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Chambers (1878) later notes color variation in Euclemensia 

 bassettella (Clemens) ranging from "sulphur to almost brick- 

 red." 



SUMMARY. 



The writers desire to emphasize the following points : 



(1) Enclemcnsia bassettella (Clemens) is a Kenncs parasite 



and not a gall feeder as has been reported. 



(2) Euclemensia bassetlella (Clemens) larvae have habits dif- 



fering from those of other /vVn;i<?.y-infesting Lcpidop- 

 tera. 



(3) There would appear to be but one generation of this lepi- 



dopteron a year. 



(4) No parasites are known to attack any stage of this Ker- 



mes parasite. 



(5) Euclemensia bassettella (Clemens) is undoubtedly more 



widely distributed than its records show. 



(6) In a few cases this parasite has been abundant enough to 



materially reduce the coccids' numbers. 



LITERATURE CITED. 



BRITTON, \Y. K., 1916. In i6th. Report of State Entomologist of 

 Connecticut, for the year 1916, part 2. 



CHAMBERS, V. T., 18/8. "Tineina,'' in Canadian Entomologist, X, 

 pages 50-54. 



CLEMENS, B., 1864. "N. A. Micro-Lcpidoptcra," in Pro. of Ent. Soc. 

 of Phil., II, pages 415-430. 



COMSTOCK, ]. H., iSScw. "Notes on Predaceous Lepidoptera" in Rpt. 

 of U. S. Com. of Agr., 1880, pages 241-244. 



COMSTOCK, J. H., 1880/5, 'Euclemensia bassettella." in do. page 245. 



DYAR, H. G., 1902. "A List of X. A. Lepidoptera," in Bui. No. 52, 

 U. S. Nat. Mus. 



FRACKER, S. B., 1917. "The Classification of Lepidopterous Larvae," 

 in 111. Bio. Mon., II, No. i, page 85. 



GROTE, A. R., 1878. "Note on JIamadryas," in Canadian Ento- 

 mologist, X, pages 67-69. 



KING, G. B., 1899. "Cont. to the Knowledge of Mass. Coccidac," in 

 Canadian Ent., XXXI, pages 139-143. 



LAWSON, P. B., 1917. "The Coccidac of Kansas," in Bulletin of U. of 

 Kans. Biol. Series, XVIII, No. i, page 185. 



PACKARD, A. S., 18900. "Ins. Inj. to Forest and Shade Trees," in 

 Fifth Rpt. of U. S. Ent. Com., page 100. 



PACKARD, A. S., 189(1/1. do., page- Jjo. 



