Braconidae 909 



[A. nephoptericis (Pck.). Proc. Essex Inst., 1864, 4: 122. A parasite of the larva 

 of Vitula edmansii Pck. (Pyralidae), which feeds on the comb in nests of 

 bumblebees.] 



[A. nigrovariatus Mues. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1920, 58 : 523.] 



A. parastichtidis Mues. Homer, Jl 2, 1908 (Mues-CU). On Parastichtis 

 bicolorago Guen. (Noctuidae). 



A. ornigis Weed. 111. State Lab. Nat. Hist., 1897, Bull. 3, p. 6. Throughout the 

 State. Reared by GWHerrick from the maple case-bearer, Paraclemensia 

 acerifoliclla Fitch; also recorded from Ornix geminatella Pck. (Gracilariidae), 

 and various species of Lithocolletes. A common parasite of many different 

 leaf-mining Lepidoptera. 



[A. orobenae Fbs. Twelfth Rep. Nox. Ins. 111., 1882, p. 104. Parasitic on the larvae 

 of the cross-striped cabbage-worm, Evergestis rimosalis Guen.] 



A. paleacritae Rly. Trans. St. Louis Acad. Sci., 1881, 4 : 313. Dryden L., Je 

 (Mues-CU). Throughout at least the northeastern States. A solitary parasite 

 of the cankerworms, Alsophila pometaria Harr. and Paleacrita vcrnata Peck. 



A. papaipemae Mues. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1920, 58 : 526. Rye, type locality, 

 reared by HCBird from Papaipema nehris Guen. and P. maritima Bird 

 (Noctuidae). 



[A. phigaliae Mues. Can. Ent., 1919, 51 : 113. A parasite of Phigalia titea Cram. 

 (Geometridae). The cocoons are grouped and are rather strongly ribbed, 

 resembling cocoons of Microplitis.] 



A. phobetri Roh. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., _ 1915, 49 : 228. Cranberry L., Htly 

 (Mues). A common gregarious parasite of the banded tussock caterpillar, 

 Halisidota tesselaris S. & A. 



[A. pholisorae Rly. Scudder, S. H., Butterflies eastern U.S., 1889, p. 1904. A 

 parasite of Pholisora catullus Fab. (Hesperiidae).] 



A. polychrosidis Vier. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1912, 42:615. Ithaca; McLean; 

 Ellis to Slaterville, Je, MacG&Bdy (Mues-CU) ; Rhinebeck, Jl, Cy (Mues- 

 CU). Probably throughout the State. A parasite of the grape berry moth, 

 Polychrosis viteana Clem., P. liriodendrana Kf., the oblique-banded leaf-roller, 

 Cacoecia rosaccana Harr., and other species with similar habits. 



[A. pyralidis Mues. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1920, 58 : 552. Occurs at least from 



111. to Mass. A parasite of Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiff. (Pyralidae), 



and the garden web-worm, Loxostege similalis Guen. The cocoons are very 

 small, pure white, and in groups.] 



[A. pyraustae Vier. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1912, 42:626. A common parasite of 

 Pyrausta futilalis Lederer (Pyralidae). The cocoons are white, in groups, and 

 usually formed within the thin cocoon made by the mature host larva. 



A. radiatus Ashm. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., 1897, 4: 162. Ithaca, Je 20 (Ashm-CU). 



A. rohweri Mues. {nigripes Rohw.). Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 1920, 58: 550. Ithaca, 

 Jl (Mues-CU) ; Ellis to Slaterville, Je, MacG&Bdy (Mues-CU) ; McLean, 

 Aug 31 (Mues-CU). 



A. robiniae (Fitch). Fifth Rep. Ins. N. Y., Trans. N. Y. State Agric. Soc, 1858, 

 p. 836. Described from NY. A parasite of Recurvaria robiniella Fitch 

 (Gelechiidae). 



A. rufocoxalis Rly. Trans. St. Louis Acad. Sci., 1881, 4:310. Batavia, A parasite 

 of the army worm, Cirphis unipuncta Haworth. 



