1962. Canad. Ent. 94: 673.-Timofeeva, 1963. Zashch. Rast. Vred. i Boleznei. 8: 44.

luteola Howard. Calif.

Biology: Poinar, 1964. Jour. Ent. 57: 382.

meritoria Gahan. Ariz., Calif.

pergandiella Howard. Host: Trialeurodes abutilonea (Hald.). quaintancei Howard. Ill. Host: Trialeurodes abutilonea (Hald.). variegata Howard. Host: Aleurothrixus floccosus (Mask.).

Genus ASPIDIOTIPHAGUS Howard, pp. 438-439

Taxonomy: Alam, 1956. Roy. Ent. Soc. London Trans. 108: 359. citrinus citrinus (Craw).

Biology: Bénassy, 1958. Entomophaga 3: 104.-Hughes, 1960. Fla. Ent. 43: 90.-Bénassy, 1961. Ann. Epiphyt., ser. C, 12: 42.

lounsburyi (Berlese and Paoli).

Taxonomy: Muma, 1959. Jour. Econ. Ent. 52: 579.-Annecke, 1963.
Ent. Soc. S. Afr. Jour. 26: 206.

*Genus COCCOPHAGOIDES Girault

Coccophagoides Girault, 1915. Queensland Mus. Mem. 4: 58.

Type: Coccophagus abnormicornis Girault. Orig. desig. *Diaspiniphagus Silvestri, 1927. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici Bol. 20:

35.

Type: Prospalta similis Masi. Orig. desig.

Taxonomy: Compere, 1936. Univ. Calif. Pubs., Ent. 6: 292.

Place in Aphelininae following Aneristus Howard, p. 439.

fuscipennis (Girault). D. C. Transf. from Prospaltella Howard, teste H. Compere, in litt.

*kuwanai (Silvestri). Conn., N. Y., N. J., Ohio, Calif.; Japan. Host: Aspidiotus perniciosus (Comst.).

Diaspiniphagus kuwanae Silvestri, 1927. Lab. Zool. Portici Bol. 20: 39.

Taxonomy: Compere, 1936, loc. cit. supra, p. 293.
Biology: Flanders, 1960. Jour. Econ. Ent. 53: 757.
Nomenclature: Peck, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 294.

*similis (Masi). N. Amer.; Europe. Host: Aspidiotus perniciosus (Comst.).
Prospalta similis Masi, 1908. Lab. Zool. Portici Bol. 3: 148. 9.
*Prospaltella ilicis Mercet, 1921. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 50: 304. 9. (Syn.
by Silvestri, 1927, loc. cit. supra, p. 36.)

Distribution: Flanders, 1960, loc. cit. supra, p. 757.

Genus COCCOPHAGUS Westwood, pp. 439-441

Taxonomy: Alam, 1956, loc. cit. supra, pp. 358, 363.-Tachikawa, 1957. Japan. Jour. Appl. Ent. and Zool. 1: 61.-Zinna, 1961. Lab. Ent. Agr. Portici Bol. 19: 303.

albicoxa Howard. Hosts: Toumeyella pinicola Ferris, T. parvicornis (Ckll.). *basalis Compere. Calif.; Brazil.

.

Coccophagus basalis Compere, 1939. Calif. Univ. Pubs., Ent. 7: 86. Biology: Flanders, Bartlett, Fisher, 1961. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 54: 227-236.

capensis Compere. Calif.; S. Africa, Australia.

Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, p. 93.

cowperi Girault. Tex., Calif.; Africa, Israel. Hosts: Saissetia oleae (Bern.), S. nigra (Niet.), Coccus hesperidum (L.). Incorrectly listed in Catalog, p. 441, as a syn. of lycimnia (Walker).

Taxonomy: Compere, 1931. U. S. Natl. Mus. Proc. 78 (7): 57, 60.-
Flanders, 1953. Ent. Soc. Amer. Ann. 46: 90-91.—Alam, 1956, loc.
cit. supra, pp. 363-364.

Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, p. 94.-Flanders, 1959. Jour.
Econ. Ent. 52: 597.

flavifrons Howard. Pa., Md., S. C., Ohio, Tex. Hosts: Phenacaspis pinifoliae (Fitch), ?Coccus hesperidum (L.).

gurneyi Compere. Calif.; Australia, Africa.

Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, p. 94.-Bartlett and Lloyd, 1958.
Jour. Econ. Ent. 51: 92.

lycimnia (Walker). Delete cowperi Girault from syn.

Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, pp. 94-95.-Peterson, 1962. Canad. Ent. 94: 740.-Sonina, 1962. Akad. Nauk. Uzbek. SSR, Biol. Zhur. 3: 62.—Sugonjaev, 1962. Akad. Nauk. SSSR Izv., Ser. Biol 5: 755.-Phillips, 1963. Canad. Ent. 95: 402.

*pulvinariae Compere. Calif.; Africa. Hosts: Coccus hesperidum (L.), Sais setia nigra (Niet.), S. oleae (Bern.).

Coccophagus pulvinariae Compere, Mar. 1931. U. S. Natl. Mus. Proc. 78 (7): 53. 9, ♂.

*Coccophagus eritraensis Compere, Apr. 1931. Univ. Calif. Pubs., Ent. 5: 254. 9, 8. (Syn. by Flanders, 1959. Jour. Econ. Ent. 52: 597.) Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, pp. 94-95.-Flanders, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 597.

rusti Compere. Calif.; Africa.

Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, p. 95.

scutellaris (Dalman). Fla., Oreg. Host: Saissetia nigra (Niet.).

Biology: Flanders, 1959. Jour. Econ. Ent. 52: 74.-Sonina, 1962. Akad.
Nauk. Uzbek. SSR., Biol. Zhur. 3: 62.

trifasciatus Compere. Transf. to Lounsburyia Compere and Annecke, infra. yoshidai Nakayama, corrected spelling of yoshidae Nakayama of Sup. 1, p. 66, teste Peck, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 318.

Biology: Sugonyaev and Peng, 1960. Ent. Obozr. 39: 702, 706.

*Genus LOUNSBURYIA Compere and Annecke

Lounsburyia Compere and Annecke, 1961. Ent. Soc. S. Afr. Jour. 24:
28-29.

Type: Coccophagus trifasciatus Compere. Orig. desig.
Insert in Aphelininae after Coccophagus Westwood, p. 441.

trifasciata (Compere). Transf. from Coccophagus Westwood, teste Compere and Annecke, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 29.

Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, p. 95.

Subfamily TETRASTICHINAE

Taxonomy: Ferrière, 1960. Acta Hym. (Japan) 1: 105-106 (key to genera).

Genus Thripoctenus Crawford, p. 442

petiolata Ashmead. Ariz.

Genus Thripoctenus Crawford, p. 442

Transf. to syn. under Ceranisus Walker in the Entedontinae, p. 460; included spp. to be transf. to Ceranisus.

Genus TETRASTICHUS Haliday

(= Tetrastichus Walker of Catalog, pp. 443-450)

Paromphaloidomyiia Girault, 1917; Catalog, p. 452. N. syn.; types exa

?*Lygellus Giard, 1896. Soc. Biol. Paris C. R. 1896: 839. Type: Lygellus epilachnae Giard. By monotypy. *Myiomisa Rondani, 1877. Soc. Ent. Ital. Bul. 9: 189 (syn. by Bouček, 1961. Min. Sel. Kruzy. Moldav. S.S.R. Trudy 7: 28).

Type: Myiomisa microscopica Rondani. By monotypy.

Taxonomy: Graham, 1961. Ent. Mo. Mag. 97: 34-64 (Aprostocetus).— Burks, 1962. Bul. Zool. Nomencl. 19: 306 (request for suppression of Tetrastichus Walker, 1842, and validation of Tetrastichus Haliday, 1844).-Hedqvist, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 146-147 (Aprostocetus).-Int. Comn. Zool. Nomencl., 1965. Bul. Zool. Nomencl. 22: 26 (Opinion 720, suppression of Tetrastichus Walker, 1842).

argyrus Burks. Syn. of homeri (Girault).

asparagi Crawford. Syn. of coeruleus (Nees).

*auplopus Burks. Va. Host: Reared from cell of Auplopus sp.

Tetrastichus auplopus Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 55. . *barbarae Burks. Oreg. Host: Barbara colfaxiana (Kearf.), prob. secondary.

Tetrastichus barbarae Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 52. 9, ô. bruchivorus Gahan. Introd. from France and recovered in N. C., but prob. not est. in U.S.

bruchophagi Gahan.

Taxonomy: Butler and Hansen, 1958. Pan-Pacific Ent. 34: 224, 226. *byersi Burks. Mich., Ind. Hosts: Pupae of Dolichopeza americana Needham, D. walleyi (Alex.).

Tetrastichus byersi Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 53. 9, ô.

carinatus Forbes. Syn. of charoba (Walker).

*charoba (Walker). Generally dist. in U. S. and Canada; Europe, Asia. Cirrospilus charoba Walker, 1840. Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 30. 9.

Tetrastichus carinatus Forbes, 1885 (syn. by Graham, loc. cit. supra, p. 51 [Aprostocetus]).

[Note: C. charoba Walk. selected by Graham from 13 other apparently, but not certainly, synonymous names, although it does not have priority. Article 23 (b) of Int. Code of Zool. Nomencl. would not preserve carinatus Forbes for this sp. if this selection is accepted.]

chlamytis Ashmead. Mo., Ark., Kans., Tex., Utah.

*clito (Walker). Ont.; Europe. Host: Cassida rubiginosa Müll.

Cirrospilus clito Walker, 1840. Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 30. o, ♂.
Taxonomy: Peck, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 128.

coerulescens Ashmead. Mich., Wis., Minn., N. Mex., Ariz., Calif. Hosts; Choristoneura fumiferana Clem., C. pinus Free., Dichomeris marginella (Fab.); prob. secondaries.

Biology: Wester, 1956. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 58: 284.-Schaffner, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 82.

*coeruleus (Nees). Wash.; Europe.

Eulophus coeruleus Nees, 1834. Hym. Ichn. Affin. Monog., v. 2, p. 174. ?.

Tetrastichus asparagi Crawford, 1909 (syn. by Graham, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 39 [Aprostocetus]).

[Strict application of Article 23 (b) of Int. Code of Zool. Nomencl. would require retention of the name asparagi Crawford for this sp.]

dolosus Gahan. Ariz.

faustus Burks. Minn.

Biology: Balduf, 1959. Ill. Biol. Monog. 26, p. 146.

*garryana Burks. B. C., Oreg. Hosts: Besbicus mirabilis (Kinsey), several cynipid galls on Quercus garryana.

Tetrastichus garryana Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 49. 9, ô. Biology: Evans, 1963. Canad. Ent. 95: 1002-1005.

gibboni (Girault). Okla.

hagenowii (Ratzeburg).

Biology: Cameron, 1955. Bul. Ent. Res. 46: 137-147.-Cameron, 1957.
Bul. Ent. Res. 48: 205-206.-Roth and Willis, 1960. Smithsn.
Misc. Coll. 141: 249-253.

homeri (Girault), n. comb. Va., S. C., Ga., Fla., Iowa. Host: Asteromyia sp. leaf gall on Solidago. Transf. from Paromphaloidomyiia Girault; types examined.

Tetrastichus argyrus Burks, 1943, n. syn.; types examined.

*incertus (Ratzeburg). Mass., Pa., N. J., Md.; Europe. Host: Hypera postica (Gyll.).

Eulophus incertus Ratzeburg. 1844. Ichn. der Forstins., v. 1, p. 168.

Biology: Chamberlin, 1925. Jour. Econ. Ent. 18: 597.-Coles and
Puttler, 1963. Jour. Econ. Ent. 56: 610-611.

johnsoni Ashmead. N. H., Md., Mo. Host: Prepupae of Dipogon sayi sayi Banks.

longicorpus (Girault). Calif.

malacosomae Girault.

Biology: Langston, 1957. Calif. Univ. Pubs. Ent. 14: 26-27. marcovitchi (Crawford). Ind., Ill., Wis., N. Dak.

Biology: Giese and Benjamin, 1959. For. Sci. 5: 205.

marylandensis (Girault).

Biology: Schaffner, 1959, loc. cit. supra, pp. 82-83.

*megachilidis Burks. Fla., Ohio, Ariz. Hosts: Prepupae of Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cress., M. (Melanosaurus) xylocopoides Smith.

Tetrastichus megachilidis Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 57. 9, ô.

Biology: Butler and Wargo, 1963. Pan-Pacific Ent. 39: 205.

melanis Burks. N. H., Fla., Minn. [Prob. a syn. of the European coccinellae Kurdjumov.]

Biology: Newcomer, 1958. Pan-Pacific Ent. 34: 89.

*milleri Burks. Calif. Host: Sec. parasite of Recurvaria milleri (Busck). Tetrastichus milleri Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 56. 9.

modestus Howard. N. H. Host: Apanteles pyraustae Vier.

Biology: Schaffner, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 83.

*nordi Burks. Mich. Host: Agrilus sp.

Tetrastichus nordi Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 51. 9, .

oecanthivorus compar Gahan. Md., Ark., Okla.

paracholus Burks. Ont., N. C., Wis., Minn.

*pausiris (Walker). Ont.; Europe. Host: Dasyneura leguminicola (Lint.). Cirrospilus pausiris Walker, 1839. Monog. Chalc., p. 327. Taxonomy: Peck, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 143.

phegus Burks. Syn. of racemariae Ashmead.

*phidippi Burks. Ariz. Host: Eggs of Phidippus opifex (McCook). Tetrastichus phidippi Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 60. 9, ô.

*politi Burks. Va. Host: Galls of Xanthoteras politum (Bass.).

Tetrastichus politi Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 48. 9, ô.

*pompilicola Graham. Newfoundland. Host: Anoplius nigerrimus (Scop.). Tetrastichus pompilicola Graham in Lindroth and Graham, 1960. Opusc. Ent. 25: 94. .

productus Riley. Que., Minn. Host: Janus abbreviatus (Say); delete Phytophaga destructor (Say).

*psyllaephagus Burks. Ariz. Host: Nymph of Trioza collaris Crawford. Tetrastichus psyllaephagus Burks, 1963. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 76: 54. 9, 6.

Biology: Cazier, 1964. Pan-Pacific Ent. 40: 71.

racemariae Ashmead. Ont. south to Fla., west to Calif.

Tetrastichus phegus Burks (syn. by Judd, 1963. Canad. Field-Nat. 77: 63).

rapo of Catalog. Syn. of sinope Walker.

silvaticus Gahan. N. B. south to Conn., west to Wash. and Calif.

*sinope (Walker). Cosmopolitan. Host: Apanteles glomeratus (L.). Cirrospilus sinope Walker, 1839. Monog. Chalc., v. 1, p. 295. .

Tetrastichus rapo of Catalog and authors, long. misdet. teste Graham, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 38.

strobilus Burks. Host: (?) Barbara colfaxiana (Kearf.). Biology: Keen, 1958, loc. cit. supra, pp. 95-96.

triozae Burks. Hosts: Arytaina minuta Cwfd., Calophya californica Schw., C. nigrella Jens., C. triozomima Schw., Euphalerus vermiculosus Cwfd., Pexopsylla cercocarpi Jens., Trioza albifrons Cwfd., T. beameri.

Biology: Jensen, 1957. Higardia 27: 79-80, 86-96.

trisulcatus Provancher.

Taxonomy: Finlayson, 1963. Canad. Ent. 95: 498 (imm. stages).— Burks, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 1262 (types).

turionum (Hartig). Ont.

Biology: Clausen, 1956, loc. cit. supra, pp. 130-131.-Juillet, 1959. Canad. Ent. 91: 716-718.-Schaffner, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 83.-Adlung, 1962. Ztschr. Angew. Ent. 50: 456.

varicornis (Girault). Maine, Mass. Host: Epinotia nanana (Treit.). Biology: Schaffner, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 83.

venustus Gahan. Que., Maine, Minn., Nebr.

Taxonomy: Butler and Hansen. 1958. Pan-Pacific Ent. 34: 224-226.

whitmani (Girault).

Biology: Giese and Benjamin, 1959. For. Sci. 5: 205.

xanthomelaenae (Rondani).

Taxonomy; Bouček, 1957. Acta Ent. Mus. Nat. Pragae 31: 117 (gallerucae Fonsc.).-Peck, 1963, loc. cit. supra, pp. 132-133 (gallerucae Fonsc.).

xanthops (Ratzeburg). B. C. Host: Coleophora laricella Hbn. Biology: Schaffner, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 83.

Genus APROSTOCETUS Westwood, pp. 450-451

canadensis Ashmead. Syn. of daira (Walker).

*daira (Walker). Que., Ont., Ohio, Nebr.; Europe.

Cirrospilus daira Walker, 1839. Monog. Chalc., v. 1, p. 330. 9.

Aprostocetus canadensis Ashmead (syn. by Graham, 1961. Ent. Mo. Mag. 97:47).

Genus SYNTOMOSPHYRUM Foerster, pp. 451-452

Tetrastichomyia Girault, 1916, n. syn. Transf. from syn. under Miotropis Thomson, p. 454; types examined.

Taxonomy: Graham, 1961. Ent. Mo. Mag. 97: 36 (Aprostocetus).