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of the braconid parasite Apanteles congre gains Say (Detr. J. 

 C. Crawford) were reared from a nearly full grown larva 

 found several days previously, bearing the usual white cocoons 

 on its body. No hyperparasites were present in this case. 



At Blacksburg, Virginia an egg-mass of this species was col- 

 lected on May 26, 1902 on the under surface of a leaf. These 

 hatched on the morning of June 4th, or 9 days later. The top 

 layer of eggs hatched first, and the egg-shells were not eaten by 

 the larvae. The vacated egg-shells were of a dull heliotrope 

 color. On June 7th at 3 P. M., some of the caterpillars began 

 to pass through the first ecdysis, and this was completed on 

 the 8th. On June nth the second ecdysis occurred, and on the 

 I4th the third. Unfortunately on the i6th, all of the larvae 

 died from the effects of eating poisoned leaves accidentally 

 given to them. A single cocoon of an ichneumon parasite was 

 found attached along the petiole of one of the leaves intro- 

 duced into the cage for food. This was found on June 2Oth, 

 and w r as elliptical, oval, gray, with two interrupted dark bands, 

 one near each end, irregular spots of the same color on each 

 end, and about a quarter of an inch long; it was apparently 

 the cocoon of a species of Atnorphota Forster, or an allied 

 genus in the Campoplegini. Near this cocoon the withered 

 remains of a catalpae larva was found; a large hole was present 

 on one side of the thorax near the head. These facts are 

 mentioned because I believe there are no recorded primary 

 parasites of the catalpa sphinx in the family Ichneumonidae. 



A year previously, on July 8th, 1901, I twice observed a 

 heteropteron sucking the juices from the body of young cater- 

 pillars, but have no note indicating what species it was. 



At Annapolis, Maryland, the larvae were noticeably abundant 

 July 29th, 1899, and present in various instars as late as Oc- 

 tober loth, the same year. On June 3Oth, 1900 in the same 

 locality in regard to a group of catalpa trees on the suburbs 

 of the city, it was noted that some of them were completely 

 stripped of their foliage, presenting a very desolate appearance. 

 The caterpillars were also present in numbers near Annapolis 

 in the month of September, 1901 and 1902. 



