Subfamily Cryptinae 

 Tribe Hemitelini 



Alegina pinifoliae (Gush.) 



Host: Exoteleia pinifoliella (Chamb.). 



Localities: Belchertown, Lunenburg, and Plymouth, Mass. 

 Adults: June. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: Unknown. 

 Hibernation: In host. 



Alegina sp. 



Host: Becurvaria apicitripunctella (Clem.). 

 Locality: Beverly, Mass. 

 Adults: June. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations : Unknown. 



Phobetes thyridopteryx (Riley) 



Host: Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haw.). 



Localities: Harrington, Del.; and Plainfield and Trenton, N. J. 



Adults: July-August. 



Number per host : One. 



Generations: Two, possibly more. 



Gelis apanielis Gush. 



Host: Epinotia nanana (Treits.). 



Localities: Boothbay, Bristol, Orr's Island, Pemaquid, Southport, 

 Maine. 



Adults: June and July. 



Number per host: One or more. 



Generations : Two or more. 



Hibernation: In host cocoons. Often a hyperparasite. 



Gelis obscurus (Cress.) § 



Hosts: Coleophora laricella Hbn. 

 Localities: Hermon, Maine; and Stockbridge, Mass. 

 Adults: July. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: Unknown. 



Often a hyperparasite. Reared from cocoon of Apanteles canarsiae 

 Ashm., which was a primary parasite of Sparganothis pettitana Rob. 



Gelis sp. 



Host: Acrobasis comptoniella Hulst. 

 Locality: North Andover, Mass. 

 Adults: August. 

 Number per host: One. 

 Generations: Unknown. 



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