HYMENOPTEROUS PARASITES. 



1873 



In comparison I introduce here a list of the European parasites of the 

 four butterflies which are common to Europe and North America. 



EUROPEAN HTMENOPTEBOUS PARASITES OF BUTTER- 

 FLIES COMMON TO EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. 



Euvanessa antiopa. Ichneuinou fossorius Ratz. : Eatzeburg. Ichu. d. Forstius. 



Hoplismenus terrificus Wesm. : GirauJ et LaboulbiSne, Liste d'^clo- 



sions d'iusectes, Aun. Soc. Ent. France, 1S7". 

 Pteromalus puparuiu L.: Kirchner, Cat. Hym. Eur. 

 Vanessa atalanta. Hoplismenus plica AVesm. ; Giraud et Laboulbene, loc. cit. 



Aniblyteles armatorius Forst. : Bignell, in Buckler's Larvae of British 

 Butterflies, Ray Society, 1886. 



* Hemiteles fulvipes Gr.: Fitch, Entomologist, xiv : 139. 

 Limneria cursitaus Holmgr.: Fitch, Entomologist, xvi: 66. 



* Mesochorus sylvarum Hal.: Fitch, loc. cit., 141. 



Pimpla flavicaus Fabr.: Eoudani, Bull. soc. eut. ital., x: 31. 



Jlicrogaster spurius Wesm.: Giraud et LeboulbSne, loc. cit. 



Microgastersubconipletus Nees: Fitch, Entomologist, xiv: 142. 



Microgaster deprimator Spin. : raised by Scudder, determined by 

 Drewseu. 



Apauteles sp. : Fitch, Entomologist, xiii. 



Pteromalus puparum (L.)t Fitch, Naturalist, 1SS6: 213. 

 Vanessa cardui. Ichneumon castigator Fabr.: Eondaui, loc. cit. 



Limneria exareolata Ratz.; Bignell, loc. cit. 



Pimpla diluta Eatz. Eatzeburg, loc. cit. 



Bracon variator Nees : Bignell, loc. cit. 



Microgaster subcompletus Nees : Scudder. 



Apantelesemarginatus Nees: Bignell, loc. cit. 

 Pieris rapae. Campoplex couicus Eatz. : Roseuhaur det. specimen in Mus. C'omp. 



Zool., Cambridge. 



* Hemiteles fulvipes Gr. : Bignell loc. cit. 



* Mesochorus aciculatus: Biguell, loc. cit. 



* Mesochorus splendidulus Grav.: reared by Scudder, determined by 



Drewsen. 

 Microgaster glomeratus L.: Scudder, Kaltenbach. 

 Apanteles rubecula Marsh. : Biguell, loc. cit. 

 Apanteles glomeratus (L.) : many authors. 



* Diplolepis microgastri Boh. Kaltenbach. 

 Monodontomerus aerus TTalk. : Mayr, Europ. Torymiden 

 Monodontomerus dentipes Boh. : ibid. 



Pteromalus puparum (L.): many authors. 

 * All probably hyperparasitic. 



Analytical Table of Families. 



Anterior wings with several closed cells. 



Anterior wings with two recurrent uervures ICHXEUMOXIDAE. 



Anterior wings with but one recurrent uervure BRACOXIDAE. 



Anterior wings almost veinless. 



Pronotum not reaching to tcgulae CHALCIDIDAE. 



Pronotum reaching to tegulae PROCTOTRUPIDAE. 



