8 
Parasites 
Parasite 
specimens 
Diptera: 
Achaetoneura archippivora Will_____---------------- 15 
Achaetoneura frenchii Will_.___.-.-_-__----_- 4 
Compsilura concinnata Meig__.____-_-_-_--_- 34 
Tachinidae (unidentified puparia) 7 
ACN UTUOILLG OTe Ss Palle ee es a 82 
Hymenoptera: 
PATO TUCLESOIOTNET ALLE eee ee oe 2? Oe *801 
PTETO MALLS DU DUAL gee ew | ees ee I *15 
FAMILY DANAIDAE 
DANAUS MENIPPE HBN. 
Food plant: Milkweed. 
Occurrence: Collections from New England, New York, and New Jersey. 
Years 
recovered 
MISC. PUBLICATION 188, U. 8. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Number | Number of 
of collec- larvae or 
tions pupae 
1 417 
3 130 
13 472 
5 194 
32 1, 695 
110 5, 287 
4 92 
It 
does not winter in this section of the country and some years it fails to migrate 
as far north as New England. 
Totals received: Collections, 184; larvae, 764; years, 9. 
Larvae: May to September in New Jersey; June to September in New England. 
Pupae: June and July to October. 
Adults: May and June to October. 
Generations: The records indicate 2 in New England and 3 in New Jersey. 
Parasites 
Diptera: 
Achaetoneura archippivora Will 
Compsilunmconcinnata Meig= =~. 2-22 ee 
EL DOYOMMOUSCHUTL© DU aren eet Le ee 
Tachinidae (unidentified puparia)-__--_____________- 
OTA HEL OGISSH as eo ee 8 | 
Parasite 
specimens 
Years 
recovered 
HH - 1 00 
Collections yielding 
this parasite 
Number of 
collections 
Number of 
larvae 
FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE 
EUPTOIETA CLAUDIA CRAM. 
Food plant: Pansy. 
Occurrence: One collection from Holliston, Mass. 
Total received: Collections, 1; larvae, 1; years, 1. 
Larva: Late June to July. 
Pupa: July and August. 
Adult: Issued August 6. 
DRYAS CYBELE Fas. 
Food plant: Violet. 
Occurrence: Collections from Corinth, Maine, and Northboro, Mass. 
Totals received: Collections, 2; larvae, 2; years, 2. 
Larvae: Late May to July. 
Pupae: Late June to July. 
Adults: Issued July 7 and 23. 
