FAMILY OECOPHORIDAE 



Machimia tentoriferella Clem. 



Food plants: Wild cherry, mountain-ash, maple, oak, plum. 



Occurrence: Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. 



Totals received: Collections, 10; larvae, 19; years, 4. 



Larvae: June to August. 



Pupae: Late in August, September. 



Adults: Late in August and September. 



Parasites: None. 

 Depressaria heracliana (L.) parsnip webworm 



Food plant: Parsnip (mostly escaped from cultivation). 



Occurrence: Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and 

 New Jersey. 



Totals received: Collections, 41; larvae, 3,870; years, 10. 



Larvae : May to early in August. 



Pupae: July to September. 



Adults: Late in July to September. 



Parasites : collections Host 



Parasite Years yielding larvte 



Diptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



Dichaetoneura leucoptera John 13 2 5 685 



Larvaevoridae (unidentified) 2 2 2 135 



Nemorilla floralis {FaU.) 40 3 12 1,312 



X ant hoernesda sp 2 2 2 446 



Hymenoptera: 



Apanleles depressaria Mues 39 4 6 492 



Ascogaster argentifrons (Frov.) 1 1 1 80 



Cajnpoplex validus (Cress.) 2 2 2 116 



Cremastus forbesi Weed 111 150 



Lampronota sesiavora (Rohw.) 4 2 3 663 



Therion sassacus Vier 1 1 1 46 



Agonopterix atrodorsella (Clem.) 



Food plant: Coreopsis. 



Occurrence: Dover, Mass. 



Totals received: One collection of 45 larvae. 



Larvae: June-July. 



Pupae: August. 



Adults: August. 



Parasites: None. 



Agonopterix arcuella Clarke 



Food plant: St. Johnswort. 



OccmTence: Orrington, Maine. 



Totals received: One collection of 10 larvae. 



Larvae: May-June. 



Pupae: July. 



Adults: July. 



Parasites: None. 



Agonopterix robiniella (Pack.) 



Food plant : Black locust. 



Occurrence : West Roxbury and Melrose, Mass. 



Totals received: Two collections totaling 21 larvae. 



Larvae: May-June. 



Pupae: July. 



Adults: July. 



Parasites: None. 



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