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lepidopterous insects, it may well be regarded as a very beneficial form. 
Another insect belonging to the same genus, P. annulifes Brullé, has 
been recorded as a parasite of this species, by Bruner. In addition to P. 
pedalis, -Dr Fernald reared a few examples of TZheronia melano- 
cephala Brullé from cocoons. A variety of Afanteles congregatus, 
rufocoxalis Riley, was bred from the larvae by Dr Lintner. Dr Fitch 
reared from the cocoons a parasite to which he gave the name of 

Fig. 8 prmpLa conquisiror: a, larva; 4, head of same; c, pupa; @, adult female — all enlarged. 
(after Howard: U. S. Dep’t agriculture, Division entomology. Tech. ser. no. 5). 
Cleonymus clisiocampae. Dr Howard states that Mr Ashmead has 
referred this species to the European Dibrachys boucheanus Ratz., 
which is not a primary parasite, as Dr Fitch supposed his species to be. 
Telenomus clisiocampae Riley, has also been reared from the eggs of 
this and another species of Cé:siocampa (Insect life. 1891. 4:123). 
But one parasitic fly, Arontina frenchit Williston, has been reared from 
the tent caterpillar, according to Coquillett. 
A number of predaceous insects attack the larvae. Several species of 
large ground beetles are said to prey on the caterpillars, among them 
being Calosoma scrutator Fabr. As others of the same genus attack 
Clisiocampa disstria Hiibn., it is probable that they would not discriminate 
between the larvae of these closely related forms. Owing to the extend- 
ed studies of Mr Kirkland, we know more fully the habits of the genus 
Podisus, several species of which attack the tent caterpillar. The fol- 
lowing have been observed preying on C. americana: Podisus placidus 
Uhler, P. modestus Dallas, P. serieventris Uhler, and Diplodus luridus 
