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PARASITES. 
Mr. Brunei-, in Bulletin 30, stated that the insect was subject to the 
attacks of a number of parasitic insects, while it also was preyed upon 
by several predaceous insects. The most abundant parasite he found 
to be a " small yellowish hymenopterous fly." He also mentions a 
"flesh-fly" and states that "several other parasites have thus far been 
bred from the web-worms contained in breeding cages." This state- 
FiG. 30. — Cremnops vulgaris : female— enlarged, Avith lateral view of head at left — still more enlarged 
(original). 
ment is corroborated by our experience at Washington. The u small 
yellowish hymenopterous fly " which is mentioned by Mr. Bruner is 
probably one of two species of the genus Meteorus reared here. The 
most abundant of these is M. oecopsidis Ashm., which was reared in 
May and early June from cocoons received from Mr. Walter Maxwell, 
of Schuyler, Nebr., during the same month. This species was pre- 
viously reared by Miss Murtfeldt from an undetermined Tortricid larva 
of the genus Eccopsis. The other Meteorus was M. indagator Riley, one 
specimen of which was reared May 11 from a cocoon received the pre- 
vious fall from Mr. H. A. Edson. This species was previously reared 
by Prof. Riley from one of the little cabbage- worms — Evergestis rimo- 
salis Gn., from Oxford, Miss. Most abundant of all of the parasites, how- 
ever,was Cremnops (Agathis) vulgaris (Fig. 30), 17 specimens of which were 
