Superfamily ICHNEUMONOIDEA 395 



ryproctini. A similar correction also made by Perkins (1962), regarding the type-species of 

 Chirotica, resulted in Cliirutica being removed from synonymy with Gelis to take its present ap- 

 plication. 

 Members of this genus parasitize Psychidae. 



Taxonomy: Perkins, 1962. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Ent., Bui. 11: 389, 413-414, 445. -Townes, 

 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 12: 21. 



confederatae (Ashmead). Fla., Mo., La.; Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras. Host: Astala confederata 

 (Grt.), Cryptothelea mgrita (B. and M.). 

 Hemiteles alaefasciatus Riley, 1890. In Riley and Howard, U. S. Dept. Agr., Insect Life 3: 



153. Nomen nudum. 

 Allocota confederatae Ashmead, 1896. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 23: 208. 9. 

 conspicua (Cresson). N. C, Tex. Host: Psychid. 



Hemiteles conspicuus Cresson, 1872. Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 4: 161. 9. 



Taxonomy: Walley, 1941. Canad. Ent. 73: 165. 

 sheppardi (Walley). Que., Ont., Fla., Idaho, B. C, Wash. Host: Hyaloscotes pithopoera (Dyar). 



Allocota sheppardi Walley, 1941. Canad. Ent. 73: 165. 9. 

 thyridopteryx (Riley). Mass. s. to Fla., w. to S. Dak. and s. Calif.; Mexico. Host: Astala 



edwardsii (Heyl.), Cryptothelea gloveri (Pack.), C. nigrita (B. and M.), Oiketicus abbotii 

 Grt., Thyridopteryx ephemeraeforr)iis (Haw.). Three to six individuals emerge from a 

 single host. 

 Hemiteles^ thyridopteryx Riley, 1869. Mo. State Ent., Ann. Rpt. 1: 150. 9,6. 

 Hemiteles thyridopterigis Riley, 1881. U. S. Ent. Comn., Bui. 6: 65. Emend. 

 Phobefes albinopennis Davis, 1898 (1897). Amer. Ent. Soc, Trans. 24: 311. i. 

 Hemiteles thyridopterigis var. lencozonatus Ashmead, 1890. In Riley and Howard, U. S. 



Dept. Agr., Insect Life 3: 152. Nomen nudum. 

 Hemiteles thyridopterigis v&r.fnscns Riley, 1890. In Riley and Howard, U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Insect Life 3: 152. Nomen nudum. 



Biology: Balduf, 1937. Ent. Soc Wash., Proc 39: 177-178. 



SUBTRIBE ACROLYTINA 



Some members of this subtribe commonly oviposit into the cocoons of Braconidae or other 

 Ichneumonidae. It is possible that some species may at least occasionally be primary parasites of 

 cocoon spinning Lepidoptera, but I am not aware of information establishing this as fact. 



Genus CORMOBIUS Townes 



Cormobius Townes, 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 12: 32. 



Type-species: Cormobius tenuis Townes. Monotypic and orig. desig. 



There are two undescribed Nearctic species. 



tenuis Townes. Md., S. C. Ecology: Two females (holotype and one paratype) were found 

 crawling over the bark of a large standing dead Quercus. 

 Cormobius tenuis Townes, 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst., Mem. 12: 32. 9. 



Genus ENCRATEOLA Strand 



Encrates Foerster, 1868. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 25: 180. Preocc. by Gistel, 1848. 

 Type-species: Hemiteles (Encrafis[!]y) sHbi7npressus Brischke. By subsequent 

 monotypy from inclusion by Brischke, 1892. The type-species is considered to be a 

 synonym of Encrateola laevigata (Ratzeburg). 

 Encrateola Strand, 1916. Arch. f. Naturgesch. (Abt. A) 81 (5): 77. N. name for Encrates 

 Foerster. 

 laevigata longicornis (Provancher). Que., N. H., N. Y., Wash., Oreg. E. laevigata laevigata 

 (Ratzeburg) occurs in Europe. 

 Hemiteles longicornis Provancher, 1882. Nat. Canad. 13: 361. 9. 



Taxonomy: Townes, 1970 (1969). Amer. Ent. Inst, Mem. 12: 34. —Barron, 1975. Nat Canad. 

 102: 498 (lectotype selection). 



