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the abdomen honey yellow. Front cox* dirty white, tibise and tarsi the same ; mid- 
dle and hind coxa} nearly black, honey-yellow at either end. Wing veins slightly 
dnsky, not dark brown. 
Described from 10 9 specimens ( $ unknown) bred from larvae of 
Tischeria solidaginifoliella mining leaves of Solidago in District oft o 
lumbia and Northern Virginia. The adult parasites issued Aogusl L6, 
17, and 19, 1884. [Dept. Agr. and C. V. R. Coll.] 
LIST OF HOSTS AND PARASITES. 
LEPIDOPTERA. 
A1 .. ,. <\ Chalets ovata. 
Aietiaxynua / Euplectrus comstackii. 
Anthenea polyphernus Spilochalcis marice. 
Apatnra elyton Chalets ovata. 
Arctiid larva (unknown) Etiplectrus lencotrophis. 
Attacus cynthia SpilochaUAs marice. 
Botis alnialis Chalcis ovata. 
„ ■• . . .- ,. ,, S Encyrtua bucculatricis. 
Buccnlatrix pornifoliella < n . •' ., t , ■ ■ . 
, r } ( jirrospilua Jlavtctnctus. 
Buccnlatrix n. sp. on Oak Encyrtus bucculatricis. 
„ . { Chalcis ovata. 
•Jacreciarosaceana < V1 , ■. 
I Llachtstus cacoccta . 
Callosamia promethia Spilochalcis marice. 
Catocala sp . - Etiplectrus catocala\ 
Celaena renigera Copidosoma cela-no?. 
Desmia maculalis Chalcis ovata. 
Gelechia gallse-asterella Copidosoma intermedium. 
gaite-Boiidagmis \';:tfrz^ eehin - 
Chalcis ovata. 
pseudacaciella Copidosoma vagurn. 
Gracillaria rhoifoliella Elasmus varius. 
Lagoa operculars , Chalcis robusta. 
Lithocolletis gregariella Elasmus nit/ripe*. 
Papilio cresphontes Chalcis robusta. 
Platyhy pena scabra Eupleoirua platyhypena. 
Proteoteras aBscnlana , Elachi8tu8 proteoteratia. 
Samia cecropia Spilochalcis maria . 
Thyridoptcryx ephemerrcformis J Spilo^a^amaria 
Tischeria nialifoliella Elasmua pit lint us. 
solidaginifoliella Elasmua tischeria. 
HEMIPTERA. 
Aspidiotus subcorticis Enei/rfns ensit'er. 
Ceroplastes artemesiae ipht/ens ceroplastis. 
Dactvlopius destructor \ Chiton, urns dactj,lopii. 
I Leptomasax dacti/lojm. 
Diaspis rostfi Ipkvous bru uncus. 
Lecaninni besperidnni CoOCOphagus vividtt*. 
Locaninm sp. on Scotch pine Chiloneurus dubiua. 
C Chiloneurus albicovnis. 
Lecaninni sp. on Querons aquatioa v Aphyous maculi; 
( ( 'amusfusca. 
