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pl. 25, fig. 20. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 104.)
Type: Muellerella amabilis Saussure. By monotypy.

*Parepyris Kieffer, 1913 (not of Brèthes, 1913). Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici Bol. 7: 108. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 104). Type: Epyris interruptus Kieffer. Desig. by Kieffer, 1914. Psilepyris Kieffer, 1913. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 104.) indivisus Kieffer. Transf. from Psilepyris Kieffer, p. 730 (teste Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 104).

*vierecki Krombein. Md. (Plummers Island).

Epyris vierecki Krombein, 1962. Biol. Soc. Wash. Proc. 75: 1. ♂, 9.

Nomen Nudum in Epyris Westwood

*Epyris monticola Ashmead in Cockerell, 1889. Colo. Biol. Assn., 10th Rept., [p. 2] (probably published originally in Custer County Courant newspaper).

*Genus BAKERIELLA Kieffer

Bakeriella Kieffer, 1910. Soc. Ent. France Ann. 78: 288.

Type: Bakeriella flavicornis Kieffer. By monotypy.

Place before Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729.

*floridana Evans. Fla. (Paradise Key).

Bakeriella floridana Evans, 1964. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 132: 134, fig. 84. 8, 9.

Genus RHABDEPYRIS Kieffer, pp. 729-730

Chlorepyris Kieffer, 1913. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 93.) aeneiceps (Ashmead). Transf. to Anisepyris Kieffer, p. 730. Delete Ga. from distribution.

analis (Cresson). Transf. to Anisepyris Kieffer, p. 730.

columbianus (Ashmead). Transf. to Anisepyris Kieffer, p. 730.

fulgens (Brues). Transf. from Chlorepyris Kieffer, p. 730 (teste Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 95).

grandis (Ashmead). Transf. to Anisepyris Kieffer, p. 730.

haemorrhoidalis Kieffer. Transf. to Holepyris Kieffer, p. 730.

occidentalis (Ashmead). Transf. to Anisepyris Kieffer,

p. 730.

zeae Turner and Waterston. Transf. to syn. of Holepyris sylvanidis (Brèthes), p. 730.

Genus HOLEPYRIS Kieffer, p. 730

*Holepyris subg. Rysepyris Kieffer, 1906. In André, Spec. Hym. Eur. Alg., v. 9, p. 341. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 140.) Type: Holepyris (Rysepyris) numidicus Kieffer. Desig. by Kieffer, 1914.

*Misepyris Kieffer, 1913. Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Portici Bol. 7: 108. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 140.)

Type: Holepyris remotus Kieffer. Desig. by Kieffer, 1914. *Parepyris Brethes, 1913 (not of Kieffer, 1913). Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist. Nat. An. 24: 87. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 140.)

Type: Parepyris sylvanidis Brèthes. By monotypy.

haemorrhoidalis (Kieffer). Transf. from Anisepyris Kieffer, p. 729 (teste Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 143).

*sylvanidis (Brèthes). Widespread in U. S.; cosmopolitan. Host: Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.).

Parepyris sylvanidis Brèthes, 1913. Buenos Aires Mus. Nac. de Hist. Nat. An. 24: 87. 6, 9.

Rhabdepyris zeae Turner and Waterston (syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 143).

Genus Psilepyris Kieffer, p. 730

Syn. of Epyris subg. Epyris Westwood, p. 728.

indivisus (Kieffer). Transf. to Epyris Westwood, p. 729.

Genus Chlorepyris Kieffer, p. 730

Transfer to synonymy of Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729. fulgens (Brues). Transfer to Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729.

Genus Xanthepyris Kieffer, p. 730

A synonym of Pseudisobrachium Kieffer, pp. 731-732.

Genus Acrepyris Kieffer, p. 730

Transfer to Pristocera Klug, p. 731, as a valid subgenus (teste Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 129: 248).

reticulatus (Kieffer). Transf. to Pristocera Klug, p. 731, as a syn. of armifera (Say).

Genus ANISEPYRIS Kieffer, pp. 730-731

*Rhabdepyris_subg. Lophepyris Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 201. (Syn. by Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 96.)

Type: Rhabdepyris (Lophepyris) bridwelli Evans. By orig.

desig.

Revision: Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 97-120, 28 figs.—
Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 201-204.

aeneiceps (Ashmead). Transf. from Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729 (teste Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 107).

analis (Cresson). Fla. and Tex. to Tenn. and N. C. Transf. from Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729 (teste Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 118). *arizonicus Evans. Ariz. (Santa Rita Mts.).

Anisepyris arizonicus Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 112, fig. 15. .

*bradleyi (Evans). Tex. (Wharton).

Rhabdepyris (Lophepyris) bradleyi Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 204. .

*bridwelli (Evans). Tex. (Brownsville, Laredo); Mexico.

Rhabdepyris (Lophepyris) bridwelli Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 202., 3.

columbianus (Ashmead). Mass. west to Kans. south to Fla. and Tex. Transf. from Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729 (teste Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 104).

Anisepyris pulchellus Fouts (syn. by Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 104). *dietrichorum Evans. Ariz. (Arivaca in Pima Co.).

Anisepyris dietrichorum Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 118, fig. 21. .

*gibbosifrons Evans. N. J., Fla.

Anisepyris gibbosifrons Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 116, figs. 23, 25, 26. 9, 3.

grandis (Ashmead). Transf. from Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729 (teste Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 108).

*laticeps Evans. Southeastern Ariz.

Anisepyris laticeps Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 113, figs. 18, 19, 24. 9, 6.

occidentalis (Ashmead). Ariz. and southern Calif. to Idaho and Wash. Transf. from Rhabdepyris Kieffer, p. 729 (teste Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 109).

Anisepyris punctaticeps Kieffer (syn. by Evans, 1959, loc. cit. supra, p. 109).

pulchellus Fouts. Syn. of columbianus (Ashmead).

punctaticeps Kieffer. Syn. of occidentalis (Ashmead).

subviolaceus Kieffer. Fla., Tex. and N. Mex. north to Pa., Mich., Wyo., B. C. *williamsi Evans. Ariz. and Calif. north to Oreg., Idaho and Utah.

Anisepyris williamsi Evans, 1959. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 61: 106, fig. 9. 4, Ô.

Genus Plastanoxus Kieffer, p. 731

Transfer with component species to *Tribe Cephalonomiini and place after Cephalonomia Westwood, p. 727 (teste Evans, 1964, loc. cit. supra, p. 148).

*Subfamily PRISTOCERINAE

Genus PRISTOCERA Klug, p. 731

PRISTOCERA subgenus ACREPYRIS Kieffer

Reduced to subg. of Pristocera Klug (teste Evans, 1963. loc. cit. infra p. 248).

*Pristocera subg. Neopristocera Yasumatsu, 1955. Fac. Agr. Kyushu Univ. Jour. 10: 248.

Type: Pristocera japonica Yasumatsu. Orig. desig.

Revision: Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 129: 241-290, 60 figs. armifera (Say). N. H. and Vt. south to Fla., west to S. Dak., Colo. and Tex. Host: Melanotus sp.

Scleroderma thoracica Westwood not a syn. of atra Klug but of armifera (teste Evans, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 256).

Acrepyris reticulatus Kieffer (syn. by Evans, 1963, loc. cit. supra, p. 256). atra Klug. N. C. to Fla., west to N. Mex. Remove thoracica (Westwood) from syn. of atra and transfer it to syn. of armifera (Say). *bridwelli Evans. Ark. (Dodd City).

Pristocera (Acrepyris) bridwelli Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 129: 267. 6, 9.

*californica Evans. Calif., Utah, Wyo.

Pristocera (Acrepyris) californica Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 129: 263. 6.

*chihuahua Evans. Ariz.; Mexico (Chihuahua, Zacatecas).

Pristocera (Acrepyris) chihuahua Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 129: 284. 3.

*cockerelli Evans. Tex. to Ariz.; Mexico (Sonora, Oaxaca).

Pristocera (Acrepyris) cockerelli Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 129: 264. 6, 9.

*fraterna Evans. N. C. to Fla., Kans.

Pristocera (Acrepyris) fraterna Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 129: 261. 6, 9 (?).

hyalina Brues. La., Tex., N. Mex.

*Genus APENESIA Westwood

Apenesia Westwood, 1874. Thesaurus Ent. Oxon., p. 170.

Type: Apenesia amazonica Westwood. Desig. by Westwood, 1881.

* Aeluroides Tullgren, 1904. Ark. Zool. 1: 428.

Type: Aeluroides sjostedti Tullgren. By monotypy.

*Propristocera Kieffer, 1905. In André, Spec. Hym. Eur. Alg., v. 9, p. 247.

Type: Propristocera interrupta Kieffer, Desig. by Kieffer, 1914.

*Cleistepyris Kieffer, 1910. Soc. Ent. France Ann. 79: 48.

Type: Cleistepyris punctatus Kieffer, 1910. Desig. by Kieffer,

1914.

*Dipristocera Kieffer, 1914. Das Tierreich, Lief. 41, p. 471.

Type: Dipristocera_microchela Kieffer. By montoypy. *Neopristocera Benoit, 1957. Explor. Parc Nat. Albert, Mission DeWitte, fasc. 88, p. 44. Preocc.

Type: Neopristocera triloba Benoit. Orig. desig.

Revision: Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 249-359, 138 figs. Place after Pristocera Klug, p. 731.

*chiricahua Evans. Ariz.; Mexico (Mexico).

Apenesia chiricahua Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 306, figs. 57, 60, 69, 80, 84.

.

*cochise Evans. Ariz. (Cochise Co.).

Apenesia cochise Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 296, figs. 27, 32. 3.

*dissomphaloides Evans. Ariz. (Pinal Co.).

Apenesia dissomphaloides Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 297, figs. 37, 42. ♂.

*exilis Evans. Ariz., Calif.

Apenesia exilis Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 293, figs. 28, 30, 33, 34. .

*martini Evans. Fla. (Manatee Co.).

Apenesia martini Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 294, fig. 29. ô.

*mohave Evans. Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).

Apenesia mohave Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 308, figs. 58, 61. 8.

*pallidula Evans. Ariz. (Cochise Co.).

Apenesia pallidula Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 300, figs. 38, 43, 46, 50. ♂.

*parapolita Evans. Ark., La., Ala., and Ga., north to Ill., W. Va. and N. Y. *Propristocera polita Evans, 1958. Ent. Soc. Wash. Proc. 59: 294, figs. 2, 6. . Preocc. in Apenesia.

Apenesia parapolita Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 322 (♂), 347 (9), figs. 81, 96, 127, 136. N. name.

*pima Evans. Ariz. (Tucson).

Apenesia pima Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 292, figs. 26, 31, 35, 36. .

*Genus PARASCLERODERMA Kieffer

Parascleroderma Kieffer, 1904. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova Ann. 41: 376.

Type: Parascleroderma fulviceps Kieffer. Orig. desig.

Place on p. 731 after *Apenesia Westwood.

*insolita (Evans). Tex. (Brownsville).

Apenesia insolita Evans, 1963. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 130: 350, figs. 130, 138. .

Genus PSEUDISOBRACHIUM Kieffer, pp. 731-732

*Monepyris Kieffer, 1905. Soc. Sci. Bruxelles Ann. 29: 101, 124.

Type: Epyris halidayi Westwood (= subcyaneum Haliday).
By monotypy.

*Plutobethylus Kieffer, 1910. Soc. Ent. France Ann. 79: 51.
Type: Plutobethylus distans Kieffer. Orig. desig.
*Lyssepyris Kieffer, 1913. Portici Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Bol. 7: 108.
Type: Holepyris flavicornis Kieffer. By monootypy.
Xantepyris Kieffer, 1913. Portici Lab. Zool. Gen. e Agr. Bol. 7: 108.
Type: Epyris flaviventris Kieffer. By monotypy.
*Lissepyris (!) Kieffer, 1914. Das Tierreich 41: 236. Typ. error.
Xanthepyris Kieffer, 1914. Das Tierreich 41: 417. Emend.
*Parisobrachium Kieffer, 1914. Das Tierreich 41: 424.

Type: Rhabdepyris (?) albipes Kieffer. By monotypy.

Revision: Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 211-318, 5 pls.

Members of this genus have been taken in ant nests, but it is not certain whether they are parasitic on the ant larvae or on larvae of associated myrmecophilous beetles.

agile Whittaker. Change orig. cit. to Roy. Ent. Soc. London Trans. 76: 386, pl. 13, fig. 4. 3. Syn. of prolongatum (Provancher).

*anomalum Evans. N. J., Va., Fla., Ill.

Pseudisobrachium anomalum Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 311, figs. 8, 54, 64, 67. 8.

*apache Evans. Ariz. (Santa Cruz, Gila and Pinal Counties).

Pseudisobrachium apache Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 299, fig. 46. â.

*arenarium Evans. N. J., Pa. (?), N. C., Ga., Fla. (?), Ala., Miss., Mo. (?), Ill. Associated with ponerine ants.

Pseudisobrachium arenarium Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 263, figs. 20, 39, 57. ♂, o (?).

*ashmeadi Evans. Mass., Ont., Mich. and Kans., south to Fla., Ala. and La. Associated with formicine and dolichoderine ants.

Pseudisobrachium ashmeadi Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 275, figs. 1, 23, 38, 58, 63. ♂, 9 (?).

carbonarium (Ashmead). Md. south to Ga., Ala., W. Va., Ky. (?), Ill., Kans., N. Dak. (?).

Taxonomy: Evans, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 271, figs. 23, 37. 6, 9 (?). *carolinianum Evans. S. C., Fla.

Pseudisobrachium carolinianum Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 254. .

*castaneum Evans. Calif. (San Diego).

Pseudisobrachium castaneum Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 248, fig. 56. 3.

*comanche Evans. Ariz., Tex.

Pseudisobrachium comanche Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 298, fig. 59. 6.

*crassum Evans. Tex. (Brownsville, San Antonio).

Pseudisobrachium crassum Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 239, fig. 13. 3.

*emarginatum Evans. Tex. (Kerrville).

Pseudisobrachium emarginatum Evans, 1961. Mus. Compar. Zool. Bul. 126: 303, fig. 49. 3.

flavicoxis Fouts. Syn. of rufiventre (Ashmead).

flavinervis Fouts. Calif., Nev., Ariz., Tex.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 305, figs, 6, 31, 38, 62. ♂, ‡ (?). flaviventre (Kieffer). Del. to Fla., west to Tex., Kans., Ill. Associated with myrmicine ants.

Taxonomy: Evans, 1961, loc. cit. supra, p. 288, figs. 41, 60. 6, 9 (?).

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