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HOST CATALOG 



The species of the genus Chalcis are larval parasites ; all the other 

 species in this tribe that have been reared are pupal parasites. 



LEPIDOPTERA 



PlERIDAE 



Host Parasite 



Uatopsilla eubule (Linnaeus) Spiloclwlcis eubule (Cresson) 



Spilochalcis transitiva (Walker) 



Nymphalidae 



Chlosyns lacinia crocale Edwards Spilochalcis phoenica, new species 



Lycaenidae 



Strymon melinus (Hiibner) Metadoniia amoena (Say) 



Strymon cecrops (Fabricius) Metadoniia amoena (Say) 



Thecla sp Metadontia amoena (Say) 



Satubniidae 



Philosamia cynthia Drury Spilochalcis mariae (Riley) 



Samia cecropia (Linnaeus) Spilochalcis m,ariae (Riley) 



Callosamia promethea Drury Spilochalcis mariae (Riley) 



Telea polyphemus Cramer Spilochalcis mariae (Riley) 



Rothschildia SD Spilochalcis mai-iae (Riley) 



Noctuidae 



Laphygma frugiperda Abbot and Smith- Spilochalcis side ( Walker ) 



Spilochalcis fetnorata (Fabricius) 

 Spilochalcis igneoides (Kirby) 



Plathypena scabra (Fabricius) Spilochalcis alUfrons (V/alsh) [sec- 

 ondary?] 



(?) Prodenia eridania Cramer Spilochalcis sanguineiventris (Cresson) 



HeUothis ohsoleta (Fabricius) Spilochalcis femorata (Fabricius) 



Spilochalcis igneoides (Kirby) 



Psychidae 



Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Ha- Spilochalcis mariae (Riley) 



worth Spilochalcis alMfrons (Walsh) [sec- 

 ondary?] 



Limacodidae 



Parasa indetermina Boisduval Spilochalcis nigricornis (Fabricius) 



Adoneta spinuloides Herrich-Schaeffer_ Spilochalcis nigricornis (Fabricius) 



Prolimacodes badia (Hiibner) Spilochalcis nortoni (Cresson) 



Phobetron pithecium Abbot and Smith- Spilochalcis nortoni (Cresson) 



Limacodes sp Spilochalcis nigricornis (Fabricius) 



Pyralidae 



(?) Mimoris ta fiavidissimalis Grote Spilochalcis exornata (Cresson) 



Homoeosoma electellum Hulst Spilochalcis flavopicta (Cresson) 



