282 Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico 



Subfamily EUPHORINAE 



This is the most specialized group of the Braconidae. Although the adult and larval morpholo- 

 gy is rather homogenous, the subfamily can be divided into two groups from the viewpoint of 

 biology: the Meteorini, most of which are parasites of lepidopterous larvae, and the Euphorini 

 and Cosmophorini, which are parasites of nymphs and adult insects of various orders. Tobias 

 (1965, 1966) has studied this group and included several other subfamilies and genera. However, 

 his arrangement apparently groups together some rather unrelated elements and is, therefore, 

 not followed in this catalog. 



Revision: Muesebeck, 1936. U. S. Dept. Agr., Misc. Pub. 241, 38 p. (World genera. No. Amer. 

 spp.). 



Taxonomy: Tobias, 1965. Ent. Obozr. 44: 841-865. -Tobias, 1966. Ent. Obozr. 45: 612-633 (key 

 to World genera). — Shenefelt, 1969. Hym. Cat., part 4, p. 4-137 (cat. World spp.). 



Tribe METEORINI 



Genus METEORUS Haliday 



PerilitHx subg. Meteorits Haliday, 1835. Ent. Mag. 3: 24. 



Type-species: Iclnieumon penditlator Latreille. Desig. by Westwood, 1839. 

 Proteins Foerster, 1862. Naturh. Ver. Rheinlande, Verb. 19: 253. 



Type-species: Braco)i chryaoplithahmis Nees. Orig. desig. 

 Saprotichiis Holmgren, 1868. Eug. Resa I, Zool. I, Ins., p. 430. 



Type-species: Saprotichus chinensis Holmgren. Desig. by Viereck, 1914. 

 Pachythecii.s Cameron, 1912. Soc. Ent. 27: 84. 



Type-species: Pacliythecus ruficeps Cameron. Desig. by Viereck, 1914. 



Most species are endoparasites of larvae of Lepidoptera, but a few parasitize larvae of 

 Coleoptera. 



Revision: Muesebeck, 1923. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 63: 1-44 (No. Amer. spp.). 



Taxonomy: Tobias, 1966. Ent. Obozr. 45: 615-617. -Shenefelt, 1969. Hym. Cat., part 4, p. 

 48-101 (cat. World spp.). 

 acronyctae Muesebeck. Colo., N. Mex., Utah, Ariz. Host: Acronicta sp., Halisidota sp., H. 

 ingens Hy. Edw., Hyphantria cunea (Drury). 

 Meieorus acronyctae Muesebeck, 1923. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 63: 35. 9, d. 

 angustipennis Muesebeck. Mass., Conn., N. Y., Pa., N. J., Md., W. Va., Ohio, Tenn., Iowa. 



MeteoruH angustipennis Muesebeck, 1923. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 63: 19. 9, S. 

 argyrotaeniae Johansen. Conn., Wis., N. Mex., B. C, Wash., Oreg., Calif., Alaska. Host: Acleris 

 gloverana (Wlsm.), A. variana (Fern.), Archips argyrospilus (Wlkr.), Argyrotaenia 

 citrana (Fern.), Spilonota ocellana (D. and S.). 

 Meteorus argyrotaeniae Johansen, 1949. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 42: 319. 9. 

 arizonensis Muesebeck. N. Mex., Ariz. 



Meteorus arizonensis Muesebeck, 1923. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 63: 34. 9 , 6. 

 autographae Muesebeck. Newfoundland s. to Fla., w. to Wis. and La. Host: Acleris variana 

 (Fern.), Agrotis ipsilon (Hufn.), Alsophila ponetaria (Harr.), Anticarsia gemmatalis 

 Hbn., Autographa sp., A. biloba (Steph.), Autoplusia egena (Guen.), Colias eurythema 

 Bdvl., Erergestis strannninalis Hbn., Heliothis zea (Boddie), Orgyia leucostigma (Sm.), 

 Peridronia saucia (Hbn.), Plathypena scabra (F.), Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haw.), 

 Pseudoplnsia includens (Wlkr.), Spodoptera eridania (Cram.), S. exiqua (Hbn.), S. 

 frugiperda (Sm.), S. ornitliogalli (Guen.), Triclioplusia ni (Hbn.), Udea nibigalis (Guen.). 

 Meteorus autographae Muesebeck, 1923. U. S. Natl. Mus., Proc. 63: 30. 9, S. 

 baker! Cook and Davis. N. B. s. to N. C, w. to Sask. and Utah; Wash. Host: Dasychira 

 plagiato (Wlkr.), Halisidota argeutata Pack., Hyphantria cunea (Drury), H. textor 

 (Harr.). 

 Meteorus bakeri Cook and Davis, 1891. Mich. Agr. Expt. Sta., Bui. 73: 9. 6. 



