Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 359 



Phytodietus flavifrons Ashmead, 1902. Wash. Acad. Sci., Proc. 4: 196. 6. 



facialis Rohwer. N. J., La., Tex. Host: Acrobasis comptoniella Hulst. 



Phytodietus facialis Rohwer, 1920. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 47: 462. 9. 

 fumiferanae Rohwer. Wyo., Colo., Ariz., B. C, Oreg. Host: C horistoneura lambertiana (Bsk.), 

 C. occidentalis Free. 

 Phytodietus fumiferanae Rohwer, 1922. Canad. Ent. 54: 155. d, 9. 

 parvus Rohwer. Calif. 



Phytodietus panms Rohwer, 1920. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 57: 463. 9. 

 pleuralis Cresson. Atlantic to Tex., Colo., Ariz. Host: Acleris minuta (Rob.). 

 Phytodietus pleuralis Cresson, 1865. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 4: 266. 6. 

 Meniscus U-cinctus Ashmead, 1894. In Webster, Cincinnati Soc. Nat. Hist., Jour. 17: 50. S. 

 Dr. C. C. Loan found the heretofore lost holotype among specimens he borrowed from 

 the U. S. Natl. Museum and advised me of the present synonymy. 

 segmentator (Gravenhorst). Eurasia. Introduced in Ontario in 1956 for control of the native 

 Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.). Only a small number of individuals (35 males and 39 

 females) were released, which would seem to have precluded establishment. 

 Phytodietus segmentator Gravenhorst, 1829. Ichn. Europaea, v. 2, p. 944. 6,2. 

 vulgaris Cresson. Transcont. in Transit., Canad., Huds. Zones. Host: Argyrotaenia -pinatubana 

 (Kft.), Archips argyrospilus (Wlk.). 

 Phytodietus vulgaris Cresson, 1870. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 3: 166. 6,9. 

 Mesoleius annulatus Provancher, 1886. Addit. Corr. Faune Ent. Canada Hym., p. 106. 9. 

 Preocc. by Brischke, 1871. 



Biology: Femald, 1891. Mass. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 12: 9. 



Genus NETELIA Gray 



Until 1939 the generic name Paniscus Schrank (1801) was universally applied to the majority 

 of species now placed in Netelia. The name Paniscus is now uniformly treated as an objective 

 synonym of Ophion, thus reversal of this unfortunate change would cause more confusion than it 

 would eliminate. 



Members of this genus are nocturnal or crepuscular and are often attracted to lights. Because 

 of similar habits and general appearance casual observers often confuse them with species of 

 Ophioninae. Netelia females generally sting more painfully than those of Ophioninae, however. 



Revision: Townes, 1939 (1938). Lloydia 1: 168-231. 



Biology: Riley, 1869. Insects Mo., Ann. Rpt. 1: 89. — Cushman, 1913. Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 

 15: 155-157. —Vance, 1927. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 20: 405-417. — Schaffner and Griswold, 

 1934. U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 188: 143-144. 



Morphology: Whitmarsh, 1910. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 3: 198, 204-208. 



Genus NETELIA Subgenus PAROPHELTES Cameron 



Paropheltes Cameron, 1907. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, Jour. 17: 1011. 

 Type-species: Paropheltes flavolineatus Cameron. Monotypic 



alaskensis (Ashmead). Alta., Wyo., Alaska. 



Paniscus alaskensis Ashmead, 1902. Wash. Acad. Sci., Proc. 4: 237. 6. 



albovariegata (Provancher). Que., N. Y., Ohio, III, S. Dak. 



Paniscus albovariegatus Provancher, 1874. Nat. Canad. 6: 106. 6. 

 barberi (Cushman). N. S. s. to D. C, w. to B. C, Wash. 



Paniscus pallens var. barberi Cushman, 1924. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 64: 40. 9, 6. 



ciliata Townes. Calif. 



Netelia (Paropheltes) ciliata Townes, 1939 (1938). Lloydia 1: 180. 6. 



laticeps Townes. Ariz. 



Netelia (Paropheltes) laticeps Townes, 1939 (1938). Lloydia 1: 181. 6. 

 macroglossa Townes. B. C, Nev. 



Netelia (Paropheltes) macroglossa Townes, 1939 (1938). Lloydia 1: 179. 6. 



