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rolled leaves were examined, the majority containing only a single 

 larva, while others contained as many as three. The pupal stage 

 averaged eleven days in length. A few larvae were present on July 31. 

 The larva? first appear during early part of April. 



Hymenopterous ])arasites of two species were reared in abundance 

 from the larva;. For notes on larvas see Fernald ('S4-, p. 2(5-27). 



TORTRICID.*:. 



Stenoma humilis Zell. Larvae were found in abundance on oak 

 foliage during June. An adult issued June 26. Several undetermined 

 hymenopterous parasites have been reared. 



Arogalea cristifaciella Chamb. A few larvae of this leaf-tyer were 

 collected on oak at hammock edge, April 13. Larvae are very pretty 

 and small and greenish, with purplish-black stripes across. One of these 

 pupated April 24 and the adult issued May 3. The larvae are not 

 abundant. 



GELECHIID^. 



Gelechia cercerisella Chamb. Red Bud Leaf -folder. The larvae 

 of this species begin their work early in April. They fold the two edges 

 of the leaf together, holding it together with a few strands of silk. 

 The larvae live inside, eating out the epidermis; as many as six very 

 young larvae to a leaf, but usually only one. Larvae were very abundant 

 June 25, in all parts of the hammocks. 



An efficient parasite of this leaf-folder is Campoplex gelechics, which 

 issued in abundant numbers from pupae during July. 



TINEID^. 



Omix geminatella Pack. This is not a very abundant insect here. 

 The larvae first make their appearance the latter part of February, 

 making blotch mines in wild cherry leaves. A small parasite has been 

 reared from this species. Adults have issued as early as March 3. 



Heliodines sp. (Near or H. bella Wkm.) Several specimens of this 

 pretty orange and black micro-lepidopteron were taken at chinquepin 

 blooms May 21. 



Phyllonorycter lucetiella Clem. A number of blotch mines con- 

 taining pupae were collected on linden. May 15. Small silverish moths 

 issued sometime later. 



Mompha eloisella Clem. A specimen taken resting on linden leaf, 

 April 20. 



Phyllocnistis vitifoliella Chamb. This is a serpentine miner in 

 wild grape leaves. Mines were very plentiful July 16. From a pupa 

 collected in July Hi issued a minute silverish moth July IS. 



Phyllocnistis magnoliella Chamb. This is a serpentine miner on the 

 leaves of the sweet bay, Magnolia glauca. Upon hatching, the larva 

 begins making its mine circling around three or four times and then 

 begins to wind its mine serpentine-like all over the leaf, finally ending at 

 the edge of the leaf, drawing it up into a little pucker to form its pupal 

 chamber; here the larva changes to a yellowish-brown pupa. These 

 mines, on leaves containing a number, not infrequently cross each 



