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ZOOLOGICAL MISCELLANY. 



A Butterfly New to Ohio. — March 19, 1898, my son, 

 Cuvier Dury, captured a male of the " Goat weed butterfly" 

 (Paphia troglodyta) that was flying feebly along. This is the 

 first instance of its capture in Ohio so far as noted. The day 

 was warm and the sun shining, though this date is very early 

 for butterflies to be on the wing. This species is abundant 

 in some parts of Illinois. — Charles Dury, Avondale. 



Callidryas eubule L. — This butterfly has always been 

 exceedingly rare in this vicinity. September 16, 1897, late in 

 the afternoon, I saw a male of the species hovering around 

 the top of a soft maple sapling, among the foliage of which 

 were a number of yellow leaves. It flew to the adjoining 

 trees several times (their leaves were all dark green), but 

 always came back to this tree (it being the only one with 

 yellow leaves) in which it finally settled. It being such a 

 rare insect in the locality (the third I have seen in twenty-five 

 years), I went after a net to try and effect its capture. When 

 I came back, even with the aid of two others, we were unable 

 to see it, so perfectly did it mimic its surroundings, although 

 the top of the sapling was only a few feet above our heads 

 and the foliage three feet in diameter. After a fruitless 

 search, we supposed it had gone and gave the tree a jar, when 

 the butterfly dashed out and escaped. From its actions I 

 believe it selected this tree from all the others, because its 

 colors mimiced the yellow leaves on the tree. — Charles Dury. 



"Tomato Worm " Parasite (Apanteles congregatus Say). — 

 August 10, 1897, a "Tomato worm" (larva of Sphinx celsus 

 Hlibner) was brought to me, on the body of which were 240 

 (by count) of the little white cocoons (often erroneously 

 called eggs) of this little fly. Is not this an extreme number 

 of this common parasite on a single larva? — Charles Dury. 



(Jour. Cin. Soc. Nat. Hist., Vol. XIX, No. 4.) I 



Printed July 26, 1898. 



