, DI] do Do. 



Leucocelis sp. [Scarabaeidae, CO] On flower Yugoslavia. 



Lygaeus equestris (L.) [Lygaeidae, H-HE] On leaf Turkey. 



Lygus pratensis (L.) [Miridae, H-HE] do Do. 



Lygus rugulipennis Poppius [Miridae, H-HE] do Do. 



Mecinus sp. [Curculionidae, CO] 



Melitaea didyma (Esper) [Nymphalidae, LE] Reared from plant Do. 



Microplitis poss. scrophulariae Szelenyi [Braconidae, HY] On flower Do. 



Microplitis poss. variipes Ruthe [Braconidae, HY] do Do. 



Mylabris apicipennis Reiche [Meloidae, CO] do Do. 



Mylabris sp. [Meloidae, CO] On leaf Do. 



Nemotelus sp. #1 [Stratiomyidae, DI] Reared from stem Do. 



Nemotelus sp. #2 [Stratiomyidae, DI] do Do 



Nemotelus sp. #2 [Stratiomyidae, DI] On flower Do. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



