174 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Genus ONCOPHANES Foerster 



Oncophanes Foerster, 1862. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 19: 241. 



Type-species: Exothecus minutus Wesmael. Orig. desig. 

 Epirhyssalus Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 23: 142 



Type-species: Epirhyssalus califomicus Ashmead. Orig. desig. 



Revision: Muesebeck, 1935. Ent. See. Amer., Ann. 28: 241-246 (No. Amer. spp.). 

 Taxonomy: Shenefelt, 1975. Hym. Cat., part 12, p. 1125-1130 (cat. World spp.). 

 americanus (Weed). Que. s. to Va., w. to Iowa and Kans.; Wash., Oreg. Host: Acleris minuta 

 (Rob.), Ainorbia humerosana Clem., Ancylis comptana fragariae (W. and R.), Arckips 

 cerasivoranus (Fitch), Argyrotaenia velutinana (Wlkr.), Aroga trialbamaculella 

 (Chamb.), Caloptilia sp., Choristoneura fuviiferana (Clem.), C. rosaceana (Harr.), 

 Endothenia hebesana (Wlkr.), Eulia ministrana (L.), Filaihna persicaeella (Murtf.), 

 Media cyanana (Murtf.), Janus integer (Nort.), Platynota flavedana Clem., P. idaeusalis 

 (Wlkr.), Psilocorsis sp., S parga7iothis flavibasana (Fern.), S. sulphurana (F.). 

 Clinocentnis americanus Weed, 1887. 111. State Lab. Nat. Hist., Bui. 3: 43. 9, cJ. 

 Rkyssalus atriceps Ashmead, 1889 (1888). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 11: 628. 9,6. 

 Rhyssalus similis Ashmead, 1889 (1888). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 11: 628. 6. 

 Rhyssalus loxoteniae Ashmead, 1889 (1888). U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 11: 628. 9, 6. 



Biology: Zeller and Schuh, 1944. Oreg. Agr. Exp. Sta., Bui. 418, p. 48. -Schaffner, 1959. U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 767, p. 66. —Bennett, 1961. Tenn. Acad. Sci., Jour. 36: 353. 

 betulae Muesebeck. Maine, Mich., Wis. Host: Anthophila pariana (Clem.). This species has also 

 been recorded from Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fall.) which needs to be confirmed. 

 Oncophanes betulae Muesebeck, 1935. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 28: 245. 9. 



Biology: Schaffner, 1959. U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 767, p. 66. 

 californicus (Ashmead). Wash., Oreg., Calif. 



Epirhyssalus califomicasV.) Ashmead, 1900. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 23: 142. 9. 

 nigriventris Muesebeck. Conn., D. C, Md., Fla., Mich., Wis., Iowa. 



Oncophanes nigriventris Muesebeck, 1935. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 28: 243. 9. 

 pusillus Muesebeck. Wis., Minn. Host: Trichotaphe levisella Fyles. 



Oncophanes piisillus Muesebeck, 1967. Ent. News 78: 136. 9. 



Genus PHANOMERIS Foerster 



Phanomeris Foerster, 1862. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verh. 19: 235. 



Type-species: Exothecus abiiormis Wesmael. Orig. desig. 

 Phaenomeris Dalla Torre, 1898. Cat. Hym., v. 4, p. 252. Emend. 



Taxonomy: Muesebeck, 1932. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 34: 81-83. —Shenefelt, 1975. Hym. Cat., 

 part 12, p. 1130-1133 (cat. World spp.). 



borealis Walley. Baffin Isl. 



Phanomeris borealis Walley, 1936. Canad. Ent. 68: 188. 9, S. 



mellipes (Provancher). Canada. 



Opius pallipes Provancher, 1880. Nat. Canad. 12: 164. 6. Preocc. by Wesmael, 1835. 

 Opius mellipes Provancher, 1880. Nat. Canad. 12: 164, footnote. 

 metalli Muesebeck. Maine, N. Y., Va., Mich., Wis. Host: Cameraria bethunella Chamb., 

 Metallus rohweri MacG. 

 Phanomeris metalli Muesebeck, 1932. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 34: 82. 9, d. 

 phyllotomae Muesebeck. Maine; Europe. Introduced from Austria. Host: Fe7iusa pusilla 

 (Lep.), Heterarthrus nemoratus (Fall.). 

 Phanomeris phyllotomae Muesebeck, 1932. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 34: 83. 9, S. 



Biology: Dowden, 1941. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 757, p. 11-16. — Dowden, 1962. U. S. 

 Dept. Agr., Agr. Handb. 226, p. 63. 



Morphology: Dowden, 1941. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 757, p. 11-16. 

 propinquus (Walley). Baffin Isl, Que. 



Exothecus propinquus Walley, 1936. Canad. Ent. 68: 190. 9. 



