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Table 3. collected on Vaccinium globulare leaves/stems. Families in bold indicate those with a potential biological association with the plant. Group Hymenoptera Family N Notes on Biology*

Sawflies Tenthredinidae 42 New species.1 Pristophora new sp.

Tenthredinidae Larvae known to feed inside fruits of 1 Pristophora macnabi Ross Vaccinium.1

Larvae are known to feed on elm, willow, Cimbicidae 4 honeysuckle, or snowberry. Most larvae are external feeders on Tenthredinidae, other 4 foliage. Some make galls.

Larvae usually feed on various trees or Argidae 1 shrubs. Formicidae, Predators. Also feed on honeydew or 71 Formica spp. sap.

Formicidae 27 Scavengers or predators. Tetramorium spp.

Formicidae Found in any moist habitat. Feeds on 6 Tapinoma spp. sweets and scavenged proteins. Formicidae 5 Have a highly generalistic diet. Camponotus spp. Formicidae 1 Scavengers. Lasius sp. Ichneumonidae 73 All known to be parasitoids or predators. Wasps

Braconidae 67 All are parasitoids.

Most are parasitoids of immature

Diapriidae 36 Diptera. Common in moist, wooded

areas.

Chalcidoidea 27 Most are parasitoids. Some gall feeders.

Most are parasitoids on the larvae of 3 Cecidomyiidae.

Figitidae 2 All are parasitoids.

Parasitoids of Hemiptera 2 Auchenorryncha. Adults can be predators of Cicadellidae.

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Table 3 continued. Group Hymenoptera Family N Notes on Biology* Wasps 2 Predators. Continued Vespidae 1 Predators. Dolichovespula maculata (L.) Predators. Prey usually is Lepidoptera Vespidae: Eumeninae 1 larvae.

Eucharitidae 1 Parasitoids of pupae.

Parasitoids of Lepidoptera and 1 Coleoptera larvae. Bombus (Psithyrus) flavidus 2 Social parasites. Eversmann

Apidae 2 Social parasites. Nomada sp.

Megachilidae Mason , known to visit Vaccinium 1 Osmia sp. flowers. Andrenidae, 1 Mining bee. Andrena sp. Halictidae 1 Sweat bee. Lasioglossum (Dialictus) sp. *Biology notes from Goulet and Huber 1993. 1 For more information on these Pristophora, see text.