FAMILY CHALCIDIDAE 



Subfamily Haltichellinae 

 Haltichella rhyacioniae Gah. 



Host: Rhyacionia frustrana (Comst.). 

 Localities: Nantucket, Mass.; and Dennis, N. J. 

 Adults: May, June, and July. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: Two or more. 

 Hibernation: In host pupa. 



Haltichella xanticles (Wlk.) 



Hosts: Coleophora larwella Hbn., Exoteleia pinifoliella (Chamb.). 



Localities: Sherborn, Mass.; and Woodstock, Conn. 



Adults: Late in June and July. 



Number per host: One. 



Generations: Two or more. 



Hibernation: In host larval case or mine. 



Subfamily Brachymeriinae 



Brachymeria ovata ovata (Say) 



Hosts: Archips fervidana (Clem.), Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis 

 (Haw.) 

 Localities: Mashpee, Mass.; and Harrington, Del. 

 Adults: July to October. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: At least two. 

 Hibernation: Method unknown. 



Brachymeria sp. 



Host: Lagoa crispata Pack. 

 Locality: Manchester, Conn. 

 Adults: August. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: One. 

 Hibernation: In host cocoon. 



Subfamily Chalcidinae 



Spilochalcis nortonii (Cress.) 



Host: Phohetron pithicium (A. & S.). 

 Locality: Bolton, Conn. 

 Adults: Late in July. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: One. 

 Hibernation: In host cocoon. 



Spilochalcis side (Wlk.) 



Hosts: Coleophora laricella Hbn., Epinotia nanana (Treits.) Euru- 

 kuttarus confederata (Grt.), Exoteleia pinifoliella (Chamb.). 



Localities: Many localities in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, 

 Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. 



Adults: Late in June, July, and August. 



Number per host: One. 



Generations :_At Jeast_two. 



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