MACROLEPIDOPTERA AND THEIR PARASITES 43 
Parasite 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years 
specimens | recovered 
Number of | Number of 
collections larvae 
Diptera: 
VWiinihemian (2) mbepicta isos =e ae il 1 il 1 
AGROTIS SMITHII SNELL. 
Food plants: Unknown. (A cutworm.) 
Occurrence: Collections from Bangor, Maine; and Melrose, Mass. 
Totals received: Collections, 2; larvae, 2; years, 2. 
Larvae: Fall to May. 
Pupae: June to August. 
Adult: August. 
AGROTIS FENNICA TAUSCH. 
Food plants: Strawberry.and garden crops. (A cutworm.) 
Occurrence: Collections from Augusta and Portland, Maine, and Dover, 
Mass. It was very abundant in these localities in 1925. 
Totals received: Collections, 3; larvae, 101; years, 1. 
Larvae: Fall to early June. 
Pupae: June and July. 
Adults: June and July. 
Parasite 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years 
specimens | recovered | 
Number of } Number of 
collections larvae 
Hymenoptera: 
Meateorusuulgaris | Cresssen wes. S12 ee ee pal 1 1 73 
AGROTIS HARUSPICA GRT. 
Food plant: Aspen. 
Occurrence: One larva collected at Bangor, Maine, in June. 
Pupa: June to July. 
Adult: July. : 
AGROTIS CLANDESTINA Harr. (UNICOLOR WALK.) 
Food plants: Garden crops. (A cutworm.) ; 
Occurrence: Collections from Framingham, Mass., and Middletown, R.I. 
Totals received: Collections, 2; larvae, 3; years, 2. 
Larvae: Fall to spring. 
Adults: Not reared (two larvae inflated for the Melrose Highlands laboratory). 
LYCOPHOTIA MARGARITOSA Haw. 
Food plants: Garden crops. (A cutworm.) 
; Occurrence: Collections from Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New 
ersey. 
Totals received: Collections, 12; larvae, 20; years, 5. 
Larvae: June to August. 
Pupae: July to September. 
Adults: August and September. 
