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braconid parasite Apanieles congregatus Say (Detr. J. 
Cra d) were reared from a nearly full grown larva 
SEN ed teationsty, beating the usual white cocoons 
body. No hyperparasites were present in this case. 
iaetebiey: Vieginda an egy-cnae ofthis opecca was co 
ed on May 26, 1902 on the under surface of a leaf. These 
tcl 1 on the morning of June 4th, or 9 days later. The top 
er of eggs hatched first, and the egg-shells were not eaten by 
ac. The vacated egg-shells were of a dull heliotrope 
color On June 7th at 3 P. M., some of the caterpillars began 
tO pass through the first ecdysis, and this was completed on 
te 8th. On June 11th the second ecdysis occurred, and on the 
2! gth the third. Unfortunately on the 16th, all of the larvae 
oe 4 ied d from the effects of tating poisoned leaves accidentally 
“he to them. A single cocoon of an ichneumon parasite was 
ound attached along the petiole of one of the leaves intro- 
d into the cage for food. This was found on June 2oth, 
was elliptical, oval, gray, with two interrupted dark bands, 
er le near each end, irregular spots of the same color on each 
end and about a quarter of an inch long; it was apparently 
face: Amorphota Forster, or an allied 
genus in the Campoplegini. Near this cocoon the withered 
_ Femains of a catalpae larva was found ; a large hole was present 
¢ n one side of the thorax near the head. These facts are 
d because I believe there are no recorded primary 
Si pitasties of the catalpa sphinx in the family Ichneumonidae 
- SEE cae oreviously, on July 8th, 1901, I twice observed a 
___ heteropteron sucking the juices from the body of young cater- 
| _ Pillars, but have no note indicating what species it was. 
_At Annapolis, Maryland, the larvae were noticeably abundant 
_ July 29th, 1899, and present in various instars as late as Oc- 
tober roth, the same year. On June 3oth, 1900 in the same 
enn cr thes were canplatsly 
_ of the city, it was noted that some of them were completely 
stripped of their foliage, presenting a very desolate appearance. 
The caterpillars were also present in numbers near Annapolis 
_ in the month of September, 1901 and 1902. 
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