/Egeriidae 
it cuts through the epidermis of the plant, and then wriggling 
forward, until half of the body is extruded, the pupal case bursts, 
and the moth emerges. The males come out in the early after¬ 
noon, the females about four o’clock, copulation occurs almost 
immediately, and the female begins to oviposit before the sun 
sets. The moths appear at the end of July and throughout 
August in Pennsylvania. The larvse overwinter in the canes. 
Genus VESPAMIMA Beutenmiiller 
(i) Vespamima sequoise Henry Edwards, Plate XLVI, Fig. 
20 , $ . 
Syn. pinorum Behrens. 
This species is said to be very destructive to coniferous trees 
upon the Pacific slope. The larvae do their mischievous work at 
the forking of the branches. 
Genus PARHARMONIA Beutenmiiller 
(i) Parharmonia pini Kellicott, Plate XLVI, Fig. 16, $. 
The species is found from Canada to New Jersey. The larvae 
live under the bark of pine-trees. The moths appear in July and 
August. 
Genus SANNINOIDEA Beutenmiiller 
(i) Sanninoidea exitiosa Say, Plate XLVI, Fig. 18, 6, Fig. 
19,?. 
Syn. persica Thomas ; pepsidiformis Hiibner; xiphicefornns Boisduval. 
This is the well-known V Peach-borer.” The larvae infest the 
trunks of peach-trees and wild cherries near the ground, and also 
attack the upper roots. The species ranges from Canada to 
Florida, and westward to the Rocky Mountains. It does a large 
amount of damage in peach-orchards. 
Genus ALBUNA Henry Edwards 
!m■* I a nu f 1 ' a.'‘ i * //() 1 1 , : i /! ici 1 j• i *')’] •**'c > • jjii /»/ f 1 )t)yi li (•' ! 
(1) Albuna pyramidalis Walker, form montana Henry Ed¬ 
wards, Plate XLVI, Fig. 37, $ . 
This is a variable species, of which several varieties have been 
described. It ranges from Nova Scotia into New England, and 
westward to the Pacific in the same latitudes. Nothing is known 
of its early history or food-plants. 
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