FAMILY OLETHREUTIDAE 



Episimus argutanus (Clem.) 



Food plants: Sumac, poison ivy. 



Occurrence: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. 



Totals received: Collections, 9; larvae, 241; years, 5. 



Larvae: June to September. 



Pupae: Fall to spring, and July to early September. 



Adults: Late in May and June, and August to early in September. 



Generations: One, and at least a partial second brood. 



Parasites: 



Collections Host 



Parasite Years yielding larvae 



Diptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



Actia sp 15 2 4 162 



Nemorilla fioralis (Fall.) 4 2 2 117 



Phorocera erecta Coq 1 1 1 50 



Hymenoptera: 



Apanteles sp *8 1 1 4 



Dimmockia incongrua (Ashm.) $6 1 1 50 



Exochus pallipes Cress 1 1 1 50 



Labrorychus sp 111 9 



Macro centrus delicatus Cress 22 2 3 137 



Meteorus trachynotus Vier 5 1 1 50 



Scambus hispae (Harr.) 1 1 1 50 



Endothenia hebesana (Wlk.) 



Food plant : False dragon-head. 



Occurrence: Beverly and Medford, Mass. 



Totals received: Collections, 6; larvae, 77; years, 5. 



Larvae: June to August. 



Pupae : July and August. 



Adults : July and August. 



Parasites: 



Collections Host 



Parasite Years yielding larvae 



Hymenoptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



Ichneumonini (unidentified) 1 1 1 27 



Oncophanes americanus (Weed) 4 1 1 25 



Scambus pterophori (Ashm.) 2 11 5 



Taniva albolineana (Kearf .) spruce needle miner 



Food plants: Colorado blue spruce, red spruce. 



Occurrence: Maine and Massachusetts. 



Totals received: Collections, 2; larvae, 39; years, 2. 



Larvae: July to June; hibernates in larval stage. 



Pupae : Late in May to early in July. 



Adults : Late in May to July. (A few adults have been reared from 

 larvae mixed with collections of Epinotia nanana Treit. taken in 

 Maine.) 



Parasites : 



Collections Host 

 Parasite Years yielding larvae 

 Hymenoptera: specimens recovered parasite collected 



Chelonus sp 1114 



Sciaphila duplex (Wlshm.) 



Food plant: Poplar. 



Occurrence: Somerville, N. J. 



Totals received: One collection of 100 larvae. 



Larvae : May and June. 



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