286 HYMENOPTERA OF AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO 



Family ROPRONIIDAE 



Genus ROPRONIA Provancher, p. 662 



Taxonomy: Yasumatsu, 1956. Insecta Matsumurana 19: 117-122. — Ya- 

 sumatsu, 1958. Insecta Matsumurana 21: 112-114. — Heqvist, 

 1959. Ent. Tidskr. 80: 137-139. 



Biology: Chao, 1957. Fukien Agr. Jour. 5: 73-76 {Ropronia recorded as 

 parasitic on sawfly larvae — first record of host for the genus). 



Distribution: Yasumatsu, 1961. Mushi 35: 68-69. 



Family HELORIDAE 



Taxonomy: Riek, 1955. Austral. Jour. Zocl. 3: 258-265. — Pschorn- 

 Walcher, 1955. Schweiz. Ent. Gesell. Mitt. 28: 233-250 (revision 

 of Palearctic species). 



Morphology: Oeser, 1961. Berlin Zool. Mus. Mitt. 37: 72-73 (ovipositor). 



Genus HELORUS Latreille, p. 663 

 paradoxus (Provancher). N. B. 



Family PROCTOTRUPIDAE 



Taxonomy: Riek, 1955. Austral. Jour. Zool. 3: 106-117 (revision of the 

 Australian species). — Pschorn-Walcher, 1958. Beitr. z. Ent. 8: 

 724-731.— Pschorn-Walcher, 1958. Schweiz. Ent. Gesell. Mitt. 31: 

 57-64. — Masner, 1961. Pare Nat. Upemba Miss, de Witte, fasc. 

 60: 37-47 (key to the genera of the world) . 



Morphology: Oeser, 1961. Berlin Zool. Mus. Mitt. 37: 71-72 (ovipositor). 



Genus PROCTOTRUPES Latreille, pp. 663-664 



caudatus Say. Pa., D. C. 



cockerelli (Brues), n. comb. Transf. from Phaenoserphus Kieffer, p. 664 

 {teste L. Masner upon examination of type). 



pallidas (Say). Idaho. 



rufigaster Provancher. N. H. 



Genus PHAENOSERPHUS KiefFer, p. 664 

 cockerelli (Brues). Transf. to Proctotrupes Latreille, pp. 663-664. 

 obscuripes (Brues). Transf. to Codrus Panzer, pp. 665-666. 

 placidus (Brues). Transf. to Codrus Panzer, pp. 665-666. 

 serricornis (Brues). Transf. to Codrus Panzer, pp. 665-666. 

 simplicior (Brues). Transf. to Codrus Panzer, pp. 665-666. 



Genus CRYPTOSERPHUS Kieffer, pp. 664-665 



^Brachyserphus Hellen, 1941. Notulae Ent. 21: 42. N. syn (teste L. 

 Masner). 



Type : Codrus parvulus Nees. By orig. desig. 



abruptus (Say). N. H., N. J., Md., W. Va., S. C. 



flavipes (Provancher). N. B.; N. C. 



obsoletus (Say). Fla. 



Genus CODRUS Panzer, pp. 665-666 



longiceps (Ashmead). Ark. 



obscuripes (Brues), n. comb. Transf. from Phaenoserphus Kieffer, p. 664 

 (teste L. Masner upon examination of type). 



