MACROLEPIDOPTERA AND THEIR PARASITES 53 
Parasites 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years 
specimens | recovered 
Number of | Number of 
collections larvae 
Diptera: 
Compsilura concinnata Meig_--._.....--.----_------ 1 i 1 10 
YE DANIO UGE OLS SS a ia ie 13 4 5 1, 374 
AAEM, ORAS IXs Bre) Ws eek s eee Be 2 2 2 685 
Hymenoptera: 
AGO ONPUAIGS IDOKAIOUO IMMER See eee eee sees oll it 1 75 
PAD NAMISECSH VU QUUIVIUS) INIO TU ee ae ee pe 18 3 4 860 
JL ROO TO LESS OE Ne I eI AGM Uae NA AL ] 1 1 105 
Dherion petiolatum Davisi= = 222) S22 eee 9 3 3 1, 185 
TRACHEA MACTATA GUEN. 
Food plant: Meadowrue. 
Occurrence: One larva collected at Melrose, Mass., in June. 
Pupa: August to September. 
Adult: Late September. 
EUPLEXIA EXOTICA STRAND. 
Food plant: Hollyhock. 
Occurrence: Collections from Hermon, Maine; and Melrose, Mass. 
Totals received: Collections, 2; larvae, 3; years, 1. 
Larvae: June to August. 
Pupae: Late July and August. 
Adults: August to September. 
PERIGEA SP. NEAR SELENOSA GRT. 
Food plant: Not listed. 
Occurrence: One Jarva collected at Burlington, Mass., in June. 
Pupa: Late June to August. 
Adult: Late August. 
MACRONOCTUA ONUSTA GRIT. 
Food plant: Iris roots. 
Occurrence: Collections from Dedham, Dover, and Westfield, Mass. 
Totals received: Collections, 5; larvae, 35; years, 5. 
Larvae: May to August. 
Pupae: August to October. 
Adults: September and October. 
Parasite 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Parasite Years 
specimens | recovered 
Number of | Number of 
collections larvae 
Diptera: 
(CHROUUSI SHIOS IMO. bose eee A ee 1 1 1 9 
SIDEMIA DEVASTATOR BRACE. 
Food plants: Various plants. (A cutworm.) 
Occurrence: Coilections from Maine and Massachusetts. 
Totals received: Collections, 12; larvae, 26; years, 5. 
Larvae: Fall to June and July. 
Pupae: June to early September. 
Adults: July to September. 
