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PARASITES OF GIPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS. 



Foreign Tachinid Parasites on Porthetria dispar. 



Reared. 

 Blepharipa scutellata R. D. 

 Carcelia gnava Meig. 

 Compsilura concinnata Meig. 

 Crossocosmia sericarix Corn. 

 Dexodes nigripes Fall. 

 Parasetigena segregata Rond. 

 Tachina larvarum L. 

 Tachina japonica Towns. 

 Tricholyga grandis Zett. 

 Zygobothria gilva Hartig. 



N. B. — It is interesting to note that 



Recorded. 

 Argyrophylax atropivora R. D. 

 Carcelia excisa Fall. 

 Compsilura concinnata Meig. 

 Echinomyia fera L. 

 Epicampocera crassiseta Rond. 

 Ernestia consobrina Meig. 

 Eudoromyia magnicornis Zett. 

 Exorista affinis Fall. 

 Histochxta marmorata Fab. 

 Lydella pinivorse Ratz. 

 Meigenia bisignata Schin. 

 Parasetigena segregata Rond. 

 Phryxe eryihrostoma Hartig. 

 Ptilotachina larvincola Ratz. 

 Ptilotachina monacha Ratz. 

 Tachina larvarum L. 

 Tachina noctuarum Rond. 

 Zenillia libatrix Panz. 

 Zygobothria gilva Hartig. 

 Zygobothria bimaculata Hartig. 

 only four species are common to both lists. 



Recorded Hosts op Foreign Tachinid Parasites op Porthetria dispar Reared 

 at the Gipsy Moth Parasite Laboratory. 



Blepharipa scutellata R. D.: 



Acherontia atropos L.; Vanessa antiopa L. 

 Carcelia gnava Meig.: 



Malacosoma neustria L.; Orgyia antiqua L.; Stilpnotia salicis L. 

 Compsilura concinnata Meig.: 



See list of recorded parasites of P. dispar 

 Crossocosmia sericarle Corn.: 



Antherxa yamamai Guer .; A. my litta Moore; Sericariamori~L. 

 Dexodes nigripes Fall.: 



Ascometia caliginosa Hb.; Agrotis candelarum Stgr.; Bupalus piniarius L.; 

 Cucullia asteris Schiff.; Deilephilaeuphorbixlu.; Eurrhy par a urticx L.; Heliothis 

 scutosa Schiff.; Hyberniasp.; Mamestra pisih.; Miana UterosaHw.', Oriholitha 

 cervinata Schiff.; Phragmatobia fuliginosa L.; Plusia gamma L.; Porthesia 

 similis Fussl.; Tapinostola elymi Tr.; Tephroclystia virgauriata Dbld.; Thau- 

 metopcea pinivoraTr.] Vanessa ioL.; V. polychlorus~L.; V. urticse L.; Lophyrus 

 sp.; Nematus ribesii Scop. 

 Parasetigena segregata Rond. : 



(See list of recorded parasites of P. dispar.) 

 Tachina larvarum L. : 



(See list of recorded parasites of P. dispar.) 

 Tachina japonica Towns.: 



Porthetria dispar L. 

 Tricholyga grandis Zett. 



Arctia caja L.; Mamestra oleracea L.; M. pisi L.; Saturnia pavonia L.; S. pyri 

 Schiff.; Sphinx ligustri L.; Thaumetopcea pity ocampa Schiff.; Vanessa ioh. 



