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Insects mistaken for the boll weevil — Continued. Page. 



Balaninus sp. , attacks acorns 67 



Balaninus victoriensis, attacks acorns 67' 



Baris striata, attacks ragweed (Ambrosia) stems 67 



Bar is transversa, attacks cocklebur roots 67 



Bloodweed weevil. See Lixus scrobicollis. 



Calocoris rapidus, sometimes attacks bolls 67 



Carpophilus dimidiatus, attacks decaying bolls 67 



Carpophilus Jiemipterus, attacks decaying bolls 67 



Cathartus gemellatus, attacks decaying bolls 67 



Centrums penicellus, found in various flowers 67' 



Centrinus picumnus, found in various flowers 67 



Chalcodermus seneus, attacks pods of cowpeas 67 



Coffee-bean weevil. See Arsecerus fasciculatus. 



Conotrachelus elegans, sometimes taken on cotton . 67 



Conotrachelus leucophseatus, attacks careless weed 67 



Conotrachelus naso, occasionally found on cotton 67 



Conotrachelus nenuphar, sometimes on cotton 67 



Cotton stainer. See Bysdercus suturellus. 

 Cotton-stalk borer. See Ataxia crypta. 

 Cowpea-pod weevil. See Chalcodermus seneus. 



Besmoris conslrictus, attacks sunflowers 67 



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



Borytomus mucidus, attacks willows 67 



Bysdercus suturellus, attacks cotton bolls 67 



Epicserus imbricatus, attacks many plants 67 



Epursea sestiva, attacks decaying bolls 67 



False indigo weevil. See Tychius sordidus. 

 Flour beetle. See Tribolium ferrugineum. 

 Grain beetle. See Cathartus gemellatus. 



Homalodisca triquetra, attacks cotton stems 67" 



Horned stem-borer. See Anthribus cornutus. 



Hylobius pales, attacks stems of coniferce 67" 



Imbricated snout-beetle. See Epicserus imbricatus. 

 Ironweed weevil. See Besmoris scapalis. 



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



Mexican rose beetle. See Rhynchites mexicanus. 



Monocrepidius vespertinus, often found on cotton 67' 



Nettle-stalk weevil. See Trichobaris texana. 



Notoxus monodon, occasionally found on cotton 67' 



GEcanthus niveus, sometimes deposits eggs in cotton stems 67" 



Olibrus apicalis, attacks decaying bolls 67~ 



Oncometopia undata, attacks cotton stems 67 



Bachylobius picivorus, attacks stems of coniferae 67 



Pales weevil. See Hylobius pedes. 



Pepper weevil. See Anthonomus xneotinctus. 



Bissodes strobi, attacks stems of conif erae 67" 



Plum curculio. See Conotrachelus nenuphar. 

 Prickly pear weevil. See Acalles 2 spp. 

 Rapid 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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