Ascogaster argentifrons (Prov.) 



Host: Depressaria heracliana (X.). 

 Locality: Peapack, N. J. 

 Adults: August. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: Unknown. 



Ascogaster sp. 



Host: Spilonota ocellana (D. & S.). 

 Locality: Portland, Maine. 

 Adults: Late in June and July. 

 Number per host: One (?). 

 Generations: One. 

 Hibernation: In host larva. 



Chelonus (Microchelonus) egregicolor Vier. 



Host: Pyrausta futilalis (Led.). 



Localities: Pelham, N. H.; Dover, Mass.; and Bound Brook, 



Martinsville, Skillman, Somerville, and White Horse, N. J. 



Adults: July, August, and September. 



Number per host: One. 



Generations: Two. 



Hibernation {: In host cocoon of Apanteles pyraustae Vier. 



Chelonus (Microchelonus) miscellaneous species § 



Hosts: Epinotia nanana (Treits.), Exoteleia pinifoliella (Chamb.), 

 Phalonia rutilana (Hbn.), Taniva albolineana (Kearf.). 

 Localities: Several localities in Maine; and in Dedham, Spencer, 

 and Sudbury, Mass. 



Adults: Late in May, June, and July. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: Probably one. 

 Hibernation: In host. 



Chelonus (Microchelonus) shoshoneanorum Vier. 



Host: Epinotia nanana (Treits.). 

 Locality: Pemaquid, Maine. 

 Adults: July. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: Probably one. 

 Hibernation: In host larva. 



Subfamily Braconinae 



Bracon gelechiae Ashm. 



Hosts: Pterophorus periscelidactylus Fitch, Pyrausta signatalis 

 (Wlk.), Rhyacionia buoliana (Schiff.). 

 Localities: Melrose and Waltham, Mass.; and Rockland, N. Y. 

 Adults: June and August. 



Number per host: Gregarious (as many as 6 per host). 

 Generations: Two or more. 



Bracon gemmaecola (Cush.) 



Host: Rhyacionia frustrana (Comst.). 

 Localities: Nantucket, Mass.; and Dennis, N. J. 

 Adults: Late in May and June. 



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