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Var. edwardsi Beutenmiiller. 



Pittsburgh, August 5 (Marloff). 

 4203. Sesia rutilans Hy. Edwards (?). 



New Brighton, August 10, 1907 (Bird). This specimen is near to 

 rutilans but may prove dilTerent when more material is obtained. 

 The specimen was bred from sneezeweed. 



4207. Sesia bassiformis Walker. 



August 13-September 14. Common. Larvge abundant in roots 

 of ironweed. 



4208. Sesia tipuliformis Clerck. 



May 15-June 18. Common in currant fields. 

 4216. Sesia pictipes Grote & Robinson. 



May 5-June 2. Common. The larva lives in the trunk and 

 branches of plum, and cultivated and wild cherry trees. 



4221. Sesia acerni Clemens. 



May 15-June 12. Common on swamp maple. 



4222. Sesia corni Hy. Edwards. 



Pittsburgh, August 5, 1907 (Kahl) ; one specimen without date 

 (Krautwurm). 



4224. Sesia pyri Harris. 



June 7-30. Common in old apple orchards where hundreds of 

 specimens emerge from some of the trees. 



4225. Sesia scitula Harris. 

 Pittsburgh (Krautwurm). 



4250. Sesia pyralidiformis Walker. 



August 7-September 13. Common in waste land where boneset 

 grows. The larva feeds in the roots of this plant. 



Family PYRALID^. 

 Subfamily Pyraustin^. 



4263. Glaphria glaphyralis Guenee. 

 June 2 1 -July 15. Common. 



4264. Glaphria sesquistrialis Hiibner. 

 June 24-July 29; August 3-7. Common. 



4266. Glaphria psychicalis Hulst. 



New Brighton, June ii-August 26 (Merrick). 

 4269. Glaphria peremptalis Grote. 



New Brighton, July 10, 14, two specimens (Merrick). 



