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PARASITES OF GTPSY 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 Harlig. 



N. B. — It is interesting to note that 



Recorded. 

 Argyrophylax atropivora R. D. 

 Carcelia excisa Fall. 

 Compsilura concinnata Meig. 

 Echinomyia /era L. 

 Epicampocera crassiseta Rond. 

 Ernestia consobrina Meig. 

 Eudoromyia magnicornis Zett. 

 Exorista affinis Fall. 

 Histochxta marmorata Fab. 

 Lydella pinivorx Ratz. 

 Meigenia bisignata Schin. 

 Parasetigena segregata Rond. 

 Phryxe erythrostoma 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 of Foreign Tachinid Parasites op Porthetria dispar Reared 

 at the Gipsy Moth Parasite Laboratory. 



R. D.: 



Vanessa antiopa L 



Blepharipa scutellata 



Acherontia atropos 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 sericarde Corn.: 



Antherxa yamamai Guer. ; A. mylitta Moore 

 Dexodes nigripes Fall.: 



Ascometia caliginosa Hb.; Agrotis candelarum 

 Cucullia asteris Schiff. ; Deilephila euphorbix L. : 

 scutosa Schiff. ; Hybernia sp. ; Mamestra pisi L. 

 cervinata Schiff.; Phragmatobia fuliginosa L. 



Sericaria mori L. 



Stgr.; Bupalus piniarius L.; 



Eurrhypara urticx L . ; Heliothis 



Miana literosa Hw.; Oriholiiha 



Plusia gamma L.; Porthesia 



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



metopcea pinivora Tr . ; Vanessa io L.; V. polychloros L.; V. urticx 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.; 8. pyri 

 Schiff. ; Sphinx ligustri L. ; Thaumetopopa jntyocampa Schiff. ; Vanessa, io L. 



