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SultCaniily Doryctinae. 

 Ptirasilcs. Host. 



Doryctes frythrouielas Brullo Longiconi ( f ). Bred from cocoon found in 



mine of host. Aj»r. 3. 



Snblainily Rhogadiuae. 



l\ho<ras intcrmcdius Cress Acronycia amcricana larva. 70 iiuagos 



emerged from host Oct. .'5. Flying Sept. 

 15. 



Subfamily Microgasterinae. 

 Apanteles congregatns Say Cocoon found under bark of dead Norway 



Spruce. Imago emerged Feb. 27. 

 Ai)anteles xyliua Say J'ioiua rhnoxalis. Bred from cocoons ou 



and with host on Ca))bage, July 26." 



Ajianteles sj) , Ortji/ia hiicoHligma. Bred from host, Oct. 



Apanteles flavicoucha^ Kiley Bred from cocoons found ou weed stubble, 



Apr. 23. Imago emerged Ajir. 30. 



Subfamily Agathidinae. 



Microdus simillimus Cress Lixtix scrohicoUis and Le])idopterous larvje. 



Bred from cocoons found in Ragweed 

 pith infested by host, Apr. 27. Imagos 

 emerged May 1. Plenty on Gooseberry 

 bushes in bloom and infested by Xema- 

 tus nntricosus, May 2. 



Subfamily Calyptiuae. 



( iily])tus tibiator Cress Lepidopterous larva. Cocoons taken from 



])ith of Amhrosia artemisiafolia in mines 

 of host, Apr. 27. Emerged May 8. Fly- 

 ing, May 8. 



Subfamily Helconinae. 



Helcou ligator Say Scoh/tus muiicus and Agrilus ef/eniis. Bred 



from branches of Celiis occidentaJis in- 

 fested by host. 



Helcou Tetrapodii Ashm. MS Tefropium chinamopterum. Cocoon found 



in pupal chamber of host in sapwood of 

 Spruce log (Abies n'ujra) July 8. Imago 

 emerged July 14. 



Subfamily Aphidiinae. 



Aphidius avenaphis Fitch [phis mali. Bred from Aphids ou nursery 



stock, July 20. 



The Braconidte mentioned above were determined by Dr. Eiley and 

 Mr. Ashmead ; the Bnprestidtie and CerambycidiTe imagos by Dr. Horn, 

 and the Scolytidte by Mr. W. Eichhofif, Germany. Mr. Ashmead has 

 prepared descriptions of the new Braconid.ne. 



* This species was found plentifully wherever the host was observed. Gardeners 

 generally were destroying the cocoons, supposing they were the eggs of the caterpil- 

 lars. 



