Superfamily TENTHREDINOIDEA 23 



Type-species: Hylotovia furcata Fabricius. Monotypic. 

 Schizocerus Berthold, 1827. Nat. Fam. Thierr., p. 441. 



Type-species: Hylotoma furcata Villers. Desig. by Westwood, 1840. 

 Cyphona Dahlbom, 1835. Conspectus Tenthred., Siricid., Oryssin. Scan., p. 8. 



Type-species: Hylotoma furcata Villers. Desig. by Rohwer, 1911. 



A small Holarctic genus. Larvae feed on the foliage of the host plants most of which appear to 

 be species of Primus. 



Revision: Smith, 1969. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 95: 446-455. 

 cruenta Smith. Maine to N. C. w. to Mich. Host: Prunus peimsylvanicus. 



Sterictiphora cruenta Smith, 1969. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 95: 450. 9. 

 maura (Cresson). Utah, Nev., Oreg., Cahf. Host: Prunus 



Schizocera maura Cresson, 1880. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 8: 3. 6. 

 pninivora (Dyar). Maine s. to N. Y., Pa. Host: Prunus, Amelanchier. 



Schizocerus pninivonis Dyar, 1897. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Jour. 5: 23. larva. 



sericea (Norton). Maine to N. J., Pa. w. to 111. 



Schizocerus sericeus Norton, 1867. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 1: 55. 9. 

 serotina Smith. Maine to Va. Host: Prunus serotina. 



Sterictiphora serotina Smith, 1969. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 95: 452. 9, cJ. 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1972. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 98: 169 (larva). 

 transversa Smith. Md., Alta., Alaska. 



Sterictiphora transversa Smith, 1969. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 95: 454. 9. 



Genus APROSTHEMA Konow 



Aprosthema Konow, 1899. Ent. Nachr. 25: 149. 



Type-species: Hylotoma brevicomis Fallen. Desig. by Rohwer, 1911. 

 Lyrola Ross, 1937. 111. Biol. Monog. 15(2): 55. 



Type-species: Schizocera brunniventris Cresson. Orig. desig. 



A small Holarctic genus with two Nearctic representatives, both of which are found in 

 western North America. 



Revision: Smith, 1971. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 97: 546-549. 

 breviantennatum Smith. Oreg., Calif. 



Aprosthema breviantennatum Smith, 1971. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 97: 546. 9,6. 

 brunniventre (Cresson). Wash., Oreg., Nev., Calif. Host: Hosackia. 



Schizocera brunniventris Cresson, 1880. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 8: 2. 9, S. 



Schizocera tristis Cresson, 1880. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 8: 52. 9, 6. 



Schizocera tristis \ar.fumipen7iis Dyar, 1893. Canad. Ent. 25: 195. 9, 6, larva. 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1972. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 98: 170 (larva). 

 Biology: Dyar, 1893. Canad. Ent. 25: 195. 



Genus NEOPTILIA Ashmead 



Neoptilia Ashmead, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 213. 



Type-species: Neoptilia mexicana Ashmead. Orig. desig. 

 Pseudocyphona Ashmead, 1898. Canad. Ent. 30: 211. 



Type-species: Pseudocyphona mexicana Ashmead. Orig. desig. 

 Rhagonyx Konow, 1903. Ztschr. System. Hym. Dipt. 3: 108. 



Type-species: Rhagonyx lituratus Konow. Monotypic. 



A small genus known only from southwestern United States south to Ecuador. 



Revision: Smith, 1971. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 97: 537-543. 

 malvacearum (Cockerell). Tex., N. Mex., Ariz.; Mexico. Host: Althaea rosea, Malvastrum, 

 Malva, Sphaeralcea. 

 Nematoneura malvacearum Cockerell, 1894. U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 7: 253. 9, 6. 



Taxonomy: Smith, 1972. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 98: 179 (larva). 



