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27. Cosmopepla carnifex Fab. 



Maspeth, VI-VIII (01.). Queens, VIII (01.), Rockaway B., VII 

 (Bt), Flatbush. IV (Eng.) and IX (Zab.), Huntington (Stt.), Cold 

 Sp. Harbor, VIII (Brb.). — Abundant in eastern United States and 

 Canada ; its western limits seem to be Texas, Colorado and Wash- 

 ington (State), but it is much more at home east of the Rocky- 

 Mountains (V. D.). Foodplants: Scrophidaria nodosa, Ranunculus, 

 currants, blackberry, mints, mullein, potato, raspberry, thistle (G. K.). 

 Bred from tgg to imago on Vcrbascum blattaria (CO.). A male 

 has been observed to prey upon the eggs deposited by its mate, com- 

 pletely draining their contents (C. O. ms.). 



28. Menecles insertus Say. 



Rockaway Beach, V (Ds.). — Widely distributed in United States 

 but apparently nowhere abundant (V. D.). Taken in numbers from 

 small hickory trees at Lewiston, N. Y. (V. D.). Predaceous on larvae 

 of Porthetria dispar (Lep.) (G. K.). 



29. Thyanta custator Fab. 



Rockaway B., V-VIII (01.), Flatbush, IX (Eng.), Colverton, IX 

 (Eng.), Yaphank, V (01. and Sf.). — A variable and widely distributed 

 North American species, which becomes more abundant towards south 

 and west. It is rare north of New York City (V. D.) ; common south 

 of the red shale of New Jersey throughout the season (N. J. R.). 

 Foodplants : Asparagus. Zca 7nays, wheat, grasses. Parasitized by 

 Trissolcns ihyantce and Eupclmus Jtirtus (Hym.) (G. K.) and Tele- 

 nomus ashmcadi (A. W. M.). 



30. Thyanta calceata Say. 



Cold Sp. Harbor, VII (Brb.). — Occurs in New Jersey, N. Caro- 

 lina, Connecticut, Massachusetts (H. G. B.). 



31. Murgantia histrionica Hahn. 



Jamaica. Reported several times on cabbage [N. Banks (N. B.)]. 

 This common cabbage pest of the Southern States has spread north- 

 wards to the vicinity of New York City (V. D.). United States; 

 Costa Rica; Guatemala; Mexico (G. K.). Has been taken as far 

 north as Morris Co., N. J. (N. J. R.). Foodplants: All cultivated 

 Crucifer?e; Cucurbitacese, Asparagus; Cleone semdata; grapes; Zea 

 mays (Kid.). Parasitized by Encyrtics johnsoni and Trissolcns 

 murgantia [(Hym.) G. K.] and Trissolcns podisa Hym. (A. W. M.). 

 Preyed on by Thcognis phyllopus (Hem.) [Lintner (G. K.)], 



