THE RED-BANDED LEAF-ROLLER. 



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Opius foersteri Gahan, a braconid, wrongly determined as Opius 

 rnellipes Prov., and published under that name in Insect Life (9) , was 

 reared from material receh r ed from Kirkwood, Mo., September 25, 

 1881. 



Epirhyssalus atriceps Aslim., a minute yellow braconid, was 

 reared from its host July 1, 1907, breeding on rose and collected by 

 Mr. I, J. Condit at Pataskala, Ohio. 4 



Jlicrobracon sp. (fig. 4) was reared from material collected by Mr. 

 M. R. Smith at Plymouth, Ind.. 





Fig. 5. — Apanttles canarsiae, a parasite of the red-banded leaf-roller: a, Larva feeding 

 on leaf-roller larva ; b, adult parasite ; c, cocoon ; d, pupa. All much enlarged. 

 (Strauss.) 



Smicra deliva Cress., a chalcidid, was reared by the writer during 

 the last week of July and first week of August from raspberry leaves 

 infested by this leaf-roller from Camerons Mills, Va. 



Smicra torvina Cress, was reared with the foregoing. 



Apanteles canarsiae Ashm. (fig. 5) was reared from this leaf- 

 roller by Slingerland (20) in New York, and is somewhat better 

 known as a parasite of the grape leaf -folder (Desmia funeralis Hbn.) 

 and some other species. 



4 Identified by Mr. J. C. Crawford. 



