THE INSECTS OF NEW JERSEY. 



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Fig. 263. Spilochalcis maricc ; enlarged. 



AXIMA Walk. 

 A. zabriskei How. A parasite in the nest of "Ceratina dupla" (Ashm). 



Family CHALCIDID^E. 



SPILOCHALCIS Thorn. 



S. debilis Say. Parasitic on a variety of primary parasites on lepidop- 

 terous larvas known to occur in New Jersey. 



S. mariae Riley. Common 

 throughout the State, para- 

 sitic on the bag-worm, the 

 Cecropia, Polyphemus and 

 other "Saturniid" moths. 



S. braccata Sanb. Throughout 

 the State VIII, IX not 

 rare. 



S. nortoni Cress. Newark, on 

 Limacodes larva (Sm); 

 Elizabeth VI, 1 (Coll); An- 

 glesea VIII, 13 (Jn). 



S. torvina Cress. New Brunswick, Jamesburg VII (Sm) ; Cramer Hill V 

 (Jn). 



S. albifrons Walsh. Bred from "Pezomachus minimus." 

 S. odontotae How. A parasite on "Odontota scutellaris." 

 S. delira Cress. Anglesea IX, 26 (Dke). 



SMICRA Spin. 



S. igneoides Kirby. Sure to be found in New Jersey. 

 S. maculata Fab. 'New Jersey, probably. 

 S. microgaster Say. Cape May VI, 22 (Jn). 

 S. myrifex Sulz. (nigrifex Wlk). New Jersey probably. 



CHALCIS Fab. 



C. flavipes Fab. New Jersey (Cress Coll). 

 C. ovata Say. New Brunswick VII, 17 (Coll); Clementon VIII, 6 ( Jn) ; 



parasitic on a variety of lepidopterous larva, large and small. 

 C. tachinae How. New Brunswick VII, 29 (Coll). 



PHASGONOPHORA Westw. 



P. sulcata Westw. Merchantville VII, 14 (Jn) ; Clementon VI, 26 (Hk) ; 

 Malaga VII, 20 (GG) ; Ocean Co. (Coll); bred from "Papilio" sp. 



LEUCOSP1S Fab. 



L. affinis Say. Caldwell (Cr) ; Trenton VII, 1 (Coll); Riverton IX, 14 

 (Jn) ; Westville (Fox) ; Lakehurst VIII, 7 (Coll) ; Clementon VIII, IX 

 (div) ; Belleplain IX, 8 (Dke) ; bred from nests of leaf-cutter bee. 



