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Tue Lesser ApeLeE Lear-Fouper. 
(Teras malivorana, Le Baron.) 
Order Lreprpoptrra. Family Tortrricipm. 
This species, originally described by Dr. Le Baron in his first 
report, and again by Dr. Thomas in the seventh of the series from 
this office, has not been reported as especially injurious since its 
original discovery, in 1870. Late in June of this year the attention 
of the proprietors of the Home Nursery at Normal was attracted by 
the blasted and withered look of many of their young apple trees, 
an injury which assumed alarming proportions before the middle 
of July. On investigation, this proved to be largely due to the above 
little leaf-roller, which had nearly attained its growth, and was already 
transforming to the pupa. These larve evidently represented the 
second brood, as indicated by Le Baron’s dates, and our breeding 
notes show the existence of a third brood also. Of specimens 
collected July 5, the first pupa was observed on the 17th, and the 
first moth appeared August 7, the brood continuing to emerge for a 
few days thereafter; and a number of full-grown larve, collected in 
Centralia on the 6th of August, emerged on the 20th. 
The species has been noted for its apparent subjection to some 
destructive influence which has the effect to reduce it speedily to 
insignificance; whether parasitic attack or susceptibility to weather, 
has not been known. From the specimens reared by us, a single 
hymenopterous parasite emerged on the 24th of July, which belonged 
to the genus Hemiteles, and apparently to a species undescribed. 
As it was a male, and no other examples were obtained, I have not 
thought it best to give it a specific name. 
Hemireves, sp.—The head and the body are black, except the 
anterior two-thirds of the abdomen beneath, which is yellow. The 
two basal joints of the antennz are white in front, and the three 
or four following joints are somewhat pale inferiorly, but otherwise 
the antenne are black. The legs are yellow, except the coxe and 
trochanters, which are white on the two anterior pairs and black on 
the posterior. The terminal basal joints of the hind legs are dusky, 
and the tibiz are also ringed with black at either end. 
The larve in our breeding cages were also attacked by the very 
young of some hemipterous insect of the family Pentatomidze,— 
apparently one of the common ‘“‘tree bugs’ belonging to the genus 
Kuschistus. 
