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seem very subject to the attacks of Braconid and Tachinid 

 parasites. 



Pholus achemon Drury. 



A number of larvae of this specie, P. pandorus, and A. my- 

 ron brought us September n, 1902. From those belonging 

 to this species I bred a number of pupae, from two of which 

 moths emerged on June 17 and 18, 1903. A specimen was 

 caught in house August 12, 1903. 



Ampelophaga myron Cram. 



1900, July 22, in house ; 1901, August 2, 4, 8, 27, 29, bred 

 from this year's larvae on Virginia Creeper; 1902, May 15, 

 one bred from 1901 larva ; June 24, one resting on geranium 

 flower in daytime; July 10, 23, 26, August i, 3, bred from 

 same year's larvae ; 1903, June 2 3, bred from 1902 larvae. Of 

 five larvae which pupated from August 8 to 17, 1901, the last 

 four on consecutive days, two emerged as moths on August 

 26 and 29, a third on May 15, 1902, and the other two died. 

 Larvae may be found here from June to October. 



Phlegethontius quinquemaculatus Haworth. 



Our commonest Sphingid, though curiously we have found 

 only two larvae; these found on tomato July 27, 28, 1901, 

 pupated August 1,3; moths emerged August 23, 26. The 

 moths are very common on jimsonweed flowers at dusk. Dates 

 for 1900, June 15 to 19, July 9 to August 26 ; 1901, June u 

 to 28, July 23 to September 26. Both this species and the 

 next were exceedingly abundant in 1901, and have been much 

 scarcer since. 



Phlegethontins sexta Johan. 



Nearly as common as the preceding ; larvae very common 

 on tomato, jimsonweed and allied plants. In 1900 eleven 

 larvae pupated from August 19 to September 2 ; from seven of 

 these moths emerged on the following dates, June 15, 18, 20, 

 2i,^July n, 28, August 8, 1901. Dates for the moths : 1900, 

 June 14 to 19, July 17 to August 22; 1901, June it to 25, 

 July 17 to September 24. The moths are nearly as common 

 on jimsonweed flowers as the preceding, but do not come out 



