906 Braconidae 



[M. perplexus Mues. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1922, 61 : 49. A widely distributed 



species.] 

 M. quadridentatus (Prov.). Addit. fauna Can. Hymen., 1886, p. 140. Ithaca 



(Mues-CU). Recorded as a parasite of Siniyra henrici Grt. (Noctuidae). 

 M. varicolor Vier. Conn. Geol. and Nat. Hist. Surv., 1916, Bull. 22, p. 204. Peru, 



Rock City, Caroline, Slaterville (all Mues-CU). A parasite of Cirphis iini- 



pmicta Haworth, the army worm, also of Cirphis sp. and Plathypcna scabra 



Fab. (Noctuidae). 



Apanteles Foerster ^37 



[A. acronyctae Rly. Second Rep. Ins. Mo., 1870, p. 120. Recorded as occurring from 

 Calif, to Me. A gregarious parasite of various species of Acronycta 

 (Noctuidae).] 



[A. alypiae Mues. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1922, 61 : 18. A parasite of the larva of 

 a common grape pest, the eight-spotted forester, Alypia octomacidata Fab. 

 (Agaristidae).] 



A. anisotae Mues. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1920, 58 : 555. Elmira, CLGriswold. A 

 gregarious parasite of Anisota senatoria S. & A. (Citheroniidae). 



A. argynnidis Rly. Scudder, S. H., Butterflies eastern U. S., 1889, p. 1904. West- 

 port; Ithaca, May (Mues-CU); Ashokan ; Rhinebeck; Glens Falls. Reared 

 from Epargyreus tityrus Fab. (Hesperiidae), Sep, 1890, at CU Agr. Exp. Sta. 



A. aristoteliae Vier. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1912, 42 : 613. Cranberry L., Htly 

 (Mues-CU) ; Ithaca, May (Mues-CU) ; Ellis to Slaterville, and Caroline to 

 Harford, Je, MacG&Bdy (Mues-CU). Occurs throughout the northeastern 

 States, at least from 111. to Me. A parasite of Aristofelia fimgivorella Clem., 

 Gelechia trialhamaculella Chamb., and G. confusella Chamb. (Gelechiidae). 



A. atalantae (Pck.). Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1881, 21 : 27. Waterford, Hebron, 

 JVSchaffner, Jr. A very abundant parasite of the red admiral, Vanessa ata- 

 lania L., and the small tortoise, Aglais milberti Godart. The cocoons are 

 grouped in small masses, completely inclosed in a ball of white silk, much 

 resembling a spider-egg cocoon. 



A. bedelliae Vier. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1911, 40:174. LI: Westbury. Re- 

 corded as a parasite of Bedellia minor Busck, B. sommdentella Zell. (Lyon- 

 etiidae), Recurvaria thujaeella Kf. (Gelechiidae), and Anomis erosa Hbn. 

 (Noctuidae), 



A. cacoeciae Rly. Trans. St. Louis Acad. Sci., 1881, 4:306. Hilton, Je (Mues- 

 CU) ; Ithaca (Mues-CU) ; Cohoes, reared from Tortrix sp. by THSoden. A 

 common parasite of leaf-rollers from Mo. to Me. Recorded hosts include 

 Cacoccia semiferana Wlk. (Tortricidae), Acrobasis caryae Grt. (Pyralidae), 

 and Tortrix spp. 



A. canarsiae Ashm. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., 1897, 4: 127. Ithaca, Jl (CU). Oc- 

 curs from la. to Me. A parasite of the grape leaf-folder, Desmia fiineralis 

 Hbn., and the apple leaf-skeletonizer, Canarsia hammondi Rly. 



[A. mrduicola (Pck.). Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1881, 21:27. Recorded as a 



parasite of the painted lady, Vanessa car did L.] 

 [A. carpatus (Say). Bost. Journ. Nat. Hist, 1836, 1:263. A widely distributed 



parasite of various clothes moths. Tinea pellionella L., Trichophaga tapetsella 



L., and Tincola biselliella L.] 



"'^ A revision of the North American ichneumon-flies belonging to the genus Apanteles. By 

 C. F. W. Muesebeck. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1920, 58: 483-576. 



